A news article from more than three decades ago resurfaced on social media this week, igniting a firestorm due to incendiary comments by Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, whose remarks during her husband’s contentious 1991 Senate confirmation hearing have once again brought scrutiny to her potential influence over his legal decisions….

The topic of transracial adoptions is in the spotlight after a white couple in West Virginia was charged with enslaving the Black children they adopted and locking them in a barn, among other alleged offenses. Defined as the adoption of a child that is of a different race than the adoptive parent(s), transracial adoption has…

The journey of pregnancy is often filled with surprises, emotions, and unexpected reactions from loved ones. Mom-to-be Deiondra Sanders understands this all too well. Her mother, Carolyn Chambers, was not thrilled when she revealed that she was going to have a baby with her boyfriend singer Jacquees. The ex-wife of Hall of Famer Deion “Prime Time”…

Source: KENT NISHIMURA / Getty Welp, it’s here. The first presidential debate between incumbent President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump is set to begin at 9 p.m. ET tonight at CNN’s studio in Atlanta, Georgia —Atlanta being the city that was largely responsible for delivering Biden his upset victory in the state of…

“Family Feud” showrunners are whispering about their star host, Steve Harvey. The comedian-turned-television personality has reportedly been losing his signature cool on set and making contestants feel uncomfortable, sparking among his bosses. Harvey, who took over the show’s host role from John O’Hurley in 2010, has been under scrutiny recently for his increasingly harsh interactions…

A month ago, Pastor Keion Henderson made headlines for checking members for disrupting his worship service. When social media and some of his peers criticized him for being so strict, he blasted them and told them he needed to maintain decorum and order in the church. Now, people are asking him to keep that same…

Local authorities and a civil rights group are investigating an incident at a North Carolina middle school in which a student wrote a racial slur on a Black girl’s arm. The slur was written on an 11-year-old girl’s arm during a yearbook signing party on May 31 at Southeastern Stokes Middle School, WXII 12 News…

Source: SIMON MAINA / Getty Kenya’s police are being criticised for their violent response to protests over the past week against government proposals to raise US$2.7 billion in additional taxes. Hundreds of thousands of people, across 35 of Kenya’s 37 counties, poured out onto the streets in opposition to the tax hikes. The police have…

An airline passenger was jailed after attacking a Black airline worker and hurling racial slurs at him at an airport in southeastern Brazil on Sunday. Surveillance footage caught the moments Luana Otoni verbally and physically assaulted an Azul Brazilian Airlines operations manager at the Belo Horizonte Airport in the city of Confins, according to Daily…

Oprah Winfrey never saw the humor in her struggles with weight being mocked for public consumption. Years of yo-yo dieting and testing out new fads promising to melt the fat away came to an end this year when the media mogul debuted her slim figure while promoting the reimagined “Color Purple” ahead of awards season….