Akasia Lee-Nicholas created The Culinary Queens of New Orleans, which combines New Orleans’ culinary passion with building connections. A new Mardi Gras krewe founded by and operated by a Black female chef made its parade debut Tuesday night in the Jefferson Parish area of New Orleans. Akasia Lee-Nicholas, owner of Akasia’s Café, told Nola.com The Culinary Queens…
Source: Jason Davis / Getty We all know that if Black Lives Matter protesters block a single road or highway for half an hour, enthusiastic Klan-maid Candace Owens would be OK with cops violating all manner of their civil liberties while carting the activists off to jail. In that scenario, the protesters are domestic terrorists,…
Usher seems to be enjoying the responsibilities that go along with being a dad of four. Whether it is taking one of his teenage sons, Nayvid Ely, 13, to fashion week and letting him floss for the paparazzi or tossing his little girl Sovereign Bo, age 21 months, above his head on a private jet until she…
Source: Gary Coronado / Getty California District Attorney Todd Spitzer is in hot water after racist comments he made about a Black murder defendant were leaked to the public last week. Now Spitzer is losing some of his supporters, with a few calling for him to resign. Spitzer’s racist remarks were made during an Oct…
Judge J. Dale Youngs ruled that Eric DeValkenaere can stay out of prison during the appeal of his conviction in the death of Lamb A former Kansas City detective convicted of fatally shooting a Black man will remain free on bond while his conviction is appealed, a judge ruled Tuesday. Jackson County Circuit Court Presiding Judge…
The inaugural Ahmaud Arbery Day will be marked with prayer vigils and memorial events, including a sponsored run. Today marks the second anniversary of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, and as the three men who killed him have been convicted on both the state and federal level, lawmakers in the state of Georgia are working…
One of the things widening the racial wealth gap is the federal tax code. The way the tax code is written puts Blacks at a disadvantage, according to a law professor who has spent her career researching racism in the tax system. Loopholes in the U.S. tax system have held back Black families, said Dorothy…
The Emancipator is a joint effort by Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research and The Boston Globe’s Opinion team America’s first newspaper dedicated to advocating for the end of slavery is being resurrected and reimagined more than two centuries later as the nation continues to grapple with its legacy of racism. The revived version of The Emancipator is…
Prosecutors and defense attorneys spent a full day in closing arguments that recapped a month of testimony The jury hearing the case against three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights needs only to get instructions from the judge before starting deliberations Wednesday. Prosecutors and defense attorneys spent a full day Tuesday in…
Jordyn Woods‘ fans were left in awe on Feb. 21, after the model shared a post showcasing the matching ensembles she and her boyfriend Karl-Anthony Towns wore, including possible fur coats, during a night out. Although the couple’s exact location is unclear, Woods and Towns were in Cleveland, Ohio, this past weekend for the NBA…
