WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 24: Black Louisiana voters and civil rights advocates call on SCOTUS to uphold a fair and representative congressional map in Louisiana v. Callais at Supreme Court of the United States on March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Legal Defense Fund) “The Voting Rights Act enshrines…
Source: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Getty Thirteen-year-old Joshua Suddith has an exciting future ahead of him. Recently accepted to his dream school, Morehouse College, the extraordinary student also received offers from 20 other colleges, including Tennessee State University and Miles College in Alabama. A gifted scholar, he currently attends The Hills Academy in Conyers, Georgia, according…
Grammy Award-winning singer Meghan Trainor, 31, is flaunting a slimmer figure these days, leaving fans shocked at her dramatic weight loss. The “All About That Bass” hitmaker ran to her Instagram page on March 14 to post a photo carousel. While Trainor was dressed in all white, kneeling in most photos, she can be seen…
Two students are facing battery charges after brutally assaulting a substitute teacher at a Fort Lauderdale high school, an attack that was caught on video. On March 13, pandemonium broke out on the campus of Dillard High School when students Jayvis McClover and Roddrick McQueen, both 19, allegedly pounced on a male teacher, striking him…
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett fired back at former Attorney General Pam Bondi on Sunday after Bondi cautioned her to “tread very carefully” over her recent calls for Tesla and Elon Musk to be “taken down.” Bondi’s warning came amid a violent wave of backlash over Elon Musk’s aggressive cuts to the federal government, suggesting Crockett…
The study examined more than 7 million births that occurred over 22 years. supersizer/E+ via Getty Images Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood contributes to a rare form of heart failure known as peripartum cardiomyopathy, a potentially deadly disease that disproportionately affects Black mothers. That’s the key finding of my recent study, published in February 2025…
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has flipped the script on the stereotypes of deadbeat dads with his overprotective parenting, but his methods raise serious questions about the double standards Black girls face compared to their brothers, especially when it comes to dating. The 7-foot-1 business mogul recently had social media buzzing after revealing the ice-cold treatment…
In the aftermath of the Eaton Fire, a steady trickle of small businesses have reopened in Altadena, California, offering a glimmer of hope to residents who remain in the community. Neighborhood advocate Shawna Dawson has been tracking businesses that have reopened in and around Altadena since January, sharing updates on her Instagram page, Beautiful Altadena….
A West Virginia couple, sentenced last week to centuries behind bars in a notorious child abuse case, made a last-ditch motion for a new trial before the judge shut them down with a scathing send-off, telling them, “May God have mercy on your souls.” Attorneys for Donald Lantz and Jeanne Whitefeather of Sissonville indicated they…
A girls’ high school basketball coach in upstate New York has been fired after footage showed him angrily yanking a player’s hair after the team’s loss on March 21. The incident took place at the 2025 New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class D Girls Basketball Tournament championship final at Hudson Valley Community…
