Opponents said the plans reminded them of environmental racism Environmentalists and activists claimed victory Saturday after a company canceled plans to build an oil pipeline through southwest Tennessee and north Mississippi, and over an aquifer that provides drinking water to 1 million people. Byhalia Connection said it will no longer pursue plans to build a…
The proposal on bag fees is the first of several airline-consumer regulations rumored to be coming from the Biden administration The Transportation Department will propose that airlines be required to refund fees on checked baggage if the bags aren’t delivered to passengers quickly enough. The proposal, if made final after a lengthy regulation-writing process, would…
The latest wave is bringing many hospitals in South Africa to capacity South Africa’s resurgence of COVID-19 is setting record numbers of new daily cases, centered in Johannesburg and driven by the delta variant, health officials said Sunday. More than 26,000 new cases were reported on Saturday, up from 24,000 the previous day, according to…
Migos may talk big game in their music, but the reasoning behind a common thread running through their ‘Culture’ albums’ artwork hints at the fact that they still hold special places in their hearts for the first women in their lives. Offset and Quavo, joined much later by Takeoff, stopped by Amazon Music’s “Connected with Wayno” on…
Twitter users had mixed reactions to news of Kodak’s donation Kodak Black donated air conditioning units to residents at a Florida housing project, according to TMZ. The Florida rapper, whose real name is Bill Kahan Kapri, purchased 100 air conditioning units at an approximate cost of $12,500 and hand-delivered them to residents at the Golden…
Caster Semenya came up short in hopes of competing in the 5,000-meters race after she was banned from another event due to testosterone rules This could be it for Caster Semenya and the Olympics. Forced out of her favorite race by World Athletics’ testosterone rules, the two-time Olympic champion in the 800 meters took a…
Wendy Williams‘ ex-husband Kevin Hunter received extensive backlash on July 2 after posting an “ungrateful” Instagram Story following the daytime television talk show host’s warning to social media influencer Tabitha Brown. Hunter’s post came a day after Brown clapped back at Williams for expressing how she thought it was a bad idea that the actress encouraged her husband of 18…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty As a holiday, Independence Day, like many aspects of America’s folklore, represents an expression of ideas that have yet to come to pass. Posting a rendition of Frederick Douglass’ speech “What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July’” has become as much an Independence Day tradition for Black…
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm announced on Wednesday that the deadly force used in an officer-involved shooting in April was justified and that the three officers involved won’t face any charges. Lindani Myeni, a 29-year-old South African man, was fatally shot by officers from the Honolulu Police Department on April 14, just three months after…
HBO announced Friday that “Lovecraft Country” won’t return for a second season The groundbreaking HBO series Lovecraft Country will not return for a second season and fans are not pleased about the situation. Deadline was the first to report the news that the sci-fi series will end with the first season that released in the…
