Through mentorship initiatives like My Brother’s Keeper and workforce development programs that include the Obama Youth Jobs Corps, former President Barack Obama has displayed his dedication to enriching the minds of youth. His next project is centered on empowering aspiring civic leaders. The Obama Foundation is partnering with Airbnb to launch the “Voyager Scholarship” program,…
diversity in state supreme courts Source: bgblue / Getty A new report from the Brennan Center showed a lack of diversity in state courts, with 20 state supreme courts having no justices who identified as people of color. There were 28 states without a single Black justice. Despite comprising over 40 percent of the U.S….
The four-time Women’s World Cup winners reached a collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Soccer that gives them the same pay as their male counterparts. The U.S. women’s national team has not only been wildly successful on the field, the players have also been unabashedly outspoken, using their platform to advocate for equal rights for themselves…
The viral chef said, “I don’t care,” when asked about dozens of reports accusing him of potential scams and poor customer service. Celebrity chef Darius Cooks has been reported by the Better Business Bureau of Metro Atlanta for potentially scamming dozens of customers who purchased his line of cooking products and tickets to his live…
For six years, Kerry Washington locked lips with two leading men — Tony Goldwyn and Scott Foley, in steamy scenes on ABC’s “Scandal.” The chemistry shared between her character Olivia Pope and her on-screen beaus often left the crisis management professional torn between the two. Life imitated art when Washington was tasked with deciding…
If you’re craving a Southern wedding, North Carolina’s Asheville Luxury Wedding Co. is an optimal choice for your special day. While temperatures may be rising near you, it is not exactly summer yet. But what is upon us is wedding season—and we couldn’t be more excited! Wedding season not only brings couples into a union…
“If you correct our population for race, we’re not as much of an outlier as it’d otherwise appear,” Cassidy told Politico. Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, which reports the nation’s second-worst maternal mortality rate, told Politico that the state’s “outlier” numbers are not as bad if you do not isolate the deaths of Black women…
An Oklahoma dental school allowed one of its graduates to receive her diploma from her hospital bed during the commencement ceremony. Hours after the former student gave birth to her third son, making the day doubly special. Cala French didn’t think she would make her own graduation from dental school, particularly since she went into labor five…
Tammy Rivera and her teenage daughter Charlie Rivera put their best foot forward on May 19 after a night out on the town. The mother-daughter duo, which was seen posing for the camera as they rocked similar black attires, attended the seventh-annual Black Music Honors in Atlanta, Georgia. The event was hosted by LeToya Luckett and DeRay Davis and honored…
Source: Tom Williams / Getty The leaked draft Supreme Court decision on abortion confirmed what many of us already knew – the Court will not protect or save us. And based on the reaction from some in the White House and Congress, the Democratic Party won’t either unless we hold them accountable. Black people have…
