About a half-dozen relatives of subjects of the infamous Tuskegee syphilis experiment are taking part in an ad campaign targeting Black Americans who are hesitant about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. “I want to save lives,” said Omar Neal, the nephew of Freddie Lee Tyson, one of several hundred men who were involved in the study…
“Help us solve this urgent climate crisis,” said Michael Regan, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Michael Regan is wasting no time in the fight for environmental justice in his new role as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). On March 11, Regan became the first Black man and second person of color…
After being sued by Kanye West over allegations that it was selling a pair of sandals that were “virtually indisguisable” from his Yeezy Foam Runners, Walmart has removed the shoe from its website. According to TMZ, Walmart removed all the pairs of Beige Daeful Mens Womens Kids Summer Beach Shoes Foam Runner Anti Slipper Sandals…
“I just want everybody to know my baby, she’s a hero,” the girl’s grandmother said A 10-year-old Houston girl played dead after being shot by a masked gunman who killed her parents and little sister. Houston police are investigating the fatal shootings of the girl’s father, Gregory Carhee, 35, her mother, Donyavia Lagway, 29, and her sister,…
“In an abundance of caution, the City ordered the building closed immediately and the residents evacuated for their protection,” City Manager Arthur H. Sorey III said The city of North Miami Beach ordered the evacuation of a condominium building Friday after a review found unsafe conditions. The city said in a news release that an…
Bonilla will be 72-years-old when he receives the last payment Mets fans celebrated Bobby Bonilla Day on July 1, the day the 58-year-old former MLB player collected another check for $1,193,248.20 from the New York Mets. Bonilla will continue to collect more than 1 million dollars every year until 2035. Legendary sports agent Dennis Gilbert,…
For the last few years, Pauletta Washington, wife of Denzel Washington, has been quietly working her way back into the acting world, and now she is gearing up for a new film starring Grammy-award winning singer Jennifer Hudson. Variety broke the news that the ladies will be starring in a seven-segment film titled “Tell It…
“Ward 8 deserves the same amenities as other wards,” a community member stressed while calling for a dog park Community members in a Washington D.C. ward are calling for the establishment of a dog park to serve Black residents. Hundreds of neighbors and the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 8C are leading the charge to create a…
The city of Cincinnati, Ohio has unveiled a statue of civil rights activist Marian Spencer on the day before what would have been her 101st birthday. The life-sized sculpture, unveiled on June 27 at John G. & Phyllis W. Smale Riverfront Park, is the first named statue of a woman in the city. The city…
OPINION: Right-wingers and extremists are trying to dismantle progress toward a more equal and just America — one that Gwen Berry and others are fighting for The 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics kicks off this month, and there’s no shortage of related topics being discussed at every level of entertainment and politics. This year, Team USA…
