Through an array of philanthropic initiatives, Philadelphia-bred rapper and activist Meek Mill has displayed his dedication to empowering youth from his hometown and he’s teaming up with entertainment mogul Kevin Hart and businessman Michael Rubin to drive his efforts forward. According to the Philly Voice, the trio is donating $15 million to ensure children from…
OPINION: The idea of conferring natural immunity by exposing yourself to the least deadly COVID variant, omicron, is much more appealing in theory than in reality The short answer is no. The idea of intentionally trying to catch omicron, the fast-spreading COVID-19 variant, is an idea that’s been put forth by all types of people…
“These findings demand immediate action,” Col. Joe Gasper, the agency’s director, says The leader of the Michigan State Police pledged changes Wednesday as the agency released an independent report finding that troopers disproportionately pulled over Black drivers in 2020 traffic stops. African American motorists were more likely to be stopped than expected under a series…
Jason Walker was gunned down by off-duty Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Jeffrey Hash a week ago A judge on Thursday granted a request from the police chief of a North Carolina city to release body camera video recorded in the aftermath of the shooting death of a Black man by an off-duty sheriff’s deputy….
“Nearly 4 out of 5 consumers can find coverage at $10 or less,” Chiquita Brooks-LaSure says as open enrollment deadline nears Tens of millions of Americans are without health insurance and half are people of color, making lack of access to health care one of the many challenges Black Americans are facing during the COVID-19…
Lisa Cook and Phillip Jefferson would be just the fourth and fifth Black governors in the Fed’s 108-year history President Joe Biden on Friday announced the nominations of three people for the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, including Sarah Bloom Raskin, a former Fed and Treasury official, for the top regulatory slot and Lisa Cook,…
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) departs from a meeting with fellow Democratic Senators in the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building on December 15, 2021 in Washington, D.C. | Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty It took just one tweet for the leader of the nation’s oldest civil rights organization to at once both expertly troll a…
Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey are working their way to becoming relationship goals! Harvey recently celebrated her 25th birthday on Jan. 13, and, as expected, her boo, Michael B. Jordan, uploaded a sweet but simple post for his “turtle.” The post was a 36-second clip of Jordan and Harvey playing football on the beach…
Black Panther Party Members Protesting ‘Panther 21’ Trial Source: David Fenton / Getty Assata Shakur’s co-defendant Sundiata Acoli is celebrating another birthday behind bars. Acoli, who was first eligible for parole in 1993, has been incarcerated for nearly 50 years. Despite previously taking responsibility for his role in the events that led to the…
The 22-time Grammy winner apparently went at the ‘SNL’ actor in a verse on a song by The Game Kanye West seems to be moving on from his marriage to Kim Kardashian, as he makes public appearances with his new flame, model Julia Fox. However, the producer/rapper is still heated about his estranged wife dating…
