Photo of a Jail Cell (Photo by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via Getty Images) Cheree Byrd, who spent a month at the Onondaga County Justice Center, screamed for days for assistance from deputies and other jail staff after her water broke. A Black woman, who gave birth to a premature baby in a…
Remaining in the background of the fashion world for 35 years in New York, Ann Lowe, had her first show this year. The designer, adjusting the bodice of a gown she designed and worn by Alice Baker, has fitted most of the debutant and wedding dresses of the nation’s top families which include Jackie Kennedy….
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 04: Lil Jon, Nicole Smith and Nathan Smith attends the Pencils Of Promise 2019 Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on November 04, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Ferdman/Getty Images) The young DJ, who was working in the music industry alongside his famous father, had been reported…
Source: Rev. Osagyefo Sekou / other The son of musician and author Rev. Osagyefo Sekou is currently missing in St. Louis. “Our son Gabriel Sekou is missing,” Sekou shared on social media. “He was last seen this morning in St. Louis City downtown. I am [on my] way to St. Louis… Pray for our family.”…
Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Donald Trump has had a long-standing aversion to former President Barack Obama and, at times, to the first lady, Michelle Obama, dating back more than a decade. Some of his earliest attacks against the history-making POTUS began in 2011 and they appear to be going strong in 2026. Trump shared a video…
The assassin and white supremacist who murdered civil rights leader Medgar Evers will no longer be labeled a racist in educational brochures outside of Evers’ historic home museum. According to Mississippi Today, the National Park Service removed the descriptive language from visitor brochures at the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. JACKSON, MS –…
Source: Tennessee’s Marsha Blackburn has nothing better to do with her time as a sitting U.S. senator, so she decided to attack Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson over her Grammy appearance. According to news reports, Blackburn has requested that Chief Justice John Roberts investigate Jackson’s appearance, including an allegation that she violated ethics rules…
Singer-songwriter Billie Eilish has got the people talking after taking a very public stand against President Donald Trump in the wake of ICE raids. Eilish, 24, was one of the big winners at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards last week, where she gave a controversial statement when accepting the Song of the Year award for…
Source: ljubaphoto / Getty In a city known for its affluence and political prowess, stark health disparities persist, particularly east of the Anacostia River, where predominantly Black neighborhoods have long experienced limited healthcare infrastructure, fewer providers, and poorer health outcomes. Recent policy shifts and healthcare initiatives now aim to address these inequities, but questions remain…
Medgar Evers was murdered by Byron De La Beckwith in 1963. (Photos: Getty Images & Adobe Stock) After reports of visitor brochures being removed from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, Park Services announces their return. On Thursday, as we celebrated the day justice was finally served for NAACP leader Medgar Evers, who…
