Disneyland is a major economic engine in California, drawing nearly 19 million in attendance the year before the coronavirus struck Disneyland swung open its gates to cheering visitors donning sequined Minnie Mouse ears and snapping selfies Friday, marking a dramatic turnaround in a state so overwhelmed with coronavirus cases just four months ago that patients…
Caitlyn Jenner told a TMZ reporter on Saturday that it’s “a question of fairness” Caitlyn Jenner, the former Olympic champion and reality TV personality now running for California governor, said she opposes transgender girls competing in girls’ sports at school. Jenner, a 1976 decathlon Olympic gold medalist who came out as a transgender woman in…
Aoki Lee Simmons took fans back in time on April 28, when the 18-year-old shared throwback photos of her mother, model and entrepreneur Kimora Lee Simmons, and her father, mogul Russell Simmons, as part of a TikTok challenge called “My Parents’ in the 90s.” In the clip, captioned, “#90saesthetic ,” Aoki started the video by informing her followers…
The funeral service for 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant, who was killed by a Columbus police officer. | Source: Scott Olson / Getty The Columbus Police Accountability Coalition says the culture of violence toward Black communities is unchanged after the Ohio capital city’s last Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation more than 20 years ago. Led by Black…
The Florida State Capitol building. | Source: Mark Wallheiser / Getty Florida continues its attack on democracy with a newly passed anti-voting rights bill. Passed almost entirely along party lines, the bill awaits Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature. A response to record turnout last year, SB 90 is another bill created from the twin sins of…
“Aren’t you embarrassed?” Utah senator Mitt Romney asked the delegates at the Maverik Center in West Valley City Sen. Mitt Romney met a much less-than-favorable reception at the Utah Republican party convention on Saturday, where he was called a “traitor” and a “communist” as he vied to get a work in edgewise, according to The…
Source: Bloomberg / Getty Five white farmers last week sued USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack in his official capacity, alleging reverse discrimination for his treatment of Black farmers, in particular. The lawsuit claimed the effort to address equity for farmers of color denied the white farmers equal protection under the law. Playing fast and loose with…
“What I’m trying to do, as much as I can, even sometimes singlehandedly, is increase the value of Black life,” Ben Crump says Ben Crump, the Rev. Al Sharpton says, is “Black America’s attorney general.” In less than a decade, the Florida-based attorney has become the voice for the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown,…
The world of collegiate speech and debate has been rocked since multiple Black competitors from Spelman College and Morehouse College came forward with claims of alleged racial taunting that went unchecked by tournament judges during a national debate championship in April. The alleged taunting took place the weekend of April 16 to 17 during the…
Efforts to get access to police disciplinary records have increased along with public awareness of the issue, says Rachel Moran Lawmakers in more than 20 states have considered bills this year to make the disciplinary records of police officers public or to share them with other agencies, a push that comes amid a rash of…
