OPINION: The absence of a Black woman on the Supreme Court deprives fellow justices of insights from the perspectives of someone who has experienced both racism and sexism firsthand. I don’t often agree with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who was one of former President Donald Trump’s biggest supporters in Congress before Trump was defeated for…
OPINION: Family secrets, foolywang and shenanigans during the holidays are a Black tradition the world over. Back in 2018, a curious (and I’ll say, on balance, good) thing happened: Black Panther came out and it felt like all of Black America was suddenly interested and invested in our African heritage. I’m sure my African brothers…
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has seemingly withdrawn his public support of Joe Rogan. In recent weeks, the controversial podcaster has come under fire over resurfaced clips in which he repeatedly used racist language and the N-word. In a Twitter post shared on Friday, Feb. 4, the 49-year-old Johnson apologized for prematurely praising Rogan’s response to…
Source: Pool / Getty Jury selection is set to begin in the federal hate crimes trial for the three white men who were convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery. Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael, and William Bryan were all federally charged with hate crimes and attempted kidnapping by the Justice Department. The McMicheals have also been charged…
The singer took to Instagram to share a message of unconditional love with her millions of followers Lizzo is “freeing herself in love.” The singer shared nude posts on her Instagram over the weekend, with a message of loving yourself, personal freedom and unconditional love. In the video post that now has over two million…
In 2011, Detroit native Anna Bolden purchased her first home. She purchased the brick bungalow in a tax foreclosure auction for $4,800, according to the Detroit News. Yet when Bolden received her first tax bill from the Wayne County treasurer, her bill was $2,600, as if her home was valued at $57,000. Photo by The…
Black men’s loss of 3 years of life expectancy since the onset of the pandemic is comparable to the average American’s loss of 2.9 years in World War II. According to research gathered from analyzing US death certificates, the COVID-19 global pandemic created the greatest shift in American life expectancy since World War II. Photo:…
McDaniel, who is biracial, replaces Flores, who sued the NFL, the Dolphins and two other teams over alleged racist hiring practices The Miami Dolphins hired San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel as their head coach Sunday, making him the first minority candidate to get hired so far this offseason. McDaniel, who is biracial, replaces…
In a statement, Daniel Ek said he and the staff at Spotify “have a clear opportunity to learn and grow together from this challenge.” Daniel Ek, the founder and CEO of streaming giant Spotify, released an internal statement to employees apologizing for the ongoing backlash against podcaster Joe Rogan and his use of the N-word…
His death comes days after his brother, fellow blues artist Jimmy Johnson, died at 93 Syl Johnson, a Chicago soul singer and blues artist whose work was sampled by top hip-hop artists, has died at age 85, his family said Sunday. “A fiery, fierce, fighter, always standing for the pursuit of justice as it related…
