Source: Lorenzo Bevilaqua / Getty Leading daytime talk show “The View” continues to be a reckless platform with misinformed analysis and bad framings of important issues. In a recent episode featuring former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, the panel discusses critical race theory in the Virginia governor’s race. From Whoopi Goldberg’s opening framing about this being…
From the late Dwayne McDuffie who served as a writer and editor at Marvel to Black Panther World of Wakanda artist Afua Njoki Richardson, Black creators have tapped into the power of innovation to shape the landscape of the comic book industry. According to Variety, a new initiative has been launched to ensure that more…
After 23 Southwood High School students were arrested in three days, a group of local fathers stepped in and not a single incident has been reported since As violent altercations among students surged at a Shreveport, Louisiana high school, it seemed nobody — not police, campus security nor school officials — could keep the peace….
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers announced that Pinkney died Wednesday at age 81 after a brief, non-COVID related illness Jerry Pinkney, a prize-winning children’s book illustrator known for his richly textured images of Black life, fables and fairy tales in works ranging from “The Lion and the Mouse” to “The Sunday Outing,” has died….
Bow Wow……YOU ARE THE FATHER! A month after seemingly disowning his 1-year-old son Stone Moss on Twitter, rapper Bow Wow has been confirmed by a court as the baby’s biological father. The court documents were obtained and posted by gossip blog The Neighborhood Talk. Bow Wow’s son Stone Moss, Olivia Sky, Bow Wow. (Photos: @olivia.sky/Instagram,…
Prosecutors asked for a sentence of 10 to 12 years A Mount Holyoke College art professor who pleaded guilty to using a rock, a fire poker and garden shears in a four-hour attack on a colleague that left the victim with permanent injuries has been sentenced to up to 12 years in prison. A Professor’s…
Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Often talked about as a thing of the past, redlining is still a barrier to equity in homeownership. The Department of Justice recently announced a new program to combat redlining and discrimination in lending. As reported by Reuters, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the Department…
A white Illinois teenager has been disciplined nearly two years after he listed his Black schoolmate as a “slave for sale” on the popular selling platform, Craigslist. The Naperville Central high school student, who has remained unnamed because he is a juvenile, was hit with two years’ probation and 100 hours of community service by…
Mary J. Blige and her long-time friend Lil Kim seem to have similar fashion tastes. The two music legends attended the Bottega Veneta fashion show in Detroit where the fashion company debuted “Salon 03,” its Spring/Summer 2022 collection. While they sat and watched the models strut in the pieces from the new line, Blige and…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says deal was ‘very possible’ as Democrats scale back initial $3.5 trillion spending plan A deal within reach, President Joe Biden and Congress’ top Democrats edged close to sealing their giant domestic legislation, though the informal deadline appeared to slip as they worked to scale back the measure and determine how…
