“It’s important to be collectively pressuring the government, so Carnival is recognized and supported like it should be,” said Karen Lino, a Carnival dancer. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor Eduardo Paes on Wednesday ceremonially handed control of the city to King Momo, a ritual representing the upheaval of the status quo…
For Earth Day, The Associated Press asked environmental scientists and policy experts to share their top stories about environmental problems that the world fixed. With climate change, plastic pollution and a potential sixth mass extinction, humanity has made some incredible messes in the world. But when people, political factions and nations have pulled together, they…
The lawsuit, filed by Project Say Something, claims the city and police chief are telling the group when, where and how it can demonstrate. FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — An organization that has staged dozens of protests against a Confederate monument in north Alabama filed suit contending the city of Florence is trying to limit the…
The league’s lawyers claimed “numerous defenses” to the lawsuit’s assertions, including jurisdictional, venue and statute-of-limitations defenses. NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL is telling a judge there are multiple reasons why a lawsuit brought against it by three Black coaches who allege racist hiring practices should fail. In the letter released Thursday in advance of…
Every morning, Angela Yee talks it up on the nationally syndicated FM morning radio show “The Breakfast Club.” Behind the scenes, she’s building a business empire. Yee, who was born to a Chinese father and a Montserratian mother, operates three brick-and-mortar businesses centering on wellness, nutrition, education and diversity, equity and inclusion. Photo from coffeeupliftspeople.com…
OPINION: In episode 6, ‘White Fashion,’ Paper Boi gets schooled on who gets to profit from racism. What if you could personally profit from racism? Would you? I’m not talking about reparations for the entire community. I’m talking about just you. On Atlanta’s sixth episode, “White Fashion,” we see several people trying to profit from…
With the new season of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” quickly approaching and Marlo Hampton being promoted to a full-time cast member, it appears the 46-year-old wanted to bring the new chapter of her life by debuting a new look. In an Instagram post shared on April 20, Hampton was seen flaunting a pixie cut as…
Ciara isn’t the only person who claims she prayed for her soulmate. Academy Award-winner Viola Davis recently revealed that she, too, made a special request to the man above for the love of her life. During a recent sit down with Oprah Winfrey in an upcoming Netflix event, the “Fences” star revealed what she said…
Jason Walker. | Source: Twitter A North Carolina prosecutor has declined to bring charges against an off-duty police officer for shooting and killing a Black man who was described by a witness as “just walking home” when he was shot in Fayetteville in January. Kimberley Spahos, the director of the N.C. Conference of District Attorneys…
initial reports say Haskins was walking on a “limited access facility for unknown reasons” when he was struck and killed by a dump truck The wife of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins placed a frantic 911 call on a fateful morning he was struck by a dump truck and killed while walking on a highway…
