Michigan Supreme Court says lawsuit did not demonstrate the plans are noncompliant with the federal Voting Rights Act The Michigan Supreme Court late Thursday denied Black lawmakers’ challenge to new congressional and legislative maps, saying they showed no grounds to question the state redistricting commission’s decision to slash the number of majority-African American seats. In…
Black History Month is a perfect time to try new recipes and remix old ones, and these cookbooks have you covered. As Black History Month is a time to reflect on the contributions of African-American to the global landscape, it is also an opportunity to celebrate our rich cultural traditions—and what better tradition than food?…
Black lawmakers say he never deserved a place of prominence A statue of white supremacist former Mississippi Gov. Theodore Bilbo has quietly been moved out of sight in the state Capitol — a move praised by Black lawmakers who say he never deserved a place of prominence. Bilbo was a Democrat who blasted racist rhetoric….
Autherine Lucy Foster will be honored on a building alongside the racist former Gov. Bibb Graves A University of Alabama building named for a former governor who led the Ku Klux Klan a century ago will also bear the name of the first Black person to attend the school, trustees decided. Graves Hall, an academic…
“That was inappropriate,” Adams told reporters on Friday New York City Mayor Eric Adams apologized on Friday for referring to white New York Police Department officers as “crackers” more than two years ago in a moment captured on a now-viral video. The clip of Adams using the racial slur recently surfaced in the aftermath of…
Caucus Chair Lamont Bagby questions if A.C. Cordoza sought membership in good faith The only Black Republican in the Virginia House took to the chamber floor Thursday to criticize the legislative Black caucus for rejecting his application for membership. A.C. Cordoza’s speech prompted a sharp rebuke from Democratic members of the caucus, whose chairman confirmed…
The bank accused the woman of fraud and turned her away A Black doctor in Texas is taking legal action against a Chase bank in a federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination. Malika Mitchell-Stewart, 35, said in a lawsuit filed this week that she was denied opening a bank account at First Colony branch in Sugar…
Author and veteran fashion journalist Harriette Cole remembers and honors the former editor-at-large of Vogue magazine, André Leon Talley, and his influence on the fashion industry. Fashion is notoriously cyclical—what was once considered haute is later discarded, and ultimately, reclaimed and beloved again. As André Leon Talley recounted in his second memoir, The Chiffon Trenches…
The family of Justin King raises concerns about a 2017 Facebook post in which the coroner likened the Black Lives Matter movement to the Ku Klux Klan The family of a Black Missouri man killed by his neighbor has called for the resignation of the county coroner over his handling of the case as well…
Lorena Monroe Cesarini says it was the first time she had been the target of racism growing up in Italy A Black Italian actress said she received online harassment for the color of her skin after it was announced she would appear as a guest at Italy’s annual Sanremo music festival. Lorena Monroe Cesarini, 34,…
