The court, by a 6-3 vote, reversed a lower court ruling in deciding that Arizona’s voting limits are not racially discriminatory The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld voting restrictions in Arizona in a decision that could make it harder to challenge other voting measures put in place by Republican lawmakers following last year’s elections. The…
Source: Scott Heins / Getty Miya Ponsetto is back in the news again after pleading not guilty to felony hate crime charges related to a deeply disturbing December incident where she assaulted a Black teen after falsely accusing him of stealing her phone. The 22-year-old woman earned the moniker “SoHo Karen” when she was captured…
“I have never changed my stance nor my story. I have always maintained my innocence,” Cosby wrote in a tweet. During a press briefing with his attorneys, the comedian did not speak. Disgraced and discharged comedian Bill Cosby broke his silence via Twitter after being released from a Pennsylvania prison Wednesday due to what the…
“This is absolutely unacceptable and disgraceful behavior, and such hateful language has no place anywhere in our society,” the Vanderbilt Athletic Director said Vanderbilt University and Mississippi State University athletic leaders are condemning an incident involving the use of racial slurs directed at parents that took place at Game 1 of the College World Series finals…
Hollywood A-listers Kerry Washington and Don Cheadle are teaming up with some of their notable peers and the Los Angeles Unified School District to launch a new magnet school in the fall of 2022. The specialized academy will provide “underserved communities a pathway to employment within the industry” by offering hands-on experience in television and…
A grand jury in Georgia has declined to indict a former state trooper who fatally shot a Black man after running his car off the road during a vehicle pursuit in August 2020. The 22-person Screven County grand jury returned a no-bill Monday afternoon, declining to indict 27-year-old former Georgia State Patrol trooper Jacob Gordon…
“Biz is still under medical care,” they said, “surrounded by professionals who are working hard to provide the best health care possible.” Hip-hop legend Biz Markie is still alive, despite reports Wednesday that he had passed away. The 57-year-old musician is reportedly in hospice care, and his family is asking fans for their positive thoughts…
The charges against the Trump Organization and the company’s chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, were expected to involve alleged tax violations related to benefits the company gave to top executives Donald Trump’s company and his longtime finance chief have been indicted on charges stemming from a New York investigation into the former president’s business dealings, two people familiar…
Willow Smith is following in her mother Jada Pinkett Smith‘s rocker chick footprints but is doing her best to learn from the darker parts of the path. In 2002, Jada formed the nu-metal band Wicked Wisdom and served as frontwoman for the group, going by Jada Koren. The band was made up of herself and…
Source: Ilya S. Savenok / Getty Biz Markie was a top trending topic early Thursday morning after false reports of his death flooded social media timelines across the internet. A couple of media outlets even went so far as to publish their own news article declaring the rap legend had died at around the same…
