Source: Patricia Marroquin / Getty The governors of Mississippi and Texas announced Tuesday that COVID-19 restrictions would be lifted in their states, permitting businesses to operate at full capacity and eliminating mask mandates in the middle of a pandemic which has disproportionately affected Black and brown communities. Black communities account for 14.7 percent of COVID-19…
The city was initially willing to pay in an attempt to reduce misinformation about the upcoming trial Minneapolis admits it made a mistake by considering social media influencers to provide information to the public during the Derek Chauvin trial. Read More: AG Barr rejected plea deal proposed by Chauvin in George Floyd death The city…
U.K. rapper Stefflon Don is attempting to correct her problematic past before social media, specifically, cancel culture, does it for her. Like with many celebrities who’ve been accused of promoting colorism, including the likes of Dani Leigh and LaToya Ali, Stefflon’s past tweets speaking ill of dark-skinned Black women have come back to haunt her. Stefflon Don….
The ‘Noname Book Club’ will soon be opening the doors to its official headquarters This month, rapper and activist Noname has confirmed that she’s planning to do even more to help the Black community with the construction of her brick-and-mortar headquarters for the “Noname Book Club.” On March 1, the Chicago-born poet named Fatimah Warner announced…
The highly anticipated trial kicks off on March 8 George Floyd’s family is disappointed that a judge ruled on Monday, only one family member can be in the Minneapolis courtroom during the highly anticipated trial due to COVID-19 restrictions. The same goes for former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin’s family. “The family is looking forward to the start…
Tory Russell, co-founder of the International Black Freedom Alliance and Mike Brown Sr. have requested the funding for their community. Mike Brown Sr. and local community organizer Tony Russell have demanded the Black Lives Matter organization provide $20M to continue their work in Ferguson, Missouri. Read More: Ferguson elects Ella Jones as its first Black…
The Biden administration announced that Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved shot President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adult Americans by the end of May, two months earlier than anticipated, as his administration announced that drugmaker Merck…
EXCLUSIVE: National Urban League President Marc Morial says Vernon Jordan had a ‘behind-the-scenes influence’ in the most powerful rooms in America The impact of Vernon Jordan will span beyond his 85 years of life. Jordan, who died Monday evening, was a Black man with a pedigree not too many, Black or white, have been able…
Many people are manifestation advocates, and they believe that if you speak something into existence, it may happen for you in real life. But what about just dreaming something into existence? That’s what happened to comedian and actress Mo’Nique. On March 1, she uploaded an Instagram video revealing that she was gifted with some pieces…
When 20-year old Kemar Lalor posted his now-viral TikTok clip demonstrating what he presented as a unique way to regain your sense of taste, the Canadian college student didn’t know he might end up helping people feel better during their COVID-19 recovery. “Boys and girls, I am no scientist, but it does work,” Lalor says…
