Ketanji Brown Jackson is networking with zeal, restoring a collegial tone to a confirmation process Engaging in lawyerly small talk, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley was telling Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson this past week how he met his wife while clerking at the high court. Jackson already knew the story, he discovered. She even “filled in…
Attorneys for the white father-and-son duo convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery as he was jogging in a Georgia neighborhood have asked a federal court to overturn hate crime charges against them on technicalities. Ahmaud Arbery with his mother, Wanda Cooper Jones (CBS YouTube Screenshot) Gregory and Travis McMichael’s acquittal motions, filed on March 8, argued…
Kevin Garnett will be the 24th former Celtics player to have his jersey number retired The post-retirement accolades have been raining down on Kevin Garnett over the past handful of years. The 15-time NBA All-Star, one of the catalysts of Boston’s 2007-2008 team that raised the franchise’s 17th championship banner, was inducted into the Naismith…
Source: Mozilla / Mozilla The short animation “Afro-Algorithms” turns traditional science fiction on its head, merging the political and the creative in a conversation about race technology and envisioning new futures. Written and directed by Anatola Araba, “Afro-Algorithms” is a visually stunning exploration into alternatives to addressing algorithmic bias. “Afro-Algorithms,” tells the story of…
EXCLUSIVE: Hylton, who experienced unimaginable childhood trauma, discusses the path that led her to found the organization, A Little Piece of Light. Trigger warning: This story involves content about rape and abuse. Criminal justice and women’s rights advocate Donna Hylton was incarcerated for nearly three decades and now she is turning her pain into purpose….
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…
