Source: Thaddaeus McAdams / Getty Former first lady Michelle Obama is kicking off the new year with more efforts to fight back against voter suppression in 2022. Obama sent out a lengthy letter titled “Fight For Our Vote,” urging Americans to stay focused on democracy ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. “We’ve got to vote…
An allegation of racism including complaints of students in KKK robes and “poop on a Black student’s door” has the University of Utah investigating the claims going into the new year. “We talk about generational trauma, and we have another generation of our students going through this,” said Darlene McDonald, an outspoken activist in Salt…
The business sanctions won’t apply to essentials like pharmaceuticals, and medical supplies and equipment to fight COVID-19 West African regional leaders imposed new sanctions Sunday on Mali, suspending most commerce and financial aid to the country after its military rulers said they would stay in power for four more years instead of holding an election…
Police say the man’s motive was to advance further in line Police arrested a man outside of a Doja Cat concert Saturday after reports that the suspect attempted to speed through the entry line by telling nearby concertgoers he was carrying an explosive. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IPMD) tweeted that officers “arrested a man…
Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty An Oklahoma Housing authority that denied a Black mother and her daughter housing in 2015 finally settled with the Department of Justice. The Oklahoman reported a civil rights complaint was brought against the Lone Wolf Housing Authority, the former executive director and a former program assistant in December 2020. …
The actress and producer said she and her co-stars were called back to shoot extra scenes after filming had already concluded The iconic 2000s comedy Bring It On has brought cheer to its cult fanbase for over a decade, largely thanks to Gabrielle Union’s breakout performance as Isis — a character whose lack of screen…
Cameroon had waited out a three-year delay to host this African Cup Host Cameroon came from behind with two penalties in the space of eight minutes at the end of the first half to beat Burkina Faso 2-1 Sunday in the opening game of the African Cup of Nations. Captain Vincent Aboubakar scored both penalties,…
In the 1930s, it was not uncommon for real estate agents to use language describing areas as “negro-blighted” and filled with an “infiltration of undesirable racial elements” to dissuade white homebuyers from purchasing in specific communities. This language, spearheaded by the National Association of Real Estate Boards, led to the development of redlining maps and discriminatory practices…
The accident occurred between the towns of Sao Jose da Barra and Capitolio The death toll from an accident in which a slab of cliff rock toppled onto pleasure boaters on a Brazilian lake has risen to 10, police said Sunday. Authorities worked to identify the dead and divers were searching the lake in case…
Sunday’s fire comes just days after a house fire in Philadelphia left 12 people — including eight children — dead At least 19 people, including nine children, died in a fire Sunday at a Bronx apartment building in one of the worst blazes in New York City in decades, officials said. Mayor Eric Adams called…
