Source: Boston Globe / Getty The Trump administration might not have a clear understanding of what habeas corpus is, but fortunately, a federal judge in New Jersey does. According to CNN, New Jersey District Judge Michael E. Farbiarz has granted a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested…
Sometimes you just have to see it to believe it. Marc Lamont Hill, a CUNY professor of urban education and longtime cable news analyst, appeared on the June 11 episode of “The Joe Budden Podcast” this week and shared an anecdote about the time he was pepper-sprayed. The host and his friends weren’t buying it,…
Singer Kelis enrolled her children in an AI-powered homeschooling system, and shares the benefits of artificial intelligence learning. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for Honeyland Festival) Singer Kelis enrolled her children in an AI-powered homeschooling system while living in Kenya and shares her thoughts on the benefits of AI learning. Would you let AI teach…
In a weird way, the biggest perceived roadblocks to former Clayton County, Georgia, Sheriff Victor Hill’s just-announced run for Congress could end up being political assets. The president is a convicted felon, after all. Hill was convicted in 2022 on federal civil rights charges for violating detainees’ constitutional rights by ordering that they be held, without justification,…
Source: Tom Williams / Getty The Trump administration continues taking pages out of the authoritarian playbook with its attempts to intimidate political opponents through arrests and questionable court cases. Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba announced that a grand jury has indicted New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver (D) on assault…
Flau’jae Johnson and Angel Reese. (Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET; Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) Though Johnson says she and Reese are no longer friends, she acknowledged what the duo did together as teammates at LSU and still supports Reese against critics. According to Flau’jae Johnson, she and Angel Reese are no longer friends. During an appearance…
LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 26: Rapper Silento attends the 2016 BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) The “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” rapper, born Ricky Hawk, was sentenced for the 2021 fatal shooting of his cousin, Frederick Rooks III. Rapper Silentó,…
President Donald Trump, 78, and first lady Melania Trump, 55, made a rare public appearance together in Washington, D.C., this week. He and the former professional model attended a performance of “Les Misérables” at the John F. Kennedy Center on June 11. According to reports, the Trumps were met with mixed reactions. Members of the…
Before former MTV VJ and activist Ananda Lewis passed, she texted her best friend Stephanie Elam, “we come in love and choose to leave it with love as well.” (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images) Before Ananda Lewis died, she texted her best friend Stephanie Elam, “we come in love and choose to leave it with…
Federal courts in this country have long protected police officers from lawsuits in the name of qualified immunity, a legal doctrine that shields cops from civil lawsuits unless their actions violated a “clearly established statutory or constitutional rights.” But last month, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed the “Back the Blue” bill into law which expands…
