They also allege unfair punishment: Students are banned from wearing Black Lives Matter shirts, but Confederate flag apparel is acceptable under the school’s dress code, the lawsuit says. Several Black students who were suspended for trying to protest Confederate flag displays at their school in Georgia have filed a federal lawsuit against their school district…
Haddish’s book ‘Layla, the Last Black Unicorn’ was co-authored by Jerdine Nolan Tiffany Haddish has released her first children’s book titled Layla, the Last Black Unicorn, and is speaking out about what she hopes kids will learn from the inspiring story. As reported by PEOPLE, the tale centers on a child named Layla as she…
Brandy has fired off shots at rapper Jack Harlow. Harlow found himself caught in the crosshairs of heated online debates when he admitted to not knowing the singer was related to Ray J. Ray J and Brandy, and Jack Harlow. (Photos: Brandy, @jackharlow/Instagram) “Brandy and Ray J are siblings? Nobody’s ever told me that in…
The feature documentary follows several women’s experiences with hair loss and how it affects almost every aspect of their lives. “I’ll never know how little other people think about their hair—or how much other people think about their hair. All I know is how often I think about mine.” So says a voiceover at the…
Scott’s Cactus Jack Foundation was able to help 100 Black college seniors dealing with financial hardships Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack Foundation has awarded $1 million in scholarships to 100 students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) this year. The foundation announced on Tuesday that the money was given to graduating seniors to help ensure…
OPINION: Examples of biased reporting point to the power the media has in shaping what we believe. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Media coverage of the Buffalo, N.Y., mass shooting proves that some journalists and reporters cannot handle the truth about racism…
The Biden administration is easing restrictions on flights and finances for the Cuban people The Biden administration says it will expand flights to Cuba, take steps to loosen restrictions on U.S. travelers to the island, and lift Trump-era restrictions on remittances that immigrants can send to people on the island. The State Department said in…
The racist conspiracy theory embedded in the manifesto of the mass killer who shot 11 Black people in Buffalo on Saturday was mentioned hundreds of times by Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson, reports show. According to a New York Times investigation, no other public figure has championed the theory that white people will be replaced…
Hospitals that opened in 2020 or just before are having difficulty proving that the pandemic impacted them because there are no prior records to compare to A whole town celebrated in 2020 when, early in the coronavirus pandemic, Thomasville Regional Medical Center opened, offering state-of-the-art medicine that was previously unavailable in a poor, isolated part…
Source: Jeff Swensen / Getty Voters in several states head to the polls for their respective primary elections on Tuesday, May 17, setting the stage for November elections. Pennsylvania, Idaho, North Carolina, Kentucky and Oregon hit the polls Tuesday with several elections at stake, including state Supreme Court races. As Bolts Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Daniel Nichanian,…
