Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks during a news conference, Dec. 8, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. A pro-Israel super PAC is spending millions to try and unseat Bush in the Missouri’s Democratic primary on Tuesday, Aug. 6. (Photo by Mariam Zuhaib, AP, file) If Bush loses, she’d be the second member of the progressive…
The dust of rumored marital scandals surrounding comedian Steve Harvey has yet to settle as fans continue to revisit his past. A resurfaced interview of his ex-wife, Mary Shackelford, from over a decade ago has gained newfound attention a year after speculation arose alleging his current wife, Marjorie Harvey, had been unfaithful. The “Think Like…
Discrimination in the form of microaggressions, slights and overt racism take a toll on the body, including neural activity in the brain. LeoPatrizi/E+ via Getty Images Racism steals time from people’s lives – possibly because of the space it occupies in the mind. In a new study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, our…
For two decades, Dennis Alexander Bodden worked as an attorney helping people with mental health issues in New York City before obtaining an additional master’s degree in social work to continue helping people with mental health needs. But nobody was there to help the unarmed 46-year-old Black man when he was suffering a mental episode….
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the American Federation of Teachers’ 88th National Convention on July 25, 2024 in Houston, Texas. The American Federation of Teachers is the first labor union to endorse Harris for president since announcing her campaign. (Photo by Montinique Monroe/Getty Images) OPINION: It’s critical that we continue to grow the bench…
An entrance sign near the main gate at Howard University October 25, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) It’s not clear how realistic the pursuit of that kind of investment money is, but Kenny Blakeney’s efforts are another indication of how creative schools may become — particularly schools that don’t already generate…
Main street of the famous gold rush town Virginia City, Nevada, now a major tourist destination. | Source: Education Images / Getty At this point, it should be obvious that there are a lot of white people who long for the day when they can simply racially harass a random Black person in the street…
Nate Ford, left, and Jeff Herndon apply finishing touches to a statue of baseball hall-of-famer and civil rights pioneer Jackie Robinson in Loveland, Colo., on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP) The original sculpture depicting Robinson resting a bat on his shoulder was cut off at its ankles in January, leaving…
Season 12 of “Love and Hip Hop Atlanta” has already started, and Rasheeda Frost and her husband, Kirk Frost, are continuing to question the validity of their marriage. As one of the few long-term married couples on the show, married for 24 years, their relationship has been in the public eye for over a decade….
Loopholes in Georgia’s intestate laws made it possible for a thief to steal an inheritance and home from the relatives of a man who died nearly two years ago. Now, the family of metro Atlanta man Evans Lee Jr. is calling for the prosecution of a man unrelated to their loved one who laid claim…
