What will the second term of a presidency under Donald Trump mean for Black Americans in terms of federal policy? While many believe the popular Affordable Care Act — and the expansion of health insurance access and consumer protections that have come along with it — will once again be targeted for repeal by President-Elect…
Since Grammy-winning songbird Anita Baker canceled her Mother’s Day concert in Atlanta, concerned fans have been wondering where she is and if she’s OK. The cancellation of her show at the State Farm Arena was announced six minutes before she was supposed to go on due to “unforeseen circumstances” and left fans disappointed and angry….
In an unprecedented suggestion, a former communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris proposed that President Joe Biden should step down before the end of his term to allow her to serve briefly as the 47th president of the United States before Donald Trump assumes office in January. Jamal Simmons laid out the controversial strategy…
Vice President Kamala Harris gestures as she delivers a concession speech for the 2024 presidential election, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, on the campus of Howard University in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) About two-thirds of Harris voters said the future of democracy was the most important factor for their votes. No other topic — high prices,…
Supporters react as Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, concedes the election during a speech at Howard University on November 6, 2024, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty Back in mid-October, President-elect Donald Trump headlined an annual white-tie event dripping with smugness and a sinister, jowly wink. He took to the…
Former Golden State Warriors star Andre Iguodala is still a team player. On Nov. 8, the Come And Talk 2 Me YouTube channel shared a clip from “The Mark Jackson Show,” where the 2015 Finals MVP spoke with his former coach about his admiration and respect for teammate Stephen Curry. Iguodala reflected on how he…
This image taken from video provided by WSFA shows people standing near the scene of an earlier shooting at Tuskegee University, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Tuskegee, Ala. (WSFA via AP) The shooting erupted at the HBCU as the school’s 100th Homecoming Week was winding down. ATLANTA (AP) — A shooting early Sunday during homecoming…
Judith Jamison, choreographer and artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, observes young dancers during a workshop at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Judith Jamison, Alvin Ailey’s muse and handpicked successor, died on Nov. 9 at the age of 81 following a brief illness….
FILE – Supporters of former President Donald Trump with signs and t-shirts that read “Blacks for Trump” gather near the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse, Aug. 3, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File) About 3 in 10 Black men under age 45 went for Trump, roughly double the share he got in 2020….
Struggling to breathe as a cop placed his knee on his neck, Frank Tyson pleaded for the Ohio cop to lift his knee, telling the cop, “I can’t breathe.” But the Canton police officer refused to believe him. “You’re fine,” said the cop. “Shut the f–k up.” But Tyson, a 53-year-old Black man, was not…
