Source: Jemal Countess / Getty For months, voting rights advocates have warned that the Supreme Court would use its decision in Louisiana v. Callais to strip away Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, further eroding freedom. And they were right. Decided along ideological lines, Wednesday’s 6-3 decision blocked a Black-majority congressional district in Louisiana…
Photo from Ashlee Jenae (Ashly Robinson) Instagram Page The Ashlee Jenae Tanzania investigation continues as her family awaits autopsy results and missing belongings. The body of content creator Ashly Robinson, known online as Ashlee Jenae, has been returned to her family in New Jersey, but her personal belongings, including her engagement ring, remain unaccounted for….
Source: Abu Hanifah / Getty According to the Triangle Business Journal, WRAL, and a press release from Saint Augustine’s University on Aug. 28, the university, one of the oldest Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the U.S., has filed for bankruptcy protection. According to WRAL, the Raleigh-based HBCU filed on April 27 in the…
It’s been four years since Death Row Records co-founder Dr. Dre went through a very messy divorce with his ex-wife, Nicole Young. The two parted ways and divorced in 2021 after 24 years of marriage. To close the chapter, the billionaire agreed to pay his ex-wife $100 million in the settlement after more than a…
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 28: Demonstrators gather outside of the U.S. Supreme Court as opinions were issued on June 28, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images) “This is a decision that can eliminate Black representation and take our country back centuries,” says Nadine Smith, president and CEO of Color of Change….
A 22-year-old Black truck driver from Fort Worth, Texas, passing through Strongsville, Ohio, fatally shot a Costco employee, claiming he did so in self-defense after the employee pulled a knife on him as he approached the store entrance. Witnesses told police that Christian M. Bryant was carrying a semi-automatic handgun with a visible drum ammunition…
Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty Look, I’m sure at this point that the Republican Party is tired of being referred to as the “old white party,” but now all four Black Republicans in the House of Representatives are on their way out the door, leaving Sen. Tim Scott to be the lone token Black friend…
“Hair Power: The Crown that Grows From Us” by Kameirah Johnson (Photo courtesy of Google) One vote for Kameirah Johnson’s Google Doodle “Hair Power” could help this high school student win a $55k scholarship. One Washington state high school student is celebrating the beauty of Black coils with Google. Kameirah Johnson, a senior at Lakeside…
Major cracks are beginning to show in Republicans’ support for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amid the ongoing chaos at the Pentagon, and, making matters worse for Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance’s concern over President Donald Trump and Hegseth’s war on Iran indicates it’s more than just a leadership problem Hegseth, a former Fox News host,…
This microscope photo provided on Oct. 25, 2023, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows crescent-shaped red blood cells from a sickle cell disease patient in 1972. (Dr. F. Gilbert/CDC via AP, File ) As early results show promise, the 23-year-old hopes the treatment could finally clear a path toward his dream of…
