For the first time, families with children in the US are eligible to receive monthly child tax credit payments starting on July 15. Families with children have some additional income coming their way. Under the American Rescue Plan, 39 million households will receive monthly child tax credits starting on July 15, the Internal Revenue Service…
Dancehall and reggae artist Kranium gained popularity in 2013 with his international hit single “Nobody Has to Know.” A year later, the track, which also has a remix featuring Ty Dolla $ign, landed him a music deal with Atlantic Records. Since then, the 27-year-old, whose real name is Kemar Donaldson, has been steadily creating a solid presence with…
“We need more professionals in education to recognize children dealing with trauma and help them, not criminalize them,” Henson shared. Over the past few years, Taraji P. Henson has become a crusader for mental health awareness. In an effort to combat mental health distress in the classroom due to racial bias, the actress has launched The Unspoken…
A Minnesota Department of Corrections officer is no longer with the department after video footage captured last month showed him harassing peaceful anti-police brutality protestors. On Wednesday, May 12, Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell said in a statement that Sgt. Paul Gorder, who worked at the Correctional Facility-Stillwater, was no longer an employee at the department….
The ceremony featured fun sketches, emotional wins and plenty of stars After taking a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards returned on Sunday night with plenty of wins, laughs, and golden popcorn to go around. The Leslie Jones-hosted award show aired live from Los Angeles and featured many celebrity appearances…
“Immediately I’m already being prejudged that I’m doing something criminal or fraudulent, that they have to go and do all these extremes,” Ricardo M. Peters alleges of his treatment at a JPMorgan Chase branch A former Black financial advisor at JPMorgan Chase, who previously alleged racial discrimination against the banking giant, is taking the firm…
OPINION: How can America overcome its problems of systemic racism and police violence at home as it gives billions of dollars to Israel to maintain an oppressive apartheid system? Now is the time for President Joe Biden to speak out against apartheid in Israel, and for the U.S. to no longer support state-sanctioned violence and…
More questions remain regarding the death of Mikayla Miller, a 16-year-old queer Black teen who was found dead in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, on April 18. On May 21 Mikayla’s supporters plan to march to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office to call for her resignation and to pressure law enforcement to turn the case over to…
Claudia Jordan‘s remarks on Porsha Williams‘s engagement news on May 16 have fans side-eyeing the 48-year-old and bringing up her past with Williams’ ex-husband Kordell Stewart. In the latest episode of “Tea-G-I-F” alongside Al Reynolds and Funky Dineva, Jordan condemned the Dish Nation co-host’s relationship with her supposed friend Falynn Guobadia’s estranged husband, Simon Guobadia. Jordan said…
Former NBA player Lamar Odom may soon find himself inside a courtroom with his former girlfriend, Liza Morales, after she claimed Odom ceased child support payments in the summer of last year. Page Six reported that the “Basketball Wives” star filed a lawsuit on Thursday, May 13, in Manhattan Supreme Court, alleging that “in June 2020,…
