The viral video from May of a white Ole Miss student making racist monkey noises and gestures at a Black woman suddenly resurfaced, and the venue might be surprising. The Republican National Convention in Milwaukee played an edited clip on July 17 to applaud “anti-woke” college students — and Republicans are on blast as outrage…
A week after the launch of Missy Elliott’s “Out of this World” tour, co-headliner Ciara is making waves onstage and social media with her post-baby concert-ready body. The mother of four (Future, Sienna, Win and Amora) has joined the “Get Ur Freak On” chart-topper — who recently made history as the first rapper to have…
Rev. Dorothy Sanders Wells, a native of Mobile, Ala., sits on a stage at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School campus in Ridgeland, Miss., Friday, July 19, 2024, before being formally installed Saturday as the first woman and first Black person to hold the post of bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)…
Forget about Simone Biles being the most decorated woman gymnast in history. Too often, the conversation shifts away from her extraordinary skills to focus on her tightly coiled hair. From the moment the gymnast stepped onto the national stage in 2016 to her wedding photos in April 2023, she faced criticism from many other Black…
On Thursday, a SWAT team raided the South Florida mansion of rapper Sean Kingston (above) and arrested his mother on fraud and theft charges that an attorney says stems partly from the installation of a massive TV at the home. (Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, file) The federal charges come nearly two months after Kingston was charged…
A Black woman has accused employees at Walmart of racially profiling her after she purchased two televisions and some other items for her home. When she returned to ask for the names of the employees involved in the incident, she was told she was trespassing and asked to leave the premises. A TikTok user who…
Allisha Gray #15 of the Atlanta Dream celebrates with the trophy after winning the Starry 3-Point Contest ahead of the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game at Footprint Center on July 19, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images) “I was a little fatigued from the skills challenge, but I was locked in because I…
Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman isn’t a fan of every project he has been cast in, including the one that made him a household figure in the 1970s. In his first major gig, he played a number of characters on the Children’s Television Workshop’s literacy series “The Electric Company.” Freeman is best remembered for his…
U.S. Representative Marc Veasey attends a special screening of Lawmen: Bass Reeves at MPA Theater on November 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Paramount+) In letter co-signed by two other Democrats, Veasey name drops Vice President Kamala Harris as head of the new generation of leaders WASHINGTON (AP) — A…
Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee, D-Texas, speaks during a House Judiciary Committee meeting, Dec. 13, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool, File) Jackson Lee led efforts to establish Juneteenth as a holiday in 2021 Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic…
