Tuesday’s event will feature mostly virtual events, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, live-streamed at www.obama.org. The official presidential center of former President Barack Obama will finally break ground with a special ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 28 in Chicago. The event will be attended by the former president and former First Lady Michelle Obama, as well…
After images surfaced of U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback chasing Haitian migrants with whips near the U.S.-Mexico border, the Department of Homeland Security suspended the use of mounted agents. “We have ceased the use of the horse patrol in Del Rio temporarily. We’ll prioritize other methods for identifying individuals who might be in medical…
We all know that a lot of white people have convinced themselves that racist language isn’t actually racist language as long as the N-word wasn’t dropped, but Black people have been hip to the N-word-alternative terms used by passive-aggressive racists for some time now. From their flagrant use of the word “thug” to the various…
Afterward, Grier tweeted a picture of himself holding the award, writing, “I can’t believe this sh*t! I f**ing won a Tony!” Veteran screen and stage star David Alan Grier won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play Sunday night for his turn as Tech Sergeant Vernon C. Waters in…
Mo’Nique‘s recent fashion choice on Sept. 25 prompted a social media debate among fans. The reason behind the uproar is because a handful of people felt that the comedian would have been “better off” in a bonnet rather then sport this entire look. Mo’Nique latest look received mixed reactions from fans, many commented on the…
Experts predicted the play’s 12 nominations would result in its creators taking home a few of the night’s top honors. Despite a record number of nominations for Tony Awards, Jeremy O. Harris’ acclaimed Broadway play, Slave Play, won no awards during Sunday night’s ceremony. According to The Hollywood Reporter, experts predicted Slave Play‘s 12 nominations would…
Funny man Dave Chappelle will soon begin construction on his new comedy club in his hometown of Yellow Springs, Ohio, according to Yellow Springs News. The Yellow Springs Planning Commission approved plans for Live from YS on Sept. 15. Live from YS will be located at 225 Corry Street, which used to be the Miami…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Burial grounds of any kind should be treated with the utmost respect, especially if those resting in eternal peace underneath it are of a special group of people like, for instance, freed slaves. Sadly, one historic Black cemetery in Maryland is at the center of such a controversy, first…
A United States Border Patrol agent on horseback uses the reins to whip a Haitian migrant entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande near the Acuna Del Rio International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas on September 19, 2021. | Source: PAUL RATJE / Getty One of the more telling responses to the…
Jemele Hill appears to have ruffled the feathers of Ohio senatorial candidate Josh Mandel after the award-winning journalist called out the former Ohio state treasurer for reaching “peak Caucasity” with his rant on critical race theory. The online squabble took place last week when Mandel referenced Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while slamming the study…
