Attendees representing various groups at the 2019 Congressional hearing on reparations. Source: NurPhoto / Getty Since Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “The Case For Reparations” was published by The Atlantic, conversations about reparations have grown substantially. For many, reparations went from a passing wish to a possible reality. Over the last three years, there has been an ongoing…
Victims of a mass shooting are questioning why Denver police officers shot into a crowded downtown area at a man who was not firing his gun, injuring half a dozen innocent people. Yekalo Weldehiwet, 26, said he lost mobility in his right arm after three officers opened seven rounds of gunfire on Jordan Waddy after…
The family of Jayland Walker requests the DOJ take over the investigation into his killing from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Source: Angelo Merendino / Getty The family of Jayland Walker want the Department of Justice to take over the investigation into his killing. Taking a moment out of a day that was otherwise…
It seems as though R&B fans would want nothing more than to see Grammy Award-winning singer Usher appear on “Verzuz” against either Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, or Trey Songz. The request has been so great that a highly eager fan even created a flyer announcing a potential match-up with the “Confessions” crooner. While the bill might’ve…
Retired NBA player Lamar Odom is allegedly scheduled to fight Drake lookalike also known as “Fake Drake” in a celebrity boxing match this upcoming October in real Drake’s honor. TheShadeRoom posted a video of the tenth-place contestant in “Dancing with the Stars” season 28 telling “Fake Drake,” who originally goes by Izzy, “I hear this…
Source: usembassy / usembassy.gov World-renowned Marine Corps Lieutenant General Michael Langely could become the first Black four-star general in the Marines’ 246-year history. Langely, who has been serving with the U.S. Marines for more than 35 years, was recently nominated to lead all U.S. military forces in Africa as the chief of the U.S. Africa…
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with participants in the Affordable Connectivity Program Source: LOGAN CYRUS / Getty Vice President Kamala Harris is on the move, making stops in points south this week to tout the administration’s effort to bring affordable high-speed internet to families around the country. She spent part of her day Thursday speaking…
Quinta Brunson is putting down the chalk and picking up a microphone after landing the role as legendary talk show host Oprah Gail Winfrey in Roku’s new biopic, “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” starring “Harry Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe. The 108-minute movie is described as “the unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician of our…
Award-winning producer Metro Boomin just picked up the tab on a mortgage of Aaron Salter III and Kimberly Salter — the son and wife of a 55-year-old security guard and retired police lieutenant Aaron Salter Jr., who was killed in the Buffalo supermarket mass shooting in May. Aaron shared the news on Instagram, thanking his “favorite…
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen at dusk in Washington, D.C on January 11, 2022. | Source: STEFANI REYNOLDS / Getty The Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has effectively ended the constitutional right to an abortion—returning the issue to states. African American women, particularly the poor, will be disproportionately impacted…
