“How different would perspectives be had we all been taught about Tulsa in 1921, even as early as the fifth grade?” Actor Tom Hanks posed this question in his vastly talked-about op-ed headlined “Tom Hanks: You Should Learn the Truth About the Tulsa Race Massacre: in the June 4 edition of The New York Times. Just…
Gauff served superbly to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Ons Jabeur A day after Serena Williams was eliminated from the French Open, 17-year-old Coco Gauff showed the future in tennis for American women is bright. Gauff served superbly to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal with a 6-3,…
Def Jam announced that newly created role for the iconic rapper “will allow (Snoop) to strategically work across the label’s executive team and artist roster” Snoop Dogg is getting ready to bark out orders at Def Jam Recordings — he’s joining the label as an executive creative and strategic consultant. Def Jam announced Monday that…
Three justices said Congress is weighing whether to change the Military Selective Service Act, which requires men but not women to register for the draft The Supreme Court on Monday said it won’t take up a case that asked it to decide whether it’s sex discrimination for the government to require only men to register…
“Some opponents say we’re trying to erase history and we know that’s not the case because the true history has never been told. That’s essentially what this struggle is all about,” said community activist Ben Frazier about the school renames in Jacksonville, Florida. After a long campaign led by grassroots racial justice organizations, a school…
Some significant changes could be taking place soon in Illinois regarding police and how they obtain confessions from underage suspects, USA Today reported. On Sunday, May 31, the Illinois state legislature approved a bill prohibiting law enforcement officers from using deception tactics while questioning minors — who are often very susceptible to giving false confessions,…
Bezos is stepping down as Amazon’s CEO on July 5 — just 15 days before liftoff — to spend more time on his space company Jeff Bezos will ride his own rocket into space next month, joining the first crew to fly in a Blue Origin capsule. The Amazon founder announced Monday he will launch…
The deaths of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant still pull on the heartstrings of those who cherished them from family, friends and fans. His widow Vanessa Bryant has done everything in her willpower to keep their family unit strong, including their two youngest girls and their oldest, Natalia Bryant. Now Kobe…
As he approaches his first anniversary at the U.S. Postal Service’s helm, DeJoy is under mounting pressure to resign Louis DeJoy is uninterested in the niceties of Washington. The wealthy longtime businessman with an outer borough New York accent prides himself as a problem solver ready to disrupt an unwieldy bureaucracy. And he’s facing potential legal troubles….
A Kentucky nonprofit that provides outreach to marginalized communities was recently the recipient of a “six-figure donation” of “reparations” from a white donor who discovered their great-grandfather owned slaves. The benefactor received a considerable windfall of wealth upon their 25th birthday, which prompted them to investigate their family history to discover from whom the money…
