Rev. Edwin King, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Annie Devine, co-founders of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, are seated with the Michigan Delegation at the 1964 Democratic Convention. | Source: Bettmann / Getty Black women have long been a clarion voice of reasoning and self-determination both inside and outside the halls of political power. While Black…
It’s been one week since Chandra Weekley’s 12-year-old son was found unresponsive with his mouth foaming after leaving school in suburban Dallas, and she still hasn’t received any answers as to what happened to him. But her son, Tristan Weekley, remains hospitalized in the intensive care unit after a toxicologist determined the boy had ingested…
First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Monday, July 25, 2016. | Source: Bill Clark / Getty Former First Lady Michelle Obama‘s speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) Tuesday night is guaranteed to have at least one signature quotable, much like her other public addresses. Chances are,…
Councilmember Yusef Salaam speaks during a rally at City Hall on June 20, 2024, in New York City. | Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty Nobody tell Donald Trump or any of his MAGA white nationalist cultists like Charle Kirk, but Exonerated Five member Yusef Salaam is expected to speak at the Democratic National Convention….
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend attend with son Miles and daughter Luna the red carpet ahead of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024, in Paris, France. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) “For her to see that, of course, is really inspiring, and she’s excited, and she can’t imagine…
UPDATED: 5:00 p.m. ET, Aug. 20, 2024 In honor of National Radio Day, which falls on Aug. 20 every year, we are taking a look back at some of the hero’s both past and present who trailblazed into the industry with their iconic ideas. In what was once considered as Black Radio’s “Golden Age,” from…
A grief-stricken father is demanding answers and accountability from a Texas school system after his 14-year-old son suddenly died after suffering multiple seizures at once at his middle school. The Houston Independent School District confirmed late last week that 14-year-old Landon Payton suffered a “medical emergency” at Marshall Middle School on Aug. 14. District officials…
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) “What I love about Kamala Harris goes beyond her resume. It’s that she sees the humanity in everyone,” said Crockett during her speech on…
Tyrese Gibson has broken into tears numerous times on social media. His emotional outbreaks generated a lot of online jokes, but the R&B singer has been dealing with a lot of personal pain. After publicly calling for an interview on “The Breakfast Club,” Tyrese got his chance to tell his story on the Aug. 20…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty On Monday, Chrystul Kizer was sentenced to 11 years in prison for the 2018 shooting of Randall Volar, a 34-year-old white man from Kenosha, Wisconsin, who she claimed sexually trafficked her as a teenager. Throughout the case, Kizer has maintained that her actions were a result of self-defense in…
