From organizing free breakfast programs to leading initiatives centered on equity in healthcare, women were the backbone of the Black Panther Party. A new book visually captures their unwavering resilience and transformative contributions toward the fight for Black liberation. Sisters of the revolution: the women of the Black Panther party https://t.co/inKQll3GBu — The Guardian (@guardian)…
Source: Kent Nishimura / Getty Conservatives stay looking for reasons to criticize Vice President Kamala Harris. The hyper-online right is big mad the vice president made it a point to highlight the importance of equity even in disaster relief. Even team DeSantis, who has gone out of its way to eradicate equity gains in the…
A California couple says they never saw their baby’s remains again after sending her body to a funeral home for cremation last summer. Jamahl and Shavonne Morton said they wanted to get a last look at their stillborn daughter to honor her. They had used the Akes Family Funeral Home in California nine years ago…
The often referenced aphorism “the rich get richer while the poor get poorer” may be due for an edit. Especially considering that billionaires can now be considered poor. At least such was the case when Forbes shared that many of America’s billionaires don’t have the dough to make “The 2022 Forbes 400 List of Richest…
Rick Ross may be the biggest boss, but that does not mean he is too busy to find a way to make work fun. The “Diced Pineapples” rapper is no stranger to using his presence on social media to highlight the various ways he finds to make his day amusing or to enjoy his fortune,…
Source: Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty From becoming the youngest talk show host in history to breaking barriers as Broadway’s first Black Cinderella, Keke Palmer is charting a trailblazing path in the realm of entertainment. For her latest project, Palmer has launched a digital network designed to amplify the creativity of visionaries on the rise, Vulture…
Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty The Biden administration is exceeding its promise to remake the federal judiciary in the country’s image. Aside from the historic Supreme Court confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden nominated 13 Black women, eight of whom have been confirmed, to the federal bench. This week, the Senate also confirmed…
Toya Johnson is set to marry fiancé Robert Rushing in roughly two weeks. The forthcoming celebration appears to have the former reality star’s ex-husband and producer Memphitz reminiscing on their golden years as a couple. In a post and, seemingly, full-fledged deletion of his Instagram account, the industry veteran shared a reel with no caption…
A grand jury has indicted a former suburban Chicago police officer for the fatal shooting of a Black teen and the injury of his girlfriend. It has taken almost two years for the cop to be charged by the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office. State Attorney Eric Rinehart charged Waukegan Police officer Dante Salinas with…
President Joe Biden listens as Susan Bro, mother of Heather Heyer, delivers remarks at the United We Stand Summit in the East Room of the White House Source: MANDEL NGAN / Getty In Sept. 2022, President Joe Biden convened a summit called United We Stand to denounce the “venom and violence” of white nationalism ahead…
