FILE – A couple awaits the arrival of their first child in Carlsbad, Calif., in November 2005. (AP Photo/Julie Busch, File) The data suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic impacted all pregnant women, but post-pandemic, the racial gap in maternal mortality widened. Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher than…
For more than two years, Kansas prosecutors claimed that Topeka police shot and killed a Black man named Taylor Lowery because he came charging at them with a knife, making them fear for their lives. But that was proven to be a lie after body camera footage of the shooting was released to his family…
What is a meritocracy, anyway? The right says eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion will create a society where people will be judged solely on their abilities, not identity. If so, one would expect President Donald Trump‘s prospective Cabinet to be made up of nothing but the best and the brightest. So how then do you…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., accompanied by other members of congress, speaks to the crowd during a rally against Elon Musk outside the Treasury Department in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) The administration ramped up its pressure on employees to leave, sending a reminder that layoffs or furloughs could come next. Thousands…
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey recently opened up about her complex relationship with her mother, Vernita Lee, revealing an emotional struggle that continues to affect her decades after achieving worldwide success and amassing billions. In a powerful episode of “The Oprah Podcast,” where she discusses childhood trauma, the billionaire recalled a moment when she was asked…
FILE – Audience members gather at Made By Google for new product announcements at Google on Aug. 13, 2024, in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Juliana Yamada, File) The move was in response to President Trump’s executive order aimed at pressuring government contractors to scrap their DEI initiatives. Google is scrapping some of its diversity hiring…
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – AUGUST 28: Irv Gotti attends the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Center on August 28, 2022 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) The Queens native responsible for some of hip hop’s biggest acts like Ja Rule and Ashanti reportedly passed away Wednesday in New York City. TMZ has…
Source: Variety / Getty According to The Hollywood Reporter, Irv Gotti, legendary co-founder of the influential Hip-Hop label Murder Inc., has reportedly passed away at the age of 54. According to sources, Gotti was recently placed on a ventilator in the ICU after suffering another stroke earlier this week. The shocking news has sent waves…
Tensions are reportedly running high on “The View” set as longtime co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar are at odds with ABC studios over new dressing room arrangements. It’s been reported that Goldberg and Behar are “flushed” with anger over being forced to share bathrooms and dressing rooms with other networks and show casts at…
Source: Katelyn Mulcahy / Getty The National Football League is removing the “End Racism” tag from its end zones for the upcoming Super Bowl. The NFL is moving to remove the “End Racism” phrase from its end zone at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, in time for Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas…
