Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty The House speaker debacle continued Friday with Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy inching closer to being the next speaker of the House. But a small group of “Never Kevin” holdouts have refused to give McCarthy the few votes he needs to win. Instead, this group has shown they are truly the…
D.L. Hughley has called out the media for exercising double standards in its coverage of UFC president Dana White’s slap controversy compared to Black male public figures involved in similar incidents. The comedian believes white privilege is at play and that there is no denying it when White’s headlines, or lack thereof, are compared to…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty After multiple votes, Kevin McCarthy is still locked in a fight to become the House Speaker with his own party. In what has become the longest vote in 164 years, members of the GOP are withholding their vote, keeping McCarthy from the 218 needed to hold the coveted…
Source: Family handout The October shooting death of 13-year-old Black child Sinzae Reed in Columbus, Ohio, has regained national attention after the story went viral late last month. It turns out, a lot of people want to know how a 36-year-old white man, Krieg Butler, can shoot down a Black teen—allegedly in front of witnesses—flee…
As gun violence in Atlanta plagues Black youth, victims are becoming younger, and a growing chorus of affected families and community leaders seeking solutions say they have had enough. Cameron Jackson, 15, was a recent victim of Atlanta’s gun violence after visiting one of the city’s popular shopping plazas. “Cameron was the love that brought…
LisaRaye McCoy and Vivica A. Fox are both ’90s babes who continue to blow fans away by their ageless beauty. McCoy recently uploaded a video sequence to Instagram, showing her 2.2 million followers what a few days of late, including coming into 2023, have looked like for her. The video included some well-spent family time…
Owners of California land that was once a resort for Black Americans during segregation say they will resell the property to the county six months after regaining the 3 acres stolen from their family by the local government 98 years ago. Those who fought for Bruce Beach to be returned to the descendants of its…
Source: Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has filed a lawsuit over the in-custody death of a Black man in Arizona alleging excessive force and “deliberate indifference to obvious medical needs by the officers,” according to a press release sent to NewsOne. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the family of…
Kandi Burruss wasted no time to clear up fans’ questions concerning a throwback video she uploaded to Instagram, showing the five original Xscape members prior to the group becoming a successful quartet. Burruss’ video from 1991 featured her 15-year-old self, 16-year-old Tamika “Tiny” Cottle, 16-year-old Tamika Scott, 18-year-old LaTocha Scott, and an unfamiliar 15-year-old Tamera…
Source: JIM LO SCALZO / Getty Two years ago today, a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in what was one of the most jaw-dropping moments in U.S. history. America stood still that day. Folks were glued to the television screen for hours as they watched Trump supporters beat on Capitol police, break windows and…
