Donald Trump at a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa, on Dec. 19, 2023. Kamil Krzaczysnki/AFP via Getty Images I n the wake of the Colorado Supreme Court ruling that bars Donald Trump from the ballot in the state’s primary and general elections, The Conversation U.S. asked Mark A. Graber, regents professor of law at…
New York has taken a significant step in efforts toward racial justice by approving a new commission to study the history of slavery in the state and consider paying reparations, a controversial issue that has received pushback from some GOP lawmakers nationwide. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, signed legislation Tuesday that authorizes the…
Kanye West apologized to the Jewish community in Hebrew for his past anti-Semitic remarks on social media. West posted the apology on X as well as Instagram on Dec. 26. The recording artist got himself into hot water on Oct. 8, 2022, when he shared a message on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter,…
Former NBA player Gilbert Arenas has the internet divided after a viral video of him claiming to have overheard a conversation about convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein and one of Hollywood’s most notable actresses: Halle Berry. Gilbert Arenas claims he overheard a conversation confirming Halle Berry slept with Harvey Weinstein and other ‘white’ hollywood execs…
The family of Niani Finlayson is reportedly set to file a lawsuit after a sheriff’s deputy fatally shot Finlayson in front of her 9-year-old daughter as deputies responded to a domestic violence call. The L.A. Times reports that Finlayson’s family filed a claim indicating they plan to sue Los Angeles County and its sheriff’s department…
While Beyoncé is off in Brazil promoting her “Renaissance” tour film, her childhood home in Texas reportedly went up in flames on Christmas morning. Beyonce’s childhood home in Houston goes up in flames on Christmas morning. (Photos: @beyonce/Instagram; OnScene.tv/YouTube. The 42-year-old singer and her family reportedly lived in the home in Houston’s Third Ward until…
An Oklahoma man has been exonerated of a murder he did not commit after serving almost 50 years in prison. He made history, according to the National Registry of Exonerations, by having the longest-served wrongful sentence in the United States. On Tuesday, Dec. 19, Judge Amy Palumbo of Oklahoma County District Court declared Glynn Simmons…
The father of an Israeli hostage taken by Hamas is blaming former first lady Michelle Obama for allegedly being silent on the matter. Nineteen-year-old Israel Defense Force soldier Naama Levy was taken from the Oz army base by Hamas during its attack on Israel on Oct. 7, where more than 240 hostages were taken and…
John Amos Speaks on His ‘Acrimonious’ Relationship with His Daughter Months He Accused Her of Elder Abuse: ‘We Are Still Family’ Beloved actor John Amos is speaking out again about his relationship with his daughter, Shannon Amos. Nearly six months ago, Shannon set social media and gossip sites on fire when she alleged that her…
Source: Getty Images / Getty From the world’s oldest person to civil rights icons to rappers to diehard MAGA loyalists to former professional athletes and more, the global Black community lost a diverse array of notable people who left their marks in life before dying this year. While no one person’s life is more important…
