EXCLUSIVE: The Environmental Protection Agency’s first Black administrator attempts to deliver on promise of a lead-free America. Former Flint Mayor Karen Weaver has a message for the powers that be. While political pundits read the tea leaves to predict who will be the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Joe…
“It’s not a requirement of law,” President Biden told NBC’s Lester Holt, “but it’s a requirement, I think, of just some generic decency.” In an interview before the start of Super Bowl LVI, President Joe Biden criticized the paucity of Black head coaches in the National Football League, where nearly 60% of the players are…
Auto insurance commercials often brag about the discounts they give to safe drivers. But African-American drivers are still paying more – even if they have a good driving record. “African-Americans face higher premiums with an almost unblemished consistency. It’s really striking,” Consumer Federation of America Director of Insurance Doug Heller tells Finurah. Photo by Fortune Vieyra on Unsplash It’s…
The series is based on the popular Eurovision Song Contest which generates an audience of 200 million people every year Eurovision is coming to NBC. Well, sort of. In a new announcement, the network has revealed American Song Contest (based on the international show Eurovision Song Contest) will premiere in March of this year, with…
“If you don’t see yourself in the sport, how can you believe that you belong, how can you believe that you can be the best,” says Canadian figure skater Vanessa James Before her own Olympic career began, Canadian figure skater Vanessa James had seen Black Girl Magic on the ice. It was on display at…
Megan Thee Stallion, Kanye West, and more attended the game at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles With a game held at the brand new SoFi stadium in Los Angeles, this year’s Super Bowl naturally drew some major celebrity names to the big sports event. Everyone from Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat to Beyoncé…
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade‘s love has lasted throughout the years with good laughs, open dialogue and hilarious moments with their youngest daughter, Kaavia James. The happy couple sent each other sweet notes of love via Instagram on Valentine’s Day. Wade shared a picture of himself and Union from The Lodge at Blue Sky Luxury…
Goldberg was criticized for comments where she said the Holocaust was not about race, but rather about man’s inhumanity to others Whoopi Goldberg returned to “The View” on Monday after a two-week suspension for remarks about the Holocaust, expressing surprise at some people who had reached out to her during her absence. Goldberg had been…
Every single day the internet reminds us how gross and disappointing humans can be. For many of us—and particularly Black people across America—the murder of George Floyd symbolized a galvanizing breaking point in racial awareness. It became the catalyst for a 2020 summer of seemingly endless protests against systemic racism in policing. Floyd never intended…
The relocation of William Marsh Rice’s monument is part of a redesign of the Academic Quadrangle on the Houston campus. Rice University is moving the statue of its founder, former slave owner William Marsh Rice, from its current place in the Academic Quadrangle to a less traversed area on its Houston campus. The relocation of…
