OPINION: Jan. 6, 2021 will forever live in infamy. But will America finally open its eyes to what has always been right in front of us? If you needed any further proof that racism, white privilege, white rage and white entitlement lives deeply at the core of this country, look no further than Jan. 6,…
Trump’s acknowledgment came after a day of chaos and destruction on Capitol Hill as a mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol and unleashed unprecedented scenes of mayhem President Donald Trump for the first time acknowledged his defeat in the Nov. 3 election and announced there would be an “orderly transition” on Jan. 20, Inauguration Day, after Congress concluded…
‘White Americans are never afraid of the cops,’ Reid said, ‘even when they are committing insurrection.’ In a powerful speech on MSNBC during the network’s coverage of Wednesday’s turmoil in Washington D.C., Joy Reid drew a clear comparison between the police response to the insurrection at the national capitol and this summer’s national protests in…
Zora Neale Hurston at a book fair in New York City, circa 1937. | Source: PhotoQuest / Getty UPDATED: 10:15 a.m. ET, Jan. 7, 2021 — Writer, folklorist, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston, one of the most outstanding authors that emerged from the Harlem Renaissance, would have celebrated her 130th birthday today if she were…
Chris Malone was fired after writing — then deleting — a tweet telling Abrams to ‘enjoy the buffet.’ Chris Malone, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s offensive line coach, was fired after writing then deleting a vile tweet directed at Stacey Abrams following the successful Democratic challenge for two Georgia Senate seats. “Congratulations to the…
Lauryn Hill’s seminal record, “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” was also the artist’s first and last. The album was a rousing success, garnering her numerous accolades, including five Grammy Awards and numerous other nominations and honors. The respected legacy of the album has endured, with it appearing on many lists ranking the greatest albums ever;…
Dr. Susan Moore looked into the camera last month and delivered an impassioned testimony that sounded the alarm to medical racism. It was essentially a message from her death bed, one that sent shock waves rippling across the global medical community, particularly amongst Black health care practitioners. Moore died less than two weeks after recording…
Among the effective-immediately departures: Mick Mulvaney, Matthew Pottinger and Stephanie Grisham. Several White House officials have resigned from their positions in President Donald Trump‘s administration after yesterday’s siege at the Capitol, which Trump himself inspired. Just this morning, Mick Mulvaney, who was at one time the president’s chief of staff, resigned from his role as…
A Black man was killed by a police officer in New Jersey on New Year’s Day under questionable circumstances as officials provide vague reports surrounding the early morning shooting. Carl Dorsey III was shot in Newark — this much we know. But why exactly Newark Police Department Detective Rod Simpkins shot the 39-year-old has yet…
The chaos of insurrection Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol did not derail the election’s certification. Returning to the halls of Congress hours after insurrectionists directed by President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol Building, lawmakers resumed the discussion of the objection to the certification of Arizona’s Electoral College votes. Six Republican senators and 121 Republican…
