This disparity study is the county’s strategy to give their lawyers better ammunition to argue the case for new procurement rules. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has announced a new “disparity study” to investigate and quantify biases against women, Black and Hispanic-owned businesses in the awarding of contracts from the county’s $3 billion contract budget…
OPINION: The confirmation of Judge Jackson is a reminder of our indefatigable spirit of perseverance that makes Black women the winners they consistently choose to be. The moment I read Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by the Senate to serve on the Supreme Court, the tears that welled in my eyes were a shock…
Confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen more than 50% in 10 days, the threshold at which the city’s guidelines call for people to wear masks indoors Philadelphia became the first major U.S. city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate on Monday after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections, with the city’s top health official saying…
“Be prepared for this family because every time you take a step, we’re going to be right behind you, this is not over,” said Karen Wells, the mother of Amir Locke. The family of Amir Locke is angry, frustrated and disgusted with the decision by Minnesota prosecutors not to file criminal charges against the Minneapolis…
Gabrielle Union is widely known being a successful actress, New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur, wife, and mother. But on April 11, the 49-year-old proved to her millions of followers that she’s still that “it” girl despite her busy schedule after sharing a seductive Instagram post. In the upload, Union, who wore a blue string…
Union and Wade say the accessibly priced, Kaavia James-inspired line is intended ‘to fill a gap for parents of color.’ Proud parents Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade just made another addition to their growing family of projects and products. On Tuesday, the couple debuted Proudly, a line of baby care products inspired by their youngest daughter,…
Kirk Franklin‘s son and reality star Kerrion Rashad Franklin is due in court this week after he was arrested in the early Sunday morning hours on April 10, and booked into a Los Angeles jail around 10:28 a.m. local time after being pulled over by Beverly Hills Police just three hours before. According to reports…
A white woman who wrongly accused a Black teen of stealing her phone has accepted a plea deal to avoid going to jail. The terms of the plea required her to admit to committing a hate crime against the then-14-year-old but can be revisited in a couple of years, provided she stays out of trouble….
Along with the collection’s debut, Lizzo teased her upcoming fourth studio album and ‘Saturday Night Live’ hosting debut. Never let it be said Lizzo doesn’t know how to self-promote. On Monday, the musician and newly minted fashion entrepreneur gave a major tease of the Tuesday launch of her new shapewear brand, Yitty, as she boarded…
A week after R&B singer Monica paid a visit to her ex-boyfriend Corey “C-Murder” Miller in prison, fans are giving her a piece of advice. The two have maintained a close relationship since their brief romance in the late ’90s. Things became complicated when the rapper was arrested for the 2002 murder of 16-year-old Steven…
