As a network of 100 volunteer leaders in 56 U.S. cities, Outdoor Afro is normalizing being outdoors. After seeing scant Black representation in the outdoor recreations through the media, Rue Mapp grew determined to change the narrative. That determination inspired her to found Outdoor Afro — a network connecting Black people with nature experiences —…
Bill seeks to create a police force dedicated to pursuing election crimes The Florida Senate passed a voting law package Friday that was pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and would create a police force dedicated to pursuing election crimes. The chamber approved the bill on a party-line vote with nearly all Republicans in support. House…
It appears that 50 Cent needs some help recalling that series of events that led to The Game’s substantial amount of success after the Compton native claimed recent collaborator Kanye West did more for his “entire career” than the Grammy Award-winning producer Dr. Dre. Although Fif is known for being outspoken on a multitude of…
The issues in Selma defy simple solutions Fewer and fewer people are voting in Selma, Alabama. And to many, that is particularly heartbreaking. They lament that almost six decades after Black demonstrators on the city’s Edmond Pettus Bridge risked their lives for the right to cast ballots, voting in predominantly Black Selma and surrounding Dallas…
“Thousands of Black players stand to benefit from these changes to the settlement,” lawyer Cyril V. Smith says Black retired football players who were denied payments for dementia in the NFL’s $1 billion concussion settlement can seek to be retested or have their claims rescored to eliminate racial bias in the testing and payout formula,…
OPINION: Tucker Carlson’s request for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s LSAT score is typical of the racism and misogyny she will face from the right. In Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, President Joe Biden took a moment to acknowledge the recent nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court, describing her as…
Source: Ed Rode / Getty On a recent segment of The View, The Nation’s Justice Correspondent Elie Mystal shared a feeling many Black people share about the constitution. ‘The Constitution is kind of trash,” Mystal said. Six simple words carry the weight and fire of those who spent generations trying to push through…
Erykah Badu took a moment to show off her new haircut, but fans couldn’t get over how much she resembled her 17-year-old daughter, Puma Sabti Curry. In a video shared on Wednesday, March 2, the 51-year-old mother can be seen makeup-less while showing off her cute ponytail and bang over her eye. 51-year-old Erykah Badu…
It’s hard to imagine that it’ll be almost one year since the hip-hop community lost Grammy-nominated rapper and actor DMX. While for many, the 50-year-old’s death marked a massive void in the music world, for the Mount Vernon native’s fiancée, Desiree Lindstrom, it signified the day her life altered entirely and the start of a…
The list of twelve extraordinary women honored by Time magazine for 2022 includes an ample amount of Black excellence. “When you speak your truth, things happen,” Allyson Felix, one of TIME’s 2022 Women of the Year told the magazine, adding: “You draw power from one another.” (l-r) Allyson Felix, Amanda Gorman and Mj Rodriguez Photos: Getty…
