Donald Trump finally touched down in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum this week, but the welcome wagon for the president was likely nothing like the greeting he had in mind. His trip to Davos didn’t go smoothly from the start. Air Force One was forced to return to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20 due…
An Oregon jury ruled that a deputy racially discriminated against two female attorneys of color after denying them access to a courtroom on two separate occasions. The public defense lawyers, Chloé Clay and Alyne Sanchez, were awarded $800,000 after they testified about two discriminatory encounters with Deputy David Lyle at the Washington County Law Enforcement…
Teyana Taylor, winner of the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture for “One Battle After Another,” walks in the press room during the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 11, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Brianna Bryson/Getty Images) Teyana Taylor…
Source: Douglas Rissing / Getty Voting Rights, elections, and the power of people to define themselves remain as important in 2026 as they were in 2006, 1982, and 1965. And once again, our right to fair representation and exercise of political power hangs in the balance as the Supreme Court considers the future of Section…
Eddie Murphy has been famous long enough that even his restraint reads as authority — but every now and then, someone else tells a story that explains why his name still carries authority far beyond box office numbers. That happened when Guy Torry shared his experience filming “Life,” offering a behind-the-scenes look that reframed the…
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JUNE 11: Nekima Levy Armstrong, civil rights lawyer and former candidate for Minneapolis Mayor, speaks at a rally outside the Hennepin County Government Center on June 11, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The demonstration called for police reform and justice for George Floyd who was killed by members of the Minneapolis Police Department…
President Donald Trump has spent the past year trying to hide ugly purple bruising on his hands, but it’s gotten so bad he can’t hide it anymore, and he didn’t even try while attending the World Economic Forum in Switzerland this week. There, he sported a new large bruise, this time on his left hand,…
Tommy Lee Walker (Photo: Dallas Public Library) In 1956, Tommy Lee Walker was executed after being wrongfully accused of sexually assaulting and murdering a white woman in Dallas. Seventy years after the state of Texas executed 21-year-old Tommy Lee Walker for a crime he did not commit, Dallas County has formally acknowledged what his family…
Source: Star Tribune via Getty Images / Getty Over the weekend, protesters in St. Paul, Minnesota, walked into Cities Church, a Southern Baptist church, during Sunday service and chanted “ICE out” and “Renee Good” in protest of violent and volatile immigration agents, who have been terrorizing the Twin Cities, and Pastor David Easterwood, who reportedly serves…
Source: Arturo Holmes / Getty On Thursday, a Minnesota magistrate declined to sign a Department of Justice complaint charging journalist Don Lemon with reporting on a protest at a St. Paul church on Sunday. According to CBS News, Attorney General Pam Bondi and several other legal officials with the Trump administration are furious with the…
