A detailed view of an Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority pin during the final day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center on August 22, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. | Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty MAGA America just can’t seem to fathom an accomplished Black woman dog-walking (pun intended) their fake pet-avenging MAGA…
A police officer who was fired for making a racially insensitive remark to another cop explained to a review board why he wouldn’t apologize for the remark. Brent Clark, a now-former police officer of the St. Petersburg Police Department, made the remark to one of his colleagues on April 18 while they were working at…
Just days after denying rumors surrounding her weight loss, Angelina Jolie is back in headlines again regarding more gossip – this time about her love life. The mother of six, who is still in the middle of a nearly decade-long divorce battle with fellow actor Brad Pitt, has been reportedly forming a tight bond with…
Michaela DePrince attends the American Ballet Theatre Gala on June 13, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for American Ballet Theatre) Defying the odds as a Black ballerina, the dance world mourns the loss of Michaela Mabinty DePrince. Michaela Mabinty DePrince, the trailblazing ballerina who exemplified rising above adversity with poise,…
Andreen McDonald’s dreams of success were all coming true before her skeletal remains were found scattered with cow bones in a farmer’s field in San Antonio, Texas, five years ago. The entrepreneurial mom and wife had vanished into thin air, and her husband, Andre McDonald, a major in the Air Force, refused to talk to…
Donald Trump debates Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, for the first time during the presidential election campaign at The National Constitution Center on September 10, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | Source: Win McNamee / Getty The Sept. 10, 2024, debate between Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was…
(Adobe Stock Images) In an excerpt from the book “Vote With Your Phone,” Martin Luther King III argues that mobile voting would empower all voters to exercise their most fundamental democratic right using the same technology they use in their everyday lives. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are…
Kevin Hart is a bankable star for Hollywood studios, but his celebrity status didn’t quite translate into the same level of success with his foray into the food industry. As of Tuesday, Sept. 10, his four vegan burger restaurants, Hart House, have closed their doors across Los Angeles County. The trendy business venture was co-founded…
Why Black people vote democrat A combination of civil rights legislative wins, commitments to diverse representation, and opposition to racism led many Black voters to abandon the Republican Party for Democrats at key points in history. Every election season, the question comes up: why do Black voters traditionally support the Democratic Party? While some people…
This Metropolitan Police Department police-worn body cam image from video, contained in the Justice Department’s sentencing memorandum, shows Karon Hylton-Brown, 20, on the ground, after a moped chase on Oct. 23, 2020, in Washington. (Department of Justice via AP) Metropolitan Police Department officer Terence Sutton was sentenced to five years and six months, and former…
