Michaela DePrince attends the American Ballet Theatre Gala on June 13, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for American Ballet Theatre) Defying the odds as a Black ballerina, the dance world mourns the loss of Michaela Mabinty DePrince. Michaela Mabinty DePrince, the trailblazing ballerina who exemplified rising above adversity with poise,…
Andreen McDonald’s dreams of success were all coming true before her skeletal remains were found scattered with cow bones in a farmer’s field in San Antonio, Texas, five years ago. The entrepreneurial mom and wife had vanished into thin air, and her husband, Andre McDonald, a major in the Air Force, refused to talk to…
Donald Trump debates Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, for the first time during the presidential election campaign at The National Constitution Center on September 10, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | Source: Win McNamee / Getty The Sept. 10, 2024, debate between Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was…
(Adobe Stock Images) In an excerpt from the book “Vote With Your Phone,” Martin Luther King III argues that mobile voting would empower all voters to exercise their most fundamental democratic right using the same technology they use in their everyday lives. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are…
Kevin Hart is a bankable star for Hollywood studios, but his celebrity status didn’t quite translate into the same level of success with his foray into the food industry. As of Tuesday, Sept. 10, his four vegan burger restaurants, Hart House, have closed their doors across Los Angeles County. The trendy business venture was co-founded…
Why Black people vote democrat A combination of civil rights legislative wins, commitments to diverse representation, and opposition to racism led many Black voters to abandon the Republican Party for Democrats at key points in history. Every election season, the question comes up: why do Black voters traditionally support the Democratic Party? While some people…
This Metropolitan Police Department police-worn body cam image from video, contained in the Justice Department’s sentencing memorandum, shows Karon Hylton-Brown, 20, on the ground, after a moped chase on Oct. 23, 2020, in Washington. (Department of Justice via AP) Metropolitan Police Department officer Terence Sutton was sentenced to five years and six months, and former…
Lil Wayne poses for a photo during the first half against Team Shannon during the Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 16, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) Lil Wayne says the NFL’s decision to make Kendrick Lamar the headliner of the upcoming Super Bowl Halftime show…
A video posted to social media shows a North Carolina deputy’s racially charged response to one Black woman’s harassment complaint. The woman, who goes by Veleria Levy on TikTok, posted a video of her interaction with a Cabarrus County deputy at a community fair in Concord, North Carolina, after submitting a complaint about a verbal…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Southern Poverty Law Center’s Chief Policy Officer LaShawn Warren has spent much of her career fighting for voting rights, eradicating poverty, and dismantling white supremacy. The civil and human rights attorney has over 25 years of experience advocating progressive public policy at every level of government. MORE: Debate Exposes…
