Former North Carolina Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, the party’s nominee in November’s U.S. Senate race, is scheduled to speak on Saturday. This weekend, the African American Caucus of the North Carolina Democratic Party will be boycotting the party’s annual convention, claiming that the events disregard the observance of Juneteenth as well as Father’s Day. According…
Source: i-one / I-One This weekend it’s a lot to celebrate. Birthdays, Juneteenth, and please don’t forget Father’s Day. Make sure you celebrate the father, uncle, mentor, and/or male figure who has been a major figure in your life. For some that include our favorite Black TV Dads. They gave us memories, taught life lessons,…
U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick noted that approving a new congressional map in six days has been done by the Louisiana Legislature before, in 1994. BATON ROUGE (AP) — A request by Louisiana legislative leaders to extend the deadline of completing a new congressional map — that must include a second majority-Black district — was…
Keyshia Cole may have some new music on the way. The singer shared a snippet of “Real Me/Reel Me” on her official Instagram page on June 13. The song’s lyrics describe a failed relationship. Keyshia Cole shares a snippet of her song following the fallout with Antonio Brown. Photo:@keyshiacole/Instagram Although it is unclear who Cole…
Today in 1911, Amanda Aldridge performed a piano recital at Queens Small Hall, then the main concert auditorium in London. Who is Amanda Aldridge? Today’s Google Doodle comes as so many American school children are celebrating the end of the school year. It honors a British composer, teacher and opera singer — who, on this…
A federal judge on Thursday pushed federal prosecutors to decide whether they will pursue the death penalty for Payton Gendron, the white supremacist who is accused of killing and terrorizing Black people at a Buffalo supermarket last month. Gendron said he had to carry out the massacre “for the future of the white race,” a…
Mia Wright was a passenger in a car that arrived at the Brickyard Mall on May 31, 2020, during a weekend of protests and unrest. CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer accused of dragging a Black woman from a car by her hair and kneeling on her back and neck during a period of…
The never-ending saga of Vivica A. Fox and her former relationship with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson appeared to surface once again when fans claimed that Fox could have physically assaulted the mogul for stepping out. This comes after Fox divulged during an episode of “Cocktails with Queens” that she hit a man she was in…
Last month, five District Court judges marked the 75th anniversary of the arrests of Rustin and the three other men in Chapel Hill by reading a statement of apology. Legendary civil rights leader Bayard Rustin and three other men who were sentenced to work on a chain gang in North Carolina after they launched the…
“There are places where people find their identities and find their friends,” said a devoted patron, “and Eso Won was one of those places.” One of the most beloved Black-owned bookstores in Los Angeles is closing up its brick-and-mortar space at the end of this year. An owner of Eso Won Books, beloved by all…
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