Source: VINCE BUCCI / Getty NewsOne returns with Episode 12 of The Black Ballot, entitled “America’s Scandal” The Black Ballot is a multi-episodic docuseries exploring everything from how the passing of the Civil Rights Act led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to the roles elected Black officials have played and everything in between…

A video showing the chief executive of a small Texas town pole dancing on a public street, allegedly during a work-related trip, has ignited a wave of mixed reactions online, with some voices demanding her resignation and others advising her critics to lighten up.  Dayton City Manager Kimberly Judge, the first woman and Black person…

Source: Prostock-Studio / Getty Texas’ abortion laws are killing Texan mothers. And Black mothers, already in forced to stand in the bulls-eye, have it worse than any other group of moms in the state. That’s the finding from a recent report by the Gender Equity Policy Institute (GEPI), and an earlier one from Johns Hopkins…

Justin J. Pearson, left, and Vice President Kamala Harris. (Photo: Getty Images) In an interview with theGrio, the popular lawmaker reflects on the vice president’s consequential trip to Tennessee more than one year ago and the fight to get Harris elected on Nov. 5. The day after two young Black Tennessee state lawmakers were expelled…

Wendy Williams‘s ex-husband and ex-manager, Kevin Hunter, 57, is not letting up on his ex-wife as she now claims he was defrauded in their final divorce judgment. The former radio DJ married Kevin Hunter on Nov. 30, 1999. Citing irreconcilable differences, she filed for divorce in 2019 and it was finalized in 2020. The split came after…

TV personality Wendy Williams attends the 2019 NYWIFT Muse Awards at the New York Hilton Midtown on December 10, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Lars Niki/Getty Images for New York Women in Film & Television) “It’s about time,” former television host Wendy Williams said about Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ongoing sex trafficking and abuse…

Prosecutors last week dropped a negligent homicide charge against a Louisiana State Police trooper, one of the most serious counts remaining against several officers originally charged in the violent death of Black motorist Ronald Greene after a high-speed car chase and crash following an attempted traffic stop in Monroe, Louisiana, five years ago. After other…

Source: The Washington Post / Getty Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is prosecuting Donald Trump for his 2020 election fraud actions, is making a Hail Mary pass on behalf of all of us. Because what does it say about America that we’re this dangerously close to putting someone in the White House who brazenly tried…

Travis Hunter #12 of the Colorado Buffaloes reacts while warming up prior to the game against the North Dakota State Bison at Folsom Field on August 29, 2024 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Andrew Wevers/Getty Images) Once a long shot to win the award, Hunter’s odds (7-1) now trail only QBs Jalen Milroe (Alabama) and Cam…

Beyoncé accepts the Innovator Award onstage during the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for iHeartRadio) Beyoncé is expected to earn her first country nomination for “Cowboy Carter” at the 2025 Grammy Awards. After years of being shut out of the category, Beyoncé may finally earn her first country nomination. According to…