Source: ROBYN BECK / Getty In a not-so-stunning reminder that liberal Democratic states aren’t immune from white supremacist tendencies, California voters have essentially decided slavery is OK as long as the enslaved person has been convicted of a crime. Some might consider that a hyperbolic statement at best, but, on Nov. 5, voters in The…
(L-R) The Brown Stem Girl CEO Alena Analeigh McQuarter and Daphne McQuarter attend The 2022 MAKERS Conference at Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach on October 26, 2022 in Dana Point, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for The MAKERS Conference) Breaking barriers as a 15-year-old PhD student, Alena Analeigh McQuarter hopes to overcome financial barriers with…
President-elect Donald Trump has named longtime adviser and anti-immigration hardliner Stephen Miller as the deputy chief of staff for policy in his new administration. Fresh off the heels of a turbulent election cycle, the nation’s eyes are now turning to who Trump will appoint to his cabinet and keep in his closest circles. The announcement…
CLARKSTON, GEORGIA – OCTOBER 24: Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks during a campaign rally at the James R Hallford Stadium on October 24, 2024 in Clarkston, Georgia. Harris and Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, continue campaigning in battleground swing states before the November 5 election. (Photo by Joe…
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 17: A recently-found photograph of escaped slave, abolitionist and Union spy Harriet Tubman that was acquired by the Smithsonian is displayed before a hearing of the House Administration Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill June 17, 2015 in Washington, DC. Auburn, New York, photographer H. Seymour Squyer…
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 22: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a media availability in the U.S. Capitol building on July 22, 2024 in Washington, DC. Jeffries praised U.S. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) If Democrats win a slim majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Jeffries becomes “the most significant Democrat in…
Photo: Courtesy of Justice for Greenwood Fondly known as “Mother Randle,” Lessie Benningfield Randle, one of two living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, celebrated her 110th birthday on Nov. 10 Lessie Benningfield Randle, the Tulsa Race Massacre survivor fondly known as “Mother Randle,” marked a personal milestone on Nov. 10, as she celebrated…
The sons of Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders nearly got into a physical altercation with someone from the opposing team during a recent Colorado Buffaloes college football game. Coach Prime led the then-No. 21-ranked Buffaloes to a 41-21 win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Nov. 9 in Lubbock, Texas. However, footage of an on-field…
Source: Gabe Ginsberg / Getty / Tony Todd Tony Todd, the actor best known for his role as Candyman in the horror/slasher film franchise, has passed away. He was only 69. Deadline was the first to report Todd’s tragic passing. His long career spanned the 1980s, and he had numerous acting credits. He appeared in…
A U.S. Park Police officer will not face charges for fatally shooting a 17-year-old boy who was sleeping in his car last year when he was startled awake by officers entering the vehicle before one of them unloaded six shots into his back. Following a review of the March 18, 2023, shooting death of Dalaneo…
