No arrests had been reported related to shooting the Tacoma Mall near Seattle Police in Washington state on Saturday were investigating a shooting at a shopping mall that left one person seriously wounded and sent hundreds of Black Friday shoppers fleeing for exits or hiding in stores. As of Saturday afternoon, no arrests had been…
After COVID-19 delays Smollett trial, jury selection to begin Monday A popular actor steps out onto the street and is brutally reminded that, despite his fame and wealth, places still exist where the color of his skin and sexual orientation put him in danger. That was the story that ricocheted around the world after Jussie…
Justices prepare to hear a case from Mississippi on Wednesday, will separately weigh a fight over abortion restrictions in Texas Both sides are telling the Supreme Court there’s no middle ground in Wednesday’s showdown over abortion. The justices can either reaffirm the constitutional right to an abortion or wipe it away altogether. Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling…
Rep. Ilhan Omar publicly urges House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, GOP House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to discipline Rep. Lauren Boebert Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota called Friday for House leaders to take “appropriate action” against Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert for using anti-Muslim language in describing a recent encounter she had with Omar at…
“Talk is cheap (unless I do it),” Chappelle wrote in an Instagram post Dave Chappelle wants to let the public decide whether or not the theater at his high school alma mater should be named after him, and he’s created a fundraiser for the school to let people weigh in. “Talk is cheap (unless I…
Josephine Baker’s honor is meant to send a message against racism and celebrate U.S.-French connections France is inducting Josephine Baker — Missouri-born cabaret dancer, French World War II spy and civil rights activist — into its Pantheon, the first Black woman honored in the final resting place of France’s most revered luminaries. On Tuesday, a…
Alfonso Ribeiro has always been supportive of his friend and former co-star Will Smith‘s career, but Ribeiro admitted that he may never crack the cover of the “Aladdin” star’s recently released memoir. The Smith family’s personal details that have come to light between Will’s self-titled memoir and Jada’s “Red Table Talk” series have kept their…
Radio personality Ebro is under fire after an old video of him making a bigoted statement about singer Tinashe’s last name resurfaced on the internet. His remarks were racialized in two different ways. First, he said that she was too light to have such a ghetto name, and then he implied that her multisyllabic African…
Culp announced this month that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer Curley Culp, the Hall of Fame defensive lineman who helped the Kansas City Chiefs win their first Super Bowl during a 14-year NFL career, died Saturday of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 75. Culp announced this month that he had been…
The series follows Derrica and Natalie Wilson, founders of the “Black and Missing Foundation.“ A new HBO docuseries highlighting racial disparities in missing persons cases across the country is receiving praise on Twitter for bringing attention to an issue many say is oft-overlooked. The four-part series Black and Missing is a joint effort from Emmy-winner…
