Source: Kent Nishimura / Getty The U.S. Senate has confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman and only the third Black person to ever sit on the highest court in America. Jackson will join Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan on the liberal side, although the court leans 6-3…
The Barbados-born singer-entrepreneur earned her way onto the Forbes list due largely to her Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin brands. Circulating word that fashion icon Rihanna is a billionaire isn’t actually new “news.” However, this week, the global superstar made her debut on Forbes’ popular World Billionaires List for 2022. According to People, Ri-Ri joined fellow “Run this…
The nation’s first Black woman, Kamala Harris, notably presided over the historic vote on the Senate floor. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been officially confirmed to the Supreme Court as the first Black woman justice in U.S. history after the Senate voted 53-47 Thursday afternoon in favor of President Joe Biden’s nomination for the high…
One week after Kandi Burruss‘ ex Russell “Big Block” Spencer accused the Xscape singer of being his side chick during his March 28 appearance on Vlad TV, Spencer found himself in another heated situation, this time with Kandi and Russell’s daughter Riley Burruss. Kandi and Russell briefly dated in the early 2000s, and welcomed Riley in August 2002. Despite conflicting reports, Kandi…
Louisiana House Bill 729, proposed by state Rep. Royce Duplessis, passed with bipartisan support in a 75-21 vote. Lawmakers in the state of Louisiana are considering a bill that will keep mugshots from being accessible by the public before people arrested have been convicted of a crime, except when they are being sought or fleeing…
Ahead of Black Maternal Health Week, Serena Williams details the series of complications and dismissals that almost ended her life. Awareness of the Black maternal health crisis has risen in recent years, but progress in preventing Black maternal morbidity or major complications during childbirth has unfortunately been much slower. While several politicians—including Vice President Kamala…
Veteran actress Sheryl Lee Ralph is one of the most respected actresses in Black Hollywood. However, while reflecting on her nearly four-decade-long career during a recent interview, the former Broadway star recalled a time she was fired from a pilot because she wasn’t Black enough. “People’s thinking was not very inclusive. You [had] directors who…
Source: Win McNamee / Getty You know how conservatives pride themselves on being the party of “everyone is so sensitive these days?” These are the people who toss around the “snowflake” insult at anyone who lacks appreciation for soft-at-best bigotry while going to war against critical race theory they know nothing about and drafting legislation…
Many universities had been removing symbols of the Confederacy, but the protests in 2020 helped accelerate the process. Eight colleges in North Carolina are taking deliberate actions to scrub symbols of white supremacy from their campuses. A new report from The Charlotte Observer listed the actions in detail, noting the efforts include removing statues, changing…
A Bronx mother is crediting divine intervention for her toddler’s death-defying fall six floors from an apartment window. Karter Christian is recovering from what witnesses have called a “miracle.” The 4-year-old had no noticeable injuries right after he slipped out a gap between the window frame and an air conditioner. However, he is now nursing…
