U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 21, 2022, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Drew Angerer / Getty The news that outgoing Associate Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer had officially set…
A man arrested by police officers who believed he had an outstanding warrant has settled a federal lawsuit with two Las Vegas-area police departments. The lawsuit blasted officers who erroneously mistook him for another man with the same name, despite having the wrong age and race. Shane Brown filed a federal lawsuit, through his attorney…
Snapchat’s initiative, called 523, also provides mentorships and refers to the company’s original address: 523 Ocean Front Walk in Venice, California. Social media company Snapchat is partnering with Google Pixel, Will and Jada Pinkett Smiths’ Westbrook Media, and others for its effort aimed at supporting Black content creators. According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the campaign —…
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sits with his wife and conservative activist Virginia Thomas while he waits to speak at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Drew Angerer / Getty Ginni Thomas, the overseer…I mean, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has been trying desperately to…
As part of his plea deal, 60-year-old Joseph Fucheck has been ordered to stop posing as a Navy SEAL or policeman. A Florida man who pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a firearm with prejudice after pointing a gun at a Black homeowner and hurling a racial slur has been sentenced to probation. As part…
The panel voted 19-2 that COVID-19 boosters should contain some version of the super-contagious omicron variant. At least some U.S. adults may get updated COVID-19 shots this fall, as government advisers voted on Tuesday that it’s time to tweak booster doses to better match the most recent virus variants. Advisers to the Food and Drug…
After last year’s epic “Verzuz” battle, Xscape and SWV are gearing up to join forces again on a reality show. According to Deadline, Mona Scott-Young of Monami Productions has green-lit the unscripted series that will air on Bravo later this winter. Mona is also the mastermind behind VH1’s “Love & Hip Hop” series. Burruss sat…
Two Southern 20-year-old women have been arrested in connection to a video posted on social media, threatening to kill Black people at a local store. Both women were charged with disorderly conduct after a prominent civil rights organization reported the incident to law enforcement. On Thursday, June 23, the Tuscaloosa County Branch of the NAACP released a…
The company said it was working to fix the problem Tuesday, describing it as a “bug.” WASHINGTON (AP) — Instagram is blocking posts that mention abortion from public view, in some cases requiring its users to confirm their age before letting them view posts that offer up information about the procedure. Over the last day,…
It’s all love. Savannah James exuded radiance while showing off the all-black ensemble she wore to Kevin Love’s wedding. Love, a close friend of LeBron James and his former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate, married Kate Bock over the weekend in a “Great Gatsby”-themed ceremony in New York. Savannah James sports an all-black attire while attending Cleveland…
