Forget about Simone Biles being the most decorated woman gymnast in history. Too often, the conversation shifts away from her extraordinary skills to focus on her tightly coiled hair. From the moment the gymnast stepped onto the national stage in 2016 to her wedding photos in April 2023, she faced criticism from many other Black…
On Thursday, a SWAT team raided the South Florida mansion of rapper Sean Kingston (above) and arrested his mother on fraud and theft charges that an attorney says stems partly from the installation of a massive TV at the home. (Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, file) The federal charges come nearly two months after Kingston was charged…
A Black woman has accused employees at Walmart of racially profiling her after she purchased two televisions and some other items for her home. When she returned to ask for the names of the employees involved in the incident, she was told she was trespassing and asked to leave the premises. A TikTok user who…
Allisha Gray #15 of the Atlanta Dream celebrates with the trophy after winning the Starry 3-Point Contest ahead of the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game at Footprint Center on July 19, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images) “I was a little fatigued from the skills challenge, but I was locked in because I…
Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman isn’t a fan of every project he has been cast in, including the one that made him a household figure in the 1970s. In his first major gig, he played a number of characters on the Children’s Television Workshop’s literacy series “The Electric Company.” Freeman is best remembered for his…
U.S. Representative Marc Veasey attends a special screening of Lawmen: Bass Reeves at MPA Theater on November 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Paramount+) In letter co-signed by two other Democrats, Veasey name drops Vice President Kamala Harris as head of the new generation of leaders WASHINGTON (AP) — A…
Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee, D-Texas, speaks during a House Judiciary Committee meeting, Dec. 13, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool, File) Jackson Lee led efforts to establish Juneteenth as a holiday in 2021 Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic…
The Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024. | Source: Anadolu / Getty The most obnoxious thing about white conservatives is the way they pretend we’re calling them racist for no reason—and they do so often while demonstrating obvious and intentional racism. On the first night of the…
Source: Earl Gibson III / Getty Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), the beloved Texas congresswoman who has been at the center of U.S.politics for 30 years, died Friday night, KHOU11 reports. She was 74 years old. Jackson Lee‘s family issued the following statement: “With incredible grief for our loss yet deep gratitude for the life…
NBA icon and new game show host Shaquille O’Neal was a guest on the July 17th episode of the daytime talk show The View, where things between him and co-host Sara Haines got hot and heavy. O’Neal visited “The View” to discuss his new role as co-host of the “Lucky 13” game show alongside Gina Rodriguez. However,…
