Controversy surrounding the problematic use of Native cultural imagery in American society is nothing new. Gov. Steve Sisolak makes state law clear. Steve Sisolak, the Democratic governor of Nevada, signed a law Friday that will require its schools to change “any name, logo, mascot, song or identifier” that has any racially discriminatory undertones, any association…
“So comical people saying she has anxiety in public and that’s why he touches her,” said Knowles-Lawson of her famous daughter and son-in-law. Many on social media have long commented about Jay-Z’s love of Beyonce’s leg. Time and time again, the couple is pictured sitting side by side, with him holding onto his wife’s limb…
Many fans on Instagram flooded Lil Durk’s latest post with messages of condolences. According to Cook Country officials, OTF DThang, the older brother of rapper Lil Durk, was found dead in Chicago over the weekend. Authorities have not determined an official cause of death, but multiple reports claim he was shot outside of a nightclub…
A Rhode Island district court judge rejected a woman’s request for disorderly conduct and hate crime charges against her to be dismissed during her trial on Thursday, June 3, disagreeing with her attorney’s assertion that the racist rant she hurled at a Black man vacationing with his family last year is protected by the First…
Mayweather has never lost a professional fight during his career. Many believe he should’ve won this one. Although no winner was announced for Showtime’s exhibition boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul in Miami on Sunday night, many on Black Twitter agree on two key things: Mayweather came out on top, and the pay-per-view…
Source: Caroline Brehman / Getty West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin doesn’t believe in progress if Republicans won’t support it. At least that’s what he says in his latest op-ed for his hometown paper. Claiming that voting in favor of the For the People Act is to support a “partisan” effort, Manchin spits in the face…
Biles didn’t perform the Yurchenko double pike during the competition, but still has the most-ever national titles. Simone Biles has clinched yet another gymnastics title — the most ever — and is now the 2021 individual all-around gold medalist. The 24-year-old will be heading to the Olympics with her seventh national title, which she won…
Jodie Turner-Smith’s casting as Anne Boleyn is causing quite the stir on social media. The historical figure was infamously beheaded on treason charges after failing to give her husband King Henry VIII a son. Many have expressed their disapproval of the producers’ choice to use identity-conscious casting for the series — a practice often used…
Basketball legend Michael Jordan is putting the focus on empowering the next generation of leaders who will shape the world of sports journalism. According to ESPN, he recently teamed up with Nike’s Jordan Brand to donate $1 million to Morehouse College. The endowment will go towards the creation of scholarships, programming and digital tools for…
Throughout her storied career track and field legend Florence Griffith Joyner broke several barriers for women in the realm of sports and a new project will delve into the different chapters of her journey. According to Variety, Tiffany Haddish will portray Joyner in a biopic. The film will capture the Los Angeles native’s rise to…
