The governing body said Friday it is permitting 25% capacity at the venues to allow for social distancing The NCAA will allow a limited number of fans to attend all rounds of next month’s men’s basketball tournament in Indiana. The governing body said Friday it is permitting 25% capacity at the venues to allow for…
‘We can no longer delay or do the bare minimum to address climate change. This is a global existential crisis, and all of us will suffer if we fail,’ Biden told European leaders The United States officially returned to the Paris global climate accord on Friday, and President Joe Biden and other U.S. leaders declared…
When President Joe Biden won the November 2020 election, he made a promise to Black Americans: “You’ve always had my back, and I’ll have yours.” The then president-elect also promised he’d address issues of systemic racism and oppression that have wreaked havoc on the Black community since 1619. However, on two of the most popular…
The news comes days after the announcement of their sit-down interview with Oprah As confirmed in a statement from Buckingham Palace this morning, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will not return to royal roles. It’s been almost a year since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex left full-time royal work for a “12-month review period.”…
Prince Markie Dee of the hip-hop trio The Fat Boys has died, multiple outlets have reported. He was 52. Dee’s death was confirmed by the group’s manager Louis Gregory on Thursday, Feb. 18, with an emotional message on Twitter. CHICAGO – JANUARY 1984: Buffy, Prince Markie Dee (1968 – 2021) and Kool Rock Ski from The…
Source: @AttorneyCrump / Twitter A Chicago man is suing the city police department for the obvious, unnecessary and very preventable brutal violence he was a victim of as shown on newly released bodycam video. Leroy Kennedy IV wasn’t resisting when police profiled and assaulted him last summer, his lawyer said. Instead, the police report said…
From the numbing of toxic relationships to the endless cycles of on-and-off relationships, this week we’re asking: ‘Dear Culture, don’t you think it’s time to do away with toxic Black love?’ Coming off the heels of Valentine’s Day, Dear Culture podcast hosts Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Gaynor sit down to talk about the darker…
In court, Emanuel Wilder was seen on video shirtless, wielding a hatchet and yelling racial obscenities at the group of protesters A Virginia man was sentenced to three years in jail for brandishing a hatchet and driving his truck toward a group of Black Lives Matter protesters, according to a news report. Emanuel “Manny” Wilder,…
‘We are more vulnerable than we thought,’ the director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention John Nkengasong says Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxygen often runs desperately short. “We are more vulnerable than we…
An October 2020 Pentagon report to Congress regarding the military’s efforts to keep extremists out of the armed forces obtained by Roll Call provides more insight about white supremacists in the U.S. military and details the Pentagon’s steps to remove them. A Florida National Guardsman told a white supremacist in an online extremist forum in…
