The conservative justices on the court put on hold a lower court ruling that Louisiana must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections to increase Black voting power. The Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold a lower court ruling that Louisiana must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections to increase Black…
Harvard University, America’s oldest college or university has recently admitted its role in the propagation of slavery, including setting up programs to engage descendants of those enslaved on the campus and work with other African-American people and institutions in academia. Now Massachusetts’ highest court has ruled the university can be pushed to do more to…
Source: Jeff Greenberg / Getty A new Florida statute will make it unlawful for anyone in a vehicle to turn up their music too loud. The loud music law will go into effect starting July 1, almost 10 years after 17-year-old Jordan Davis was murdered following an argument over loud music. The law states that…
It’s been weeks and fans are still not over Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey splitting up. The two ended their short-lived romance after only a year-and-a-half, though Jordan may have been leaning toward marriage. Many believe their breakup was caused by the 25-year-old model simply wanting to play the field. “I’m in a really,…
The national park system refers to about 40 places as “African American experience sites,” and new sites are under consideration. J. Edgar Hoover, America’s infamous former FBI director, deemed the Black Panthers the “greatest threat to internal security.” Decades later, there is a bronze bust of Black Panthers co-founder Huey P. Newton on the west…
Actor Clifton Powell Sr. is no relationship connoisseur, but when it comes to passing along helpful dating advice to his son, Clifton Powell Jr., he has a few notes. This past April the actor’s 25-year old son became the talk of social media when it was revealed he is dating Sasha Obama, 21. According to…
Cassidy Hutchinson, a key aide in Donald Trump’s White House, provided shocking details about the former president’s actions before the Jan. 6 insurrection. Cassidy Hutchinson, a key aide in Donald Trump’s White House, told the House committee investigating the violent Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection on Tuesday that Trump was informed that people rallying on the…
Williams died June 17 following a long non-COVID-19-related illness at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York, said his wife, Broadway actress and singer Mary Seymour Williams Songwriter Kenneth “Ken” Williams, who wrote or co-wrote hundred of tunes for a vast array of performers, including Donny Hathaway, The Four Tops and Peaches & Herb,…
WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner arrives at a hearing at the Khimki Court outside Moscow on June 27, 2022. | Source: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / Getty Here’s a thought: Why is Brittney Griner still in jail and what is the Biden administration doing about bringing her home? Griner has been locked up in a Russian jail…
The husband of a Georgia woman that authorities say fatally stabbed three of their youngest seven children before setting their home on fire is asking for forgiveness for his wife. Pauling County Sheriff’s Department reports it received a 911 call about the house fire and domestic disturbance on Friday night. The caller told dispatchers that…
