Source: Bill Clark / Getty Congressional leaders and advocates joined together demanding tech companies take action on Spanish-language disinformation. According to a panel of expert researchers, rampant false information on Facebook and other major platforms persist as similar information in English is removed.   Convened by the tech and civil rights organization Free Press, legislators and advocates gathered last Wednesday to lay out…

Tia Mowry took to Instagram on Nov. 4 to reminisce over “bittersweet” memories of watching her son Cree Hardrict grow up. Mowry welcomed Hardrict with her husband Cory Hardrict on June 28, 2011. Since her son’s birth the actress has been sharing intimate moments of Hardrict’s life over the years, whether on social media or…

  Source: Allison Shelley / Getty On Nov. 5, The Biden administration successfully passed their long-awaited infrastructure bill. The 78-year-old president gushed about the big victory after the $1.2 trillion piece of legislation passed through the House with a 228-206 vote. “Finally, infrastructure week,” Biden said during his celebratory speech. “I’m so happy to say…

The nonprofit founded by R&B singer and philanthropist Usher has supported over 50,000 youths through educational programming Usher’s nonprofit New Look has been granted $500,000 from the Truist Foundation, a longtime partner of the legendary R&B singer’s organization. Usher has dedicated decades of support and advocacy to under-resourced communities through New Look. Usher’s New Look…

Travel across land borders from Canada and Mexico has been largely restricted to workers whose jobs are deemed essential Communities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are preparing for heavy traffic and long waits at ports of entry on Monday when the U.S. will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel after almost 20…

Travel across land borders from Canada and Mexico has been largely restricted to workers whose jobs are deemed essential Communities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are preparing for heavy traffic and long waits at ports of entry on Monday when the U.S. will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel after almost 20…

Source: Igor Alecsander / Getty The mutual-aid organization, For The Gworls, recently launched a new effort to alleviate some of the barriers facing Black Transgender people. What started with a rent party in July 2019 has now turned into a holistic support program that recently expanded into offering gender-affirming wigs and spiritual consultations.   “We…

Some teams already have been planning for players to receive booster shots when available The NBA told its players, coaches and referees on Sunday that they should receive booster shots against the coronavirus, with particular urgency for those who received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The league and the National Basketball Players Association —…

Durham was the first Black woman to win a USA Gymnastics national championship Olympic gymnast Dianne Durham, who died earlier this year, was remembered Saturday at memorial services in northwest Indiana as a pioneer. Durham was the first Black woman to win a USA Gymnastics national championship. Her victory in the all-around at the 1983…

Will Smith opened up about one of his parenting regrets in his new memoir “Will” and revealed a mistake he made with his younger son, Jaden Smith. The actor’s book details his experience co-starring with his then-15-year-old son Jaden Smith on his film “After Earth.” Jaden had also starred in the remake of “Karate Kid”…