FILE – Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote for the court that federal civil rights law draws no distinction between members of majority and minority groups. A unanimous Supreme Court made it easier Thursday to bring lawsuits over so-called reverse discrimination,…
There’s something especially heartbreaking about artists who leave us before they’ve had a chance to reach their full potential. In R&B, where emotion, storytelling, and soul collide, we’ve lost more than a few voices way too soon. Some were just getting started, while others were already icons in the making. Either way, their absence is…
A Latina real estate professional recently faced scrutiny from members of an appraisers group on Facebook who questioned her status as a licensed appraiser shortly after she and her husband were granted a settlement for appraisal discrimination. Dominique Curtis, a Bay Area licensed appraiser and Latina woman, was a member of the 100% Real Estate…
Nominee Kara Young from “Purpose” attends the 78th Annual Tony Awards Meet the Nominees press event at the Sofitel New York on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) Broadway star Kara Young shines in “Purpose” and could make Tony history with back-to-back wins on Broadway. Don’t bother asking Kara Young…
CLOSE American musician, educator, and composer Javon Anthony Jackson has used Jazz to not only bring Joy to his life, but also to the many people who have had the opportunity to hear him play. Born in Carthage, Missouri, but raised in Denver, Colorado, Jackson found his love for Jazz as a boy listening to…
After a long and controversial trial against Young Thug, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis dropped the only remaining murder charge this week. (Photos: AP Newsroom) After a long and controversial trial against Young Thug, District Attorney Fani Willis dropped the only remaining murder charge this week. Three years after Atlanta rapper Young Thug and 27 others…
A viral video showing a group of white men beating a Black customer at a Fort Wayne, Indiana, bar sparked considerable outrage and a quick rationalization from the establishment’s owner. “There are two sides to every story,” Pike’s Pub owner Kelly Rost, who was not present when the fight occurred last Friday night, said the…
President Donald Trump speaks during a summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Trump’s announcement bans travel from 12 countries and imposes restrictions on 7, including Haiti, the Republic of Congo and more. President Donald Trump on Wednesday resurrected a hallmark policy of his first…
Michelle Obama is opening up about her elder daughter’s journey toward independence. During a recent interview on Kate and Oliver Hudson’s “Sibling Revelry” podcast, the former first lady shared details about how her daughters are navigating life on their own — including dropping the Obama last name. In a moment that captures the challenges of…
Performances in biographical movies such as “Malcolm X,” The Hurricane,” and “Antwone Fisher” made Denzel Washington a Hollywood legend. The Oscar winner can even channel hip-hop mogul Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter on demand. Washington, 70, was a guest on the revamped “The Queen Latifah Show” daytime talk program in 2014. Latifah, a Grammy Award-winning rapper, hinted…
