State’s high court reverses a past decision that guaranteed the right to abortion under the Iowa Constitution The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for lawmakers to severely limit or ban abortion in the state, reversing a decision by the court just four years ago that guaranteed the right to abortion under the Iowa…
Former state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler says there’s “a race problem within the Democratic Party” The Democratic primary battle for Georgia secretary of state – the top elections official in a critical swing state – may come down to questions about how party faithful view diversity and the representation of Black women. State Rep. Bee Nguyen,…
A video of “Forest Gump” actor Tom Hanks defending his wife against paparazzi and fans has gone viral. The video showed him with his wife, Rita Wilson, surrounded by paparazzi with fans running toward him as they walk to their car. A few seconds into the video it showed someone bumping into Wilson and nearly…
Race-based medical guidance can affect every element of a patient’s care—including the allocation of much-needed transplants. Several months ago, a lab technologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital mixed the blood components of two people: Alphonso Harried, who needed a kidney, and Pat Holterman-Hommes, who hoped to give him one. The goal was to see whether Harried’s body…
Juneteenth mural in Galveston, Texas Source: MARK FELIX / Getty The actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first heard the word that freedom for the enslaved had come. There were speeches, sermons and shared meals, mostly held at Black churches, the safest places to have…
It was a bizarre ending to a strange day of jury deliberations. It began with a note to the judge about what he called a “personality issue” between two of the jurors. SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — After two days of deliberations in which they reached verdicts on nearly all of the questions put before…
Robin Mingo was promised freedom by his white master if the tide ever receded enough for him to walk out onto a rocky outcropping. BEVERLY, Mass. (AP) — An enslaved Black man, the tall tale he inspired and the beach that now bears his name are the focus of new efforts to recognize the role…
OPINION: Democratic political strategist Antjuan Seawright argues that it’s critical that the Democratic Party not take this most consequential bloc of voters for granted, especially as Republicans try to recruit and retain as many Black candidates as they can to hoodwink Black voters. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed…
Federal hate crime charges carry a maximum 10-year prison sentence and a fine of up to $250,000. INVERNESS, Fla. (AP) — Two white Florida men have been charged with a federal hate crime for allegedly beating a Black man in a store parking lot while yelling racial slurs. Roy Lashley, 55, and Robert Lashley, 52,…
Michael R. Jackson and Jennifer Hudson at the 75th Annual Tony Awards. Source: Sean Zanni / Getty Congratulations to Jennifer Hudson as the actress and singer has officially reached EGOT status! The beauty secured her first-ever Tony Award earlier this week when “A Strange Loop,” the show she serves as a producer, won for best…
