U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler, a Democrat from California, speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2024. | Source: Anadolu / Getty One thing about the white and fragile: They can’t stand to see Black people celebrate themselves. The salt-o-meter in the Caucasian psyche starts burning into the red whenever Black…
An Atlanta man suffered a series of health catastrophes after an alleged mislabeling error at a top-ranked hospital. Fernando Cluster and his wife, Melinda Cluster, are suing Emory University Hospital Midtown for losing a chunk of Fernando’s skull after surgery for a brain bleed. He claims the hospital then turned around and charged him $19,000…
Wheaties honors tennis champion Coco Gauff (Photos: Getty Images & General Mills) Tennis champion Coco Gauff joins a long lineage of athletes to be featured on the coveted orange Wheaties box. Coco Gauff is the latest athlete to endorse the “Breakfast of Champions.” Just a year after winning the “Grand Slam” title and weeks after…
Progressive activist Cornel West watches a demonstration prior to a march to the Democratic National Convention Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (Photo by Alex Brandon, AP) Republicans and their allies have worked to place Cornel West on the ballot in eight states in an effort to pull support from U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris,…
Months after facing a second eviction, Wendy Williams’ only son, Kevin Hunter Jr., is gearing up to celebrate his 24th birthday with a party in Miami, courtesy of his Music Love Marketing Group. The festivities will be held two days after his actual birthday on Aug. 18, as part of the weekly Ladies Love Tuesdays…
Vice President Kamala Harris addresses the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2024. | Source: Tom Williams / Getty The Democratic National Convention opened Monday night with a rousing lineup of speakers taking the stage in front of an adoring crowd at the jam-packed United Center in Chicago. And…
University of Missouri Hearnes Center Arena (Adobe Stock Images) The Legion of Black Collegians at the University of Missouri said it spent months fighting the decision, but the university defended the change in a statement, saying the modification was made to reflect that the campus is “welcoming to all.” COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Black student…
Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) The opening event showcased the diversity of the Democratic Party and, at many times, centered on Black voices in politics,…
D’Vontaye Mitchell’s family protests on Monday, Aug. 5, outside the district attorney’s office. (Photo credit: Screenshot/YouTube.com/FOX6 News Milwaukee) D’Vontaye Mitchell died on June 30, 2024, after being pinned to the ground by hotel security guards in Milwaukee. MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Four Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man in June by pinning him to the…
In this July 26, 2020, file photo, people gathered near the Alabama Capitol in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Julie Bennett, File) The new law, which has an Oct. 1 effective date, cannot be used to block people from voting in the upcoming election because the Alabama Constitution prohibits new election laws from taking effect within six…
