Source: ianmcdonnell / Getty In totally unsurprising news, the Louisiana state legislature has passed a new congressional map eliminating one of the state’s two majority-Black districts. According to AP, the new map redraws Democratic Rep. Cleo Fields’s district into several predominantly white communities in Louisiana, potentially giving Republicans another House seat in the state. State…
During a House Education & Workforce Committee hearing on May 14, Rep. Ilhan Omar went toe to toe with Education Secretary Linda McMahon over a new rule capping federal loans for graduate students in fields like nursing, teaching, and social work and didn’t let her off the hook. The Minnesota Democrat opened by laying out…
Source: UCG / Getty A lot of people, white liberals mostly, seem to be of the opinion that America is the way it is right now because President Donald Trump is president. I’m pretty sure Trump is president because America is the way it is. The racism, xenophobia, sexism, general bigotry and rampant anti-intellectualism aren’t…
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – FEBRUARY 29: General view of A Different World HBCU College Tour 2024 at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College on February 29, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Nykieria Chaney/Getty Images) The September premiere date will arrive almost 40 years to the day of the classic original series, which…
A Dallas woman said a restaurant discriminated against her and her friends after telling them they weren’t allowed to take pictures. Now the restaurant is trying to clap back online. Blessida Yeboah posted the video last week of her and her friends at Casa Brasa in Dallas. A restaurant is responding after a viral video…
Source: Justin Ford / Getty While the wide-scale operations conducted by ICE and Border Patrol have largely wound down due to the nationwide backlash over the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal officers, that is not the case in Memphis. ICE continues to have a pronounced presence in the city as…
President Donald Trump tried to deliver a solemn, respectful speech on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery, but if he wasn’t going off script to joke about dead soldiers named “Donald,” he was butchering easy words that caused observers to wonder if he was just unprepared or if his loved ones might be neglecting their…
Laverne Cox attends The 2025 Fragrance Foundation Awards at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on June 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dominik Bindl/Getty Images) The trailblazing actress says confronting childhood trauma in her new memoir helped her reconnect with the resilience that carried her from pain to purpose. Laverne Cox…
When it comes to messy and dysfunctional relationships, Khloé Kardashian’s romantic history is high on the list. Though her latest revelation involving ex Tristan Thompson may be her most side-eye-worthy move yet. Khloe Kardashian sat down with her ex, Tristan Thompson to discuss why he will never have kids with another woman. (Photos: Khloekardashian/Instagram; Realtristan13/Instagram….
(Photos: Getty Images) Since announcing the performer lineup, a growing number of the scheduled artists have withdrawn from the 250th anniversary celebration. Earlier this week, The Freedom 250, an organization backed by President Donald Trump, announced the lineup for its upcoming “Great American State Fair,” set to take place from June 25 to July 10…
