Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas. | Source: Tom Williams / Getty The historic passage of an anti-lynching bill in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday wasn’t even close with a vote of 422 to 3. But the lopsided vote also brought attention to the three Republican Congressmen who opposed the bill named for Emmett Till…
EXCLUSIVE: Video footage of Africans being mistreated and blocked at Ukrainian borders has caused political leaders to speak out and Africans in London to jump in to help raise money. As global leaders attempt to stop Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as it wages war in the neighboring country, missiles continue to fire in Eastern Europe,…
Fans have seen a thousand different looks from Raven-Symoné over her career in entertainment that spans five decades. In the mid-’80s, they fell in love with her as the cutie patootie Olivia Kendall on “The Cosby Show,” rocking an assortment of bobos, barrettes, and colorful ribbons. In the ’90s, post the breakout sitcom role, she…
OPINION: Briles, who resigned as offensive coordinator on Monday, has been shunned for nearly six years by major colleges after the sexual assault scandal at Baylor. Grambling should’ve followed suit. A recent news article revived a question we often ponder: What is appropriate employment for individuals after punishment? Turns out that a man convicted of…
The two reportedly complained to flight attendants for over an hour before the Black woman was asked to move to the back row. A California woman claims she had a Rosa Parks experience on a recent Delta Airlines flight when she was asked to give up her seat and move to the back of the…
Jelani Day, 25, went missing six months ago. A few weeks later his body was found in the Illinois River, but his family is still left with as many questions today as they were when they learned of his suspicious death. “Sometimes my chest just hurts so bad, and it’s in this spot where my…
Source: Brandon Bell / Getty Breonna Taylor’s mother and sister were swiftly removed from a courtroom in Louisville, Kentucky last week after the pair arrived wearing commemorative clothing to honor the fallen 26-year-old. The incident occurred during the criminal trial of former Louisville Metro Police Department officer Brett Hankison, who currently faces three…
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks after being nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court at the White House in Washington, D.C., on February 25, 2022. | Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty The U.S. Senate has received the historic nomination for Ketanji Brown Jackson‘s historic nomination to the…
The House voted Monday to award the World War II 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion with the Congressional Gold Medal. BOSTON (AP) — The House voted Monday to award the only all-female, Black unit to serve in Europe during World War II with the Congressional Gold Medal. The 422-0 vote follows a long-running campaign to…
Grace Franklin, music legend Aretha Franklin‘s 15 year-old granddaughter, auditioned for “American Idol” to fiercely debating trio of judges. Grace came up to perform and fully disclosed that she was Franklin’s granddaughter. She explained that she often traveled with Franklin when she was little but didn’t fully grasp just how famous she was. To her,…
