President Joe Biden to deliver State of the Union address on Tuesday Fencing installed around the U.S. Capitol for months after the January 2021 insurrection will be put back up before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday as concern grows about potential demonstrations or truck convoys snarling traffic in the nation’s…
Two Democrats and a handful of Republica senators could be the key to Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats say they are hoping for a bipartisan vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. That won’t be easy, but some Republicans have expressed an openness…
Roughly half of 500 million Covid tests made available by the White House have gone unclaimed Nearly half of the 500 million free COVID-19 tests the Biden administration recently made available to the public still have not been claimed as virus cases plummet and people feel less urgency to test. Wild demand swings have been a subplot in the…
Gunfire erupts at Las Vegas hookah lounge after two people get into an altercation at party Fourteen people were shot during a party at a Las Vegas hookah lounge early Saturday, including one man who was killed and two others who were critically wounded. The shooting happened about 3:15 a.m. local time and preliminary information…
Jennifer Hudson beats out Regina King, Lil Nas X, others for entertainer of the year award Jennifer Hudson was named entertainer of the year at the 53rd annual NAACP Image Awards that highlighted works by entertainers and writers of color. After Hudson accepted the award Saturday night, the singer-actor thanked the NAACP for inspiring “little…
“Frederick Douglass has assumed his place not only as one of America’s great orators, but also as one of the writers of the nineteenth century,” Gates recently told Axios Famed Harvard historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. is calling for the face of Frederick Douglass to be added to a U.S. dollar bill. Gates, executive producer…
OPINION: The 1991 murder-crime-drug-family drama really is the gift that keeps on giving, especially in my life as a father. I know, I know. The idea that New Jack City is a movie that has anything to do with solid parenting—I view myself as a solid parent—makes no sense. Hell, this is a movie where…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spoke about George Floyd when they took the stage to accept the President’s Award Saturday night Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made their first award show appearance since moving to the U.S. at the NAACP Image Awards on Saturday night. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex received the President’s…
The A-list actor showed his passion for social justice during an appearance at the 53rd annual NAACP Image Awards Samuel L. Jackson added his voice to the fight for voting rights during his acceptance speech at the 53rd annual NAACP Image Awards on Saturday. The 73-year-old actor demonstrated his passion for social justice while accepting…
Anthony Anderson hosted the annual award show for BET on Saturday night The 53rd annual NAACP Image Awards is in full effect with Anthony Anderson serving as host of the annual award show that’s being broadcast live on BET. The actor, who recently reprised his role on Law & Order, nabbed the first award of…
