Taraji P. Henson is speaking out about unequal pay for Black women in Hollywood, and a clip of the actress saying she fired her entire team for not capitalizing on her “Empire” success is making the rounds on social media. During a SAG-AFTRA Foundation interview on Dec. 19, Henson said she was forced to fire…
Source: Archive Photos / Getty During the winter of 1963, while America celebrated the holidays, Black people in Greenville, North Carolina decided to take action, challenge the status quo and demand change. This was the birth of the Black Christmas Boycott of 1963, also known as the Christmas Sacrifice. The Black Christmas Boycott of 1963…
Two Black women are suing Navy Federal Credit Union, claiming their rejected home loans are due to their lending practices, obtained by Atlanta Black Star. The class action lawsuit, filed Sunday, comes after an explosive analysis from CNN that revealed the federal credit union significantly denied Black mortgage applicants compared to their counterparts. The report found that…
Kyle Rittenhouse says the National Rifle Association (NRA) did not help him during his murder trial for killing two Black Lives Matter protesters. Rittenhouse fatally shot two protesters with an AR-style rifle on Aug. 25, 2020, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during the Jacob Blake protests. Rittenhouse appeared on former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s new show,…
Source: Francine Orr / Getty Independent presidential candidate Cornel West weighed in on this week’s ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court ruling that Trump is ineligible to appear on the state’s 2024 ballots by urging caution, not celebration, and suggesting the decision could lead to adverse electoral consequences in the future. West issued a statement…
Oprah Winfrey has been running around state to state for the U.S. press tour for “The Color Purple.” For weeks, she’s mostly been seen during appearances and interviews in whites, grays, and radiant shades of purple in honor of the film she once starred in as Sophia. Oprah Winfrey confesses she uses weight-loss medication following…
A Wisconsin man is set to stand trial next year after being accused of reckless endangerment when he reportedly tried to defend himself, a family member, and his neighbors during a drive-by shooting. Jared Cooks, 27, was charged after police investigated that shooting, which took place on 61st Street in Kenosha on May 27, 2020….
Source: Bettmann / Getty Sundown towns, places where Black and non-white Americans face the threat of harassment and violence for simply existing, are an under-discussed part of American history. This makes sense as America can’t help but sugarcoat its history. Lies are easier to swallow than the truth, especially when they reinforce how a person…
Mariah Carey has reportedly not been seen publicly with her longtime boyfriend, Bryan Tanaka, in quite some time, and now the couple is rumored to have broken up after the singer’s recent solo outing. Carey was seen on her annual Christmas trip to Aspen, Colorado, but according to The Jasmine Brand, Tanaka was missing in…
The attorneys currently representing Trevian Kutti in the sweeping criminal racketeering case in Georgia involving Donald Trump want to cut ties with the former publicist. Those Atlanta and Chicago-based lawyers filed a notice this week informing the courts of their intention to break away from Kutti and discontinue representing her. Lawyers for Trevian Kutti filed…
