“We believe that voters should choose their politicians, not the other way around,“ a community leader shared at the first redistricting hearing. The redistricting process has officially begun in Georgia. Georgia lawmakers met in an online hearing on Tuesday to launch this process, drawing activists and community members from across the state. From Gwinnett County…
“The ELC is proud to embark on this mission with Goalsetter to ensure that Black Americans never again have to wait for financial liberation,” said executive leadership council president and CEO Michael C. Hyter. On Wednesday, the Executive Leadership Council announced a new initiative to grow and protect wealth in Black America. Dubbed Build, Grow,…
Dr. Dre is working with fellow industry legend Jimmy Iovine to provide teens in the South Los Angeles area with access to educations that will cater to their personal interests in hopes of fostering future generations of entrepreneurs and creators. The plans by the Death Row Records co-founder, 56, and Iovine, 68, for the public…
For decades, activists have fought for the reverence that the historic anniversary commemorating the symbolic end of slavery in the United States deserves. On Wednesday, Congress finally made the Juneteenth a federal holiday. Juneteenth is officially a federal paid holiday in the United States. After passing in the Senate on Tuesday, the House voted on…
The freshman class of 100 is set to open the Washington state school this fall Russell Wilson and Ciara are already a power couple due to their mutual accomplishments. But now they have a chance to directly impact those that come after them. The couple’s Why Not You Foundation announced on Wednesday the official opening of a…
The race to replace Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge‘s U.S. House seat in Ohio got a fresh jolt on Wednesday when Hillary Clinton offered her endorsement. Only instead of the former Secretary of State opting to lend her support to Nina Turner, the leading candidate, Clinton decided to throw her weight behind Shontel…
Keisha Young says that she was only defending herself in fight prior to being manhandled by security in a sports bar The Black woman who was captured on camera being dragged down a flight of steps at a popular gay bar in Washington DC on Saturday was caught up in a brawl right before she…
Costello made headlines this week after calling out Chrissy Teigen for allegedly bullying and attempting to blacklist the fashion designer As the fallout from Michael Costello‘s recent comments on Chrissy Teigen continues, he’s been forced to respond to allegations made by British singer Leona Lewis on how he treated her when she was slated to…
“[Juneteenth] does not celebrate one day in just one place, but instead it recognizes the harsh experiences of all those who were enslaved. The mothers, fathers, children, and siblings who toiled in Maine’s soil and built Maine’s economy without enjoying their own freedom,” said Rep. Rachel Talbot Maine is one of the latest states to…
“The family reached this same conclusion immediately upon seeing the video of his death,” an attorney representing the family said. The family of Jamal Sutherland is relieved a team of forensic pathologists in South Carolina agrees that the subdual process of jailhouse staffers contributed to his death earlier this year. Sutherland’s death certificate has been…
