The bill passed by a vote of 285-120 The House voted Tuesday to approve a bill that would remove from the Capitol a bust of Roger Taney, the U.S. chief justice best known for an infamous pro-slavery decision, as well as statues of Jefferson Davis and others who served in the Confederacy. The bill passed…
Johnson said reparations would signal to white Americans that “damages are owed” to the descendants of the enslaved. Black Entertainment Television founder Robert L. Johnson appeared on CNBC, where he is a frequent guest, and called on the U.S. government to provide $14 trillion in reparations to African Americans for slavery and to help reduce racial…
Source: Spencer Platt / Getty The New York City mayoral primary was thrown into confusion this week after the Board of Elections announced it had mistakenly included 135,000 test ballots in the initial tally. Though the count was a dry run in preparation for the formal count expected to take place in a few weeks,…
Michelle Jordan Cummings was president of the football booster club at the Houston high school where her son played. The death of a woman on a joyous trip to Annapolis, Maryland is under investigation after Michelle Jordan Cummings was struck by a stray bullet. The Houston-based Cummings, 57, and her husband were in town dropping…
Kevin Hart and his fitness trainer Ron Everline proved that boys will be boys even after settling down and starting families of their own. The duos latest antics showed them having a concerning blast in the pool. A clip shared to Everline’s Instagram account shows him repeatedly dunking the comedian in a pool as several…
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams originally had a significant advantage ahead of the second-place, New York Times-endorsed Kathryn Garcia. An error has marred the city of New York’s first foray into ranked voting. On Tuesday night, the latest results in the race for mayor were updated after a “discrepancy.” At around 10:30 p.m., the city’s…
On Thursday, as part of the Essence Festival of Culture, old-schoolers Sweat, who turns 60 on July 22, and Brown, 52, go head to head. Two titans of rhythm and blues are going to battle it out in the next Verzuz event: Bobby Brown and Keith Sweat. And the good news is that fans won’t have…
Serena Williams is “heartbroken” about having her time at Wimbledon suddenly cut short following an injury during her first match. Williams was unexpectedly forced to withdraw from her first-round Wimbledon match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Tuesday, June 29, after sustaining an injury to her right leg. After gaining a 3-1 lead in the first set, Williams…
Vanderbilt University professor and author Michael Eric Dyson has issued a formal apology for his comments about former President Donald Trump’s supporters during an appearance on “Deadline: White House.” The blunder occurred during the Wednesday, June 27 episode of “Deadline: White House” in which Dyson discussed Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Army Gen. Mark Milley’s defense…
Singer Tyrese is done stewing over the fallout between himself and fellow “Fast & Furious” cast mate Dwayne “The Rock” Jonson. In fact, their public spat that dates back to 2017 is nothing more than water under the bridge at this point, Tyrese claims. While speaking with “The Ellen Degeneres Show” guest host Tiffany Haddish,…
