Appellate Court Justice Lisa Holder White, a Republican, will make history as the first Black woman to sit on Illinois’ highest judicial bench. Holder White was selected to replace Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman, who is retiring this summer, according to reports. Illinois Appellate Court Justice Lisa Holder White will make history in July…
Source: Paul Morigi / Getty Abortion advocacy groups in Georgia have long been preparing for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. However, the recent draft leak from the Supreme Court still enraged and saddened those of us who do reproductive justice work every day. As a Black woman who manages local campaigns to…
“The Best Man” became an instant hit once it debuted in theaters in 1999. The film follows Chicago writer Harper Stewart as his life is turned upside after his best friend, Lance Sullivan, finds out that Stewart’s recent book is based on actual events that involve a fling with Sullivan’s soon-to-be wife. Taye Diggs portrays…
Christopher J. Tatlock allegedly emailed Foxx his intent to “shoot and hang” her and sent a similar message to Lightfoot. Hate crime charges have been filed against a Chicago man who allegedly emailed a death threat to Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx earlier this month, the state attorney general’s office…
Keith Cooper reportedly has received the largest settlement paid in a wrongful conviction lawsuit in Indiana, more than two decades after being sentenced to 40 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, according to reports. Cooper, 54, was released after serving more than eight years in prison when new evidence revealed that…
The supermarket is in a predominately Black neighborhood. At least 10 people were killed Saturday afternoon in a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. Details on the number of additional people shot at the Tops Friendly Market and their conditions weren’t immediately available. Buffalo police said…
Gun homicides rose 35% in 2020 and CDC researchers are suggesting methods for changing systems that perpetuate these racial disparities. Black Americans, particularly young Black men, were shown to have had the highest rates of gun deaths among the U.S. population from 2019 to 2020, as overall rates rose 35% to the highest mark in…
Rick Riordan, writer and author of the popular fantasy novel “Percy Jackson,” is speaking out against critics angered by the casting of Leah Jeffries. The actress, who is Black, is set to star as one of the leads in the upcoming adaptation set to release on Disney+. In a lengthy blog post published earlier this…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty North Carolina’s presumptive Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate found herself on the receiving end of Republican attacks just days before the state’s primary. As reported by Axios Raleigh, the new ad from the National Republican Senatorial Committee claims Beasley can’t be trusted to protect the state’s families. Relying…
Omoye Assata Lynn, Common’s daughter, was among nearly 2,000 graduates receiving their Howard University diplomas on May 7. Congratulations are in order to Omoye Assata Lynn, daughter of rapper Common, for her recent graduation from Howard University School of Law! The emcee and actor was bursting with joy on May 7 as he watched his…
