Lizelle Herrera was arrested under the new “Texas Heartbeat” abortion law that went into effect in September A woman has been arrested by Texas police on a six-figure bond and charged with murder after she was accused of performing a “self-induced abortion,” according to reports. Law enforcement in Starr County arrested Lizelle Herrera, 26, on…
Judge Rick Lawrence would bring two decades of experience as a district judge to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court A legislative panel voted Friday to confirm a Maine judge who could become the first African American to serve on Maine’s highest court. Maine Gov. Janet Mills nominated Rick Lawrence to serve on the Maine Supreme…
While making up 15% of the student population in Clark County schools in Nevada, 79% of expulsions were served to Black students, according to a report Black students at one Nevada school district are being expelled and disciplined at far higher rates than white students, according to KSNV-TV. Numbers for the 2019-2020 school year for Clark…
White buyers receive more favorable terms than Black customers to purchase the historic Torrence-Lytle School in Huntersville, North Carolina, lawsuit says Two Black educators who sought to acquire a historic school in North Carolina have sued a landmarks commission for racial discrimination, alleging it made the acquisition process difficult for them as it favored white…
Lawsuit goes to trial as Stacey Abrams makes another run for governor’s office When she ended her first bid to become Georgia governor in 2018, Stacey Abrams announced plans to sue over the way the state’s elections were managed. More than three years later, as she makes another run at the governor’s mansion, the lawsuit is going to trial. Filed in…
Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph may have had the most iconic bridal party. In photos from her 2005 wedding day, the “Dream Girl” and her husband, Pennsylvania state Sen. Vincent Hughes, are flanked by several of Black Hollywood’s most adored entertainers, each adorned in light lavender dresses and natural glam. From Patti LaBelle, Loretta Devine, Niecy…
Source: Rich Fury/VF22 / Getty The man on the moon continues to rise! Grammy Award-winning musician, actor and producer Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi is the latest actor to join iconic director John Woo‘s thriller “Silent Night.” After recently appearing in Academy Award-nominated “Don’t Look Up” and “X,” Mescudi will take on the role of detective…
Her words were a tribute to generations of Black Americans who she said paved the way for her elevation to the Supreme Court. “In my family, it took just one generation to go from segregation to the Supreme Court of the United States.” With those words, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson acknowledged both the struggles and progress of…
Woods made it through another hike along the undulating terrain of Augusta National, his limp more noticeable. AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler strolled off Augusta National with both hands in his pockets as if he had just finished a casual round at home in the late afternoon. The Masters was anything but that Friday….
Keyshia Ka’oir has found ways over the years to captivate fans’ attention, from showing off her luxurious items, including clothes, bags, cars and jewelry, to giving her followers a glimpse into her personal life. Things were no different on April 3, after the entrepreneur shared a fashion post with her husband, rapper Gucci Mane. Keyshia Ka’oir’s fashion…
