Paul Birdsong stands between two other members of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in Philadelphia. (Photo credit: Paul Birdsong Instagram) The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense showed up to provide support in Philly amid rising tensions with ICE. As tensions between the public and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement mount following an ICE agent’s…
More than 600 women who claim they were subjected to medically unnecessary surgeries, including C-sections and hysterectomies, over a decade by a now-imprisoned OB/GYN doctor are suing a Virginia hospital and its top executives for $6 billion. The lawsuit filed on Dec. 29 in Chesapeake City Circuit Court (and obtained by Atlanta Black Star) alleges…
(Photo: Getty Images) “When democracy is treated as optional, it is Black communities who pay the price first and hardest,” Nadine Smith, president and CEO of Color Of Change, told theGrio. President Donald Trump is facing rebuke after recently implying the United States should no longer hold elections, just days after he warned Republicans he…
Photos from a wild scene at a Mar-a-Lago party have caused an uproar online as social media users noticed a lot going on in the background. President Donald Trump’s members-only club in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under scrutiny, according to two recent lawsuits from former employees. But that hasn’t stopped people from booking the…
Source: UCG / Getty Barely a full week after the senseless killing of Renee Nicole Good, another shooting involving an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer has occurred in Minneapolis, and as always, the Department of Homeland Security immediately had a story to tell, one that made immigrants and protesters out to be violent thugs, and agents…
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar did not take the bait. Instead, she let a far-right reporter unravel on camera before delivering a parting shot that ricocheted across social media. The exchange unfolded on Jan. 13 inside the U.S. Capitol as Omar, who represents Minnesota’s 5th District, made her way down a long corridor toward the exits when…
Source: UCG / Getty Think of the spine in the human body as a call center. It not only keeps the body upright but also helps you move, all while protecting the important transmissions between the brain and the body. And more importantly, it keeps everything protected. Think of it as a main support structure…
Every member of Donald Trump’s inner circle is a target for ridicule, including during the times when politics is not the focus. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was once a huge critic of “President Agent Orange” but has since earned his stripes as one of the commander in chief’s most trusted lieutenants. (Photo by…
Garrison Gibson being escorted away by ICE agents. (Photo credit: FOX 9) The attorney for Garrison Gibson, the 37-year-old Liberian man who was arrested by ICE in Minneapolis on Sunday, speaks out. The arrest of a Liberian man by ICE agents in Minneapolis, after they arrived at his door heavily armed and used a battering…
Donald Trump fell into a brief moment of stillness when cameras caught something that didn’t match the room’s energy. After returning to the White House from Michigan — where footage showed the president flipping the bird at a factory worker — the president stepped into the Oval Office to promote one of his latest replacement…
