The pleas come at a particularly desperate moment for House Democrats ahead of midterm elections Top Democrats are pleading for President Joe Biden to act alone on some of the party’s core legislative priorities, viewing executive action as their best hope of delivering on their promises and energizing liberal voters they worry are going to…
Ma’Khia Bryant’s family expressed disappointment that Reardon wasn’t charged and said in a statement: The Columbus police officer who shot and killed 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant last year has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing, Ohio prosecutors announced Friday. Bryant was killed in April by Columbus police officer Nicholas Reardon as she swung a knife at a young…
For decades, Black and Hispanic students have been woefully underrepresented in the student body at the highly-selective Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology A federal judge has again ruled against a northern Virginia school system that he found guilty of discriminating against Asian American students when it overhauled its admissions policies at a highly selective…
Socialite and influencer Jordyn Woods is in the headlines again, and, to no one’s surprise, it’s because of a Kardashian. The former bestie with Kylie Jenner, the youngest sister of Kim, Khloé and Kourtney Kardashian, fell out of grace with the family when she was caught up in a cheating scandal with one of the…
Deal is part of MLS’ effort to help close the Black-white economic gap A major sports league has announced it will borrow $25 million from Black-owned banks to help close the Black-white economic gap in what it calls an “historic” agreement. Major League Soccer said the partnership, facilitated with the National Black Bank Foundation, marks…
“We’re far from being done handling what we need to handle on the legal side but today is definitely a big day,” Deshaun Watson says A grand jury on Friday declined to indict Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson following a police investigation sparked by lawsuits filed by 22 women who have accused him of sexual assault and…
Source: Carmen Mandato / Getty Houston Texan Player Deshaun Watson will not face criminal charges for allegedly sexually violating several women. News broke Friday afternoon that a grand jury in Harris County, Texas, did not return an indictment against Watson. “After a Harris County grand jury was presented all the evidence and had the…
Keyshia Ka’oir took to Instagram on March 8 to showcase the magazine cover that prompted her husband Radric “Gucci Mane” Davis to pursue her. Ka’oir and Davis began dating in 2010, when the rapper, who was incarcerated at the time, tracked her down through his manager after seeing photos of the entrepreneur plastered on several magazine covers,…
Hundreds of young children will soon get their hands on new books, thanks to the network attached to the hit mockumentary-style sitcom “Abbott Elementary.” Variety reported that ABC has partnered with Scholastic Books to provide free book fairs to underfunded schools around the country. Six elementary schools will be gifted with an all-expenses-paid book fair….
AUP EP#4 TRANSCRIPT Transcribed: Cameron Blackwell Completed: 3/11/22 Cortney Wills: [00:00:04] Hello and welcome to Acting Up the podcast that dives deep into the world of TV and film that highlights our people, our culture and our stories. I’m your host, Cortney Wills, and this week we’re speaking to some of the creatives behind the…
