Democrats and voting rights groups say the law will disproportionately disenfranchise voters of color Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday signed into law a sweeping Republican-sponsored overhaul of state elections that includes new restrictions on voting by mail and gives the legislature greater control over how elections are run. Democrats and voting rights groups say…
OPINION: The parliamentary procedure that has been making headlines as of late has been used as a tool to disenfranchise Black voters Most people try not to focus on what the U.S. Senate does, because candidly, it does very little. Over the past decade or more, the Senate has become a hostile, divisive, and ultra…
The Texas senator declined to wear a mask at a recent press conference Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) declined to wear a mask during a recent press conference, resulting in a viral moment. Read More: Ted Cruz says wife Heidi is ‘pretty pissed’ about Cancun text message leak A reporter asked Cruz to wear a mask…
Anyone who has been around for the early days of “Verzuz” knows there were a few trial-and-error runs with technical difficulties that the platform experienced before getting it right. But as it turns out, viewers of the show weren’t the only ones turned off by the poor sound quality. In a March 24 interview with…
The veteran actress is nominated for two different roles at the NAACP Image Awards Aunjanue Ellis has been a Hollywood mainstay for more than 25 years and the strength of her work is on full display at this year’s NAACP Image Awards where she’s nominated for two different roles. The Lovecraft Country star nabbed a…
Symoné’s new pilot is a home makeover take on TLC’s classic series, ‘What Not To Wear’ Between Raven’s Home, her recent wedding and new music, Raven-Symoné is booked and busy. Now, she’s looking to add another project to her plate, this time heading over to HGTV with a fresh home makeover series. The star has…
As a father, Barack Obama has been open about acting as a driving force in his daughters’ lives. Yet parents are not the only entities that rear children, and the former president recently revealed that he has communicated to Sasha and Malia that society’s influence and expectations can breed problems such as “toxic masculinity.” In…
Source: MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images / Getty In a landmark ruling, the California Supreme Court unanimously agreed that judges must consider a suspects’ ability to pay when bail is set, meaning they are barred from keeping prisoners behind bars if they can not afford bail prior to the start of their trial. “The…
Wade Twiner and his son Lane told law enforcement they were tired of joyriders rambling four-wheelers along the dirt road near their property in rural Mississippi. So they took matters into their hands last September when two Black teens rode their ATVs on the road. The teens said they weren’t trespassing on private land. But…
The actor responded to the singer’s critique on Twitter, shading her in the process Amin Joseph responded to singer DaniLeigh after she tweeted that she could not get interested in the hit series Snowfall. The “Lil Bebe” singer recently faced backlash for colorist behavior. theGrio reported in January that DaniLeigh issued an apology for her…
