As more video footage surfaces from the violent insurrection on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol, one Black officer is being hailed as a hero for risking his life to keep lawmakers in the Senate chamber safe. In a now viral video, Officer Eugene Goodman is seen leading an angry mob away from the doors…
A look inside the ‘Afro-Latinx Revolution’ Latin America and the Caribbean received 95 percent of the Africans stolen during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. But what does it mean to be a descendent of those Africans today, in a world where more voices are calling out racism in Latin America? Why do some Black Latinos call…
What’s a birthday without a few throwback photos? Vanessa Bryant has been blessed to have an amazing support system in the wake of losing both her husband and daughter in 2020. But this week, Kobe Bryant‘s widow has shown love back to one of her faves, Mary J. Blige, in celebration of the singer’s 50th…
The legendary singer says the Grammy-winning rap star is “authentically herself” Last weekend, music legend Dionne Warwick hilariously tweeted about her discovery of Cardi B and Offset. Warwick’s Twitter account was a true highlight of 2020, and it looks like she has every intention of bringing that energy into 2021. Last weekend, Warwick tweeted about…
Derek Chauvin will be tried separately from the other officers implicated in the death with a trial beginning March 8. Trial dates have officially been set for the four former officers charged in the murder of George Floyd for two separate times. Read More: Families of George Floyd, Jacob Blake and Eric Garner speak out:…
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the manatee did not appear hurt, and the word was only etched into the algae covering its body. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has opened an investigation after the discovery of a manatee found in a Florida river with the word “TRUMP” written on its side. Found…
Belichick called the 2020 season, when the NFL took steps toward actively promoting social-justice progress, one of his most rewarding. Bill Belichick, the veteran head coach of the New England Patriots, declined to accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Donald Trump on Monday, specifically citing last week’s deadly insurrection as the reason for…
On Monday, Jan. 11, Taylor Simone Ledward-Boseman paid an emotional tribute to her late husband Chadwick Boseman while accepting an award in his honor at the 30th-annual IFP Gotham Awards. People reported that during her first appearance since the actor’s death, the singer revealed while accepting the Gotham Awards Tribute prize that “as an artist, an…
The government will no longer hold back required second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, practically doubling supply Barely a month into a mass vaccination campaign to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration unexpectedly shifted gears Tuesday to speed the delivery of shots after a slow start that had triggered widespread concern from…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty An investigation into the U.S. Capitol Police‘s suspected involvement with the domestic terrorists who illegally stormed the Capitol last week has drawn attention to the infiltration of white supremacists in the ranks of both law enforcement and the American military. Multiple officers with the U.S. Capitol Police have been…
