The newly confirmed judge won’t be officially sworn in until June or July Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will join a Supreme Court that is both more diverse than ever and more conservative than it’s been since the 1930s. She’s likely to be on the losing end of a bunch of important cases, including examinations of…
It’s a good week for rapper Fivio Foreign, who is celebrating the release of his debut album “B.I.B.L.E.” While promoting the 17-track project, the Brooklyn native revealed that he had a lot of cleaning up to do on one particular song at the request of Beyoncé. During an appearance at Hot 97’s “Ebro in the…
Lawyers for Vanessa Wilson say she was the victim of a campaign to hurt her reputation by city council members opposing reforms. DENVER (AP) — The Denver suburb where police officers and paramedics have been charged in the death of a Black man in 2019 ousted its reform-minded police chief Wednesday, faulting her management of…
A video of a Black school monitor lifting a student in the air by his neck and pushing him several times at a Kissimmee, Florida, school, has gone viral. The teen allegedly used the N-word in earshot of the newly hired aide. Despite the minor’s use of the racial epithet, community stakeholders say the violence…
TSU branded helmets are shown during the Southern Heritage Classic game between the Jackson State University Tigers and the Tennessee State Tigers on Sept. 14, 2019, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis. | Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty Head coach Eddie George and his Tennessee State University Tigers will be making history next year…
A new billboard in Owensboro, Kentucky — a town with only 4,000 Black residents out of 60,000 — calls for the statue’s removal. The residents of Owensboro, Kentucky, are ramping up their fight to have a Confederate monument removed from outside of their local courthouse. The small town — said to have only 4,000 Black…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty The confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will forever be etched into the history books as a monumental moment for Black people. Jackson is the first Black woman and only the third Black person to ever sit on the highest court in America. Her confirmation will be taught in…
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Reaction to Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation was jubilant from many corners, and the word “historic” was repeated again and again. WASHINGTON (AP) — “On this vote, the yeas are 53, the nays are 47, and this nomination is confirmed,” Vice President Kamala Harris said from her chair presiding over the Senate. Then, she smiled. And…
The president has had a front-row seat to some of the most contentious confirmation battles in the Supreme Court’s history. WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a moment 46 days — and more than 46 years — in the making. President Joe Biden on Friday is celebrating the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman…
