A young Utah woman’s heated yet unthreatening response to an officer’s treatment of her and a friend landed her in jail. Nineteen-year-old Lauren Gibson and her friends were driving back to California from a camping trip in Panguitch, Utah, when the group was pulled over and ticketed for speeding before they made it out of the…
Confirmed infections climbed to an average of about 23,600 a day on Monday, up from 11,300 on June 23, according to Johns Hopkins University data The COVID-19 curve in the U.S. is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the…
Some, especially smaller private colleges, have been fighting for their survival for years, with weak endowments, aging buildings and steady enrollment declines Two recent high-profile faculty appointments could be a fundraising and enrollment bonanza for Howard University, one of the nation’s most prestigious Black colleges. Many other Black schools are not so fortunate; in fact,…
“I ain’t cuss ’em out” he said. “I gave them knowledge and bought one piece of candy from each of them and closed the door.” In a video that hit social media this weekend, rapper DaBaby was seen refusing to pay $200 for candy being sold by two teenagers after he asks them how much…
A new Barbie doll modeled after tennis phenom Naomi Osaka sold out hours after its release on Monday, July 12. The doll is part of the Barbie Role Model series. Holding a replica of a Yonex tennis racket, the $29.99 doll sports a Nike tennis dress and a white visor, an outfit Osaka shared via…
Source: Montinique Monroe / Getty Months after announcing his intentions to run for Texas attorney general, civil rights lawyer Lee Merritt is making good on his promise and officially launched his campaign on Tuesday. Merritt, running as a Democrat, is also an activist who has played instrumental roles in seeking justice for victims of gun…
Texas Republicans passed the bill, but if House Democrats don’t return before the session’s end, it can’t become law. Texas Democrats are not giving up on the voting rights of their constituents without a fight. More than 50 members of the Texas state House left its capitol Monday to avoid voting on Republican-led voter suppression…
Emmy nominations are in, and fans of HBO’s hit series “Lovecraft Country” are more perplexed now than they were a few weeks ago when it was announced that the supernatural horror series set during the 1950s Jim Crow era would not be returning for a second season. According to Deadline, the show, starring Jonathan Majors,…
A white woman at the center of a now viral video offered some explanation for her bizarre behavior over the weekend. New Jersey police also face backlash for their handling of the incident that ended with no charges for the woman now dubbed “Victoria’s Secret Karen.” The woman was caught on camera attacking a Black…
Daniel Slater hired a hitman to carry out the crimes but was foiled when he turned out to be an FBI agent. A 51-year-old Florida man planned to have his 22-year-old girlfriend, her sister and her brother-in-law killed and then pin the murders on Black Lives Matter protesters. Daniel Slater of Palm Beach hired a…
