Source: Robert Alexander / Getty A 911 call from a major office supply retailer accusing a “young Black man in a hoodie” of stealing merchandise contradicts its own denials that such racial profiling ever took place, lawyers said of an incident in the metro Atlanta area that resulted in a temporary police detainment of an…
Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour Texas stops were star-studded events on Saturday, Sept. 23, and Sunday, Sept. 24, and all of her friends came out to show support. Both sold-out shows were held in her Houston hometown, where the likes of Tamar Braxton, Lizzo, Bun B, and Trae the Truth were spotted jamming in the audience…
A white neighbor disrupted his Black neighbor’s dinner party and used a backyard hose to end their gathering — an act likened to Black Americans’ treatment in the 1960s, a new lawsuit alleges. The September 2022 incident happened at an intimate get-together hosted by Dr. Yves Duroseau, the first physician to get the COVID-19 jab in the…
Source: Susanne Neumann / Getty Black voters in Alabama could finally be getting the redistricting maps they’ve been asking for since last year. On Monday, an Alabama court-appointed special master submitted proposals for congressional districts that would create greater representation for Black voters. According to AP, court-appointed special master Richard Allen wrote and submitted three…
Serena Williams is arguably the greatest tennis player of all time, male or female. After dominating the courts from age 14, the 41-year-old is now facing a new challenge. Serena Williams says not working out for a championship is “super weird” for her. (Photo; @serenawilliams/Instagram) Williams started winding down her athletic career in 2017, when…
It looks like Usher might have finally learned his lesson months after being labeled as a “domestic terrorist” for serenading female celebrities who attend the singer’s Las Vegas residency concerts. He often manages to make women melt with his seductive voice and flirtatious dance moves, but he made sure to hold back his charm while…
Nearly two months after the riverfront brawl in Alabama, an attorney for a man involved is insisting that the attack that led to the melee was driven by racism. Lee Merritt, an attorney representing Reggie Ray, a Black man facing disorderly conduct charges after pummeling a man with a folding chair, says the assault on…
Source: Handout / Getty Imagine wondering whether a man who has all but admitted to committing a federal felony went ahead and committed yet another one. Yet, that’s where we are after a rep for Donald Trump posted on social media that the Republican presidential front-runner bought a gun on Monday — before quickly deleting…
Simone Biles recently addressed a heartbreaking video that showed a young Black gymnast in Ireland getting skipped over during a medal ceremony. Over the weekend, a resurfaced video began garnering attention from many worldwide, especially catching the eye of the four-time Olympic gold medalist. Simone Biles speaks out after resurfaced video shows a Black girl getting skipped…
Source: SAMUEL CORUM / Getty Today a majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices are either self-described originalists or strongly lean toward originalism. Yet less than 50 years ago, originalism was considered a fringe movement, hardly taken seriously by most legal scholars. So, what is originalism, and why is it so influential today? Originalism is the…
