OPINION: Even as South Africa leads in the scientific war against COVID and developing vaccines, it is a reflexive response for the U.S. and other White-dominated countries to ban African nations in the face of disease. In response to the discovery of the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus by South African scientists, the U.S. has…
Source: KEREM YUCEL / Getty Another day, another overwhelmingly white jury is selected to preside over a high-profile case involving a Black victim and a white assailant. Sure, when it came to the murder case over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the nearly all-white jury did the right thing and convicted Arbery’s killers on…
Popular Democrat and voting-rights activist Stacey Abrams is gearing up for a rematch against Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in 2022 in a reprise of their 2018 gubernatorial election contest that Kemp won by just 54,723 votes. “What Stacey Abrams will bring into the discussion is integrity, and she’s infinitely more qualified than anybody I’ve…
Bergener identifies as liberal and plans on using her platform to support Black businesses The Real Housewives of Orange County is officially back, and the exciting premiere featured the brand new housewife, Noella Bergener, who is the first official Black housewife on the series after 16 years. Premiering back in 2006, The Real Housewives of…
OPINION: It’s useful to look back at “the bad old days” to remind us how racism can lead not just to discrimination, but to the taking of innocent Black lives. The torture and murder of 17-year-old Henry Smith in 1893 in Paris, Texas is one of the murders recounted in chilling detail in the new report….
The incident occurred on Monday, on the heels of Lennox’s performance with Summer Walker for BET’s 2021 Soul Train Awards. Fans were concerned earlier this week when singer Ari Lennox tweeted that she was being arrested at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. The incident occurred on Monday, on the heels of Lennox’s performance with Summer Walker…
Police have arrested a suspect in the murder of philanthropist Jacqueline Avant, wife of music legend Clarence Avant. Authorities announced the arrest one day after Avant’s murder; officials with the Beverly Hills Police Department say they apprehended the suspect, Aariel Maynor, about one hour after the murder of Avant in her Beverly Hills, California, home….
According to ESPN, James has taken eight more tests since entering NBA protocols Tuesday, and none has been positive. NBA legend LeBron James has been cleared to play after entering NBA health and safety protocols when he tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. According to ESPN, James took eight more tests since Tuesday, and none…
The FBI released footage of a Jan. 6 insurrectionist being interviewed about his participation in tasering a police officer. The emotional Capitol rioter not only started crying during the interrogation but also told the investigators that Trump told him to come. Various excerpts of a video featuring Trump supporter Danny Rodriguez have been circulated to…
The first-ever altercation at a Verzuz contest happened onstage during Thursday night’s battle between the two hip-hop crews. The first-ever physical altercation at a Verzuz contest happened during Thursday night’s battle between Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Three 6 Mafia. The show — streamed live online on the official Verzuz Instagram account, the Triller app and on…
