Shortly after Luigi Mangione was arrested Monday in connection with last week’s fatal shooting of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, many criticized the news media for highlighting a video of Mangione’s high school valedictorian speech, arguing that such coverage reflected a pattern of framing white murder suspects as ones deserving of sympathy. Critics pointed to the stark…

Source: Dr. Crystal R. Sanders In her groundbreaking new book, A Forgotten Migration: Black Southerners, Segregation Scholarships, and the Debt Owed to Public HBCUs, Dr. Crystal R. Sanders uncovers a little-known chapter of American history that continues to resonate today: the systemic underfunding of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the complex legacy of…

Vice President Kamala Harris, joined by U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-12) and U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-CA), signs the Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act at the U.S. Capitol, Monday, December 9, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) The vice president’s signature instructs Congress to posthumously award Chisholm, the first…

(L-R) Beyoncé and Blue Ivy Carter attend the world premiere of Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on December 09, 2024. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney) Jay-Z joined Beyoncé and Tina Knowles as they celebrated Blue Ivy’s upcoming cinematic debut in “Mufasa: The Lion King.” This week…

This booking photo released Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections shows Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (Pennsylvania Department of Corrections via AP) A tech-savvy Ivy League graduate with a privileged background stands accused of a high-profile murder, leaving a trail of evidence as…

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 9: Andre Zachary, Jordan Neely’s father, holds a press conference outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on December 9, 2024 in New York City. The trial of Daniel Penny, 26, has ended with the former Marine being found not guilty in the death of Jordan Neely, who Penny choked while…

President-elect Donald Trump walks with Elon Musk before the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in Boca Chica, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Pool via AP) As Trump’s second term takes shape, Elon Musk emerges as a powerful political enforcer, using his vast resources and influence to target dissenters…

Source: Jason Mendez / Getty World-renowned American poet, author, and educator Nikki Giovanni has died at the age of 81. According to AP, Giovanni died with her lifelong partner, Virginia (Ginney) Fowler, by her side, which was confirmed to AP by friend and author Renée Watson. “We will forever feel blessed to have shared a…

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – OCTOBER 24: (L-R) Dr. Ashley Jordan, President & CEO, African American Museum in Philadelphia, Dr. Aaron Walton, President, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Tony Allen, President, Delaware State University, Chad Dion Lassiter, MSW, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission and Venus D. Boston, Esq., Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary for Lincoln…

FBI informant RJ Cipriani is threatening legal action against actor/producer Mark Wahlberg over an upcoming Amazon Sports documentary series about Owen Hanson, a former USC football player convicted of drug trafficking and money laundering. A professional gambler, Cipriani claims the documentary — based on Hanson’s book “The California Kid” — might misrepresent his role in…