Sery Kim, who is campaigning to be a congresswoman from Texas, faces backlash after saying of Chinese immigrants, ‘I don’t want them here at all.’ Two Republican congresswomen from California announced they’ll no longer support GOP House candidate Sery Kim of Texas after disparaging remarks she made about Chinese immigrants, according to a story by…
Political powerhouse Shirley Chisholm’s barrier-breaking contributions will forever be embedded in the fabric of history and an effort has been launched to memorialize her legacy. According to Roll Call, a bill for the creation of a statue of Chisholm—that would live inside of the United States Capitol—has been introduced. Black women are mostly missing from…
While Lizzo is currently chronicling her own journey toward a healthier lifestyle, she still took some time to relay a message of body positivity and acceptance on her social media. In a recent TikTok video, the Grammy-winning artist calls out people who try to police the bodies of overweight women and automatically diagnose them as…
It’s been almost two months since hip-hop’s favorite hot girl Megan Thee Stallion confirmed her relationship with Pardison Fontaine, and the couple is just as cute as they were when they first popped out. On the night of April 1, Megan decided to show her man some gratitude on Twitter. She wrote, “Pardi really showed…
Aari McDonald is determined to win respect for the player and the program Arizona’s Aari McDonald is used to being overlooked. Now that people are paying attention, she asks they pronounce her name correctly. For the record, it’s Air-ee, not Ahh-ree. She noted that after scoring 26 points in the Wildcats’ upset of UConn to…
Obama says Jay-Z’s ‘My 1st Song’ inspired him to overcome his insecurities during his first White House campaign When Barack Obama was asked recently to recite a rap verse from memory, one song by Jay-Z came to mind. That song was “My 1st Song,” which was on the Brooklyn rapper’s 2003 Grammy-nominated album, The Black…
The argument over vaccine passports echoes division over the past year about masks, shutdown orders and the vaccines themselves Vaccine passports being developed to verify COVID-19 immunization status and allow inoculated people to more freely travel, shop and dine have become the latest flash point in America’s perpetual political wars, with Republicans portraying them as…
‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,’ ‘One Night in Miami‘ and ‘Da 5 Bloods‘ are among titles vying for the top Screen Actor Guild Awards honor Several Oscar hopefuls will reunite at Sunday’s Screen Actor Guild Awards, albeit in the same virtual, socially-distanced way that most gatherings have happened in the last year. Normally held in a…
V ideo of Georgia Rep. Park Cannon being dragged from the state Capitol spread quickly across social media last week. The sight of the young queer Black woman, a duly elected member of the state legislature, violently arrested for knocking on the governor’s office door shocked many. In a recent interview, Cannon told Don Lemon she…
Facebook has been grappling with data security issues for years Details from more than 500 million Facebook users have been found available on a website for hackers. The information appears to be several years old, but it is another example of the vast amount of information collected by Facebook and other social media sites, and…
