The significance of historically Black colleges and universities throughout the country spans far beyond the realm of education. The institutions serve as cornerstones of Black culture and have produced scholars who have been at the forefront of transformative change. President Joe Biden’s administration recently unveiled an initiative centered on celebrating the rich legacies of HBCUs….
On a new episode of TV One’s “Uncensored,” Tommy Davidson is getting candid about his experience with being an adopted child. Davidson said as a result of his adoption, “I didn’t know I was Black. I didn’t realize that I was Black until I moved to Washington, D.C.” The story begins in Mississippi, and Davidson’s…
Two months after the attacks, President George W. Bush signed legislation creating the Transportation Security Administration, a force of federal airport screeners that replaced the private companies that airlines were hiring to handle security. DALLAS (AP) — Ask anyone old enough to remember travel before Sept. 11, 2001, and you’re likely to get a gauzy recollection of…
It’s said that the longtime news vet suffered from varying health issues. Allison Payne, former anchor of WGN-TV News in Chicago, has died. The longtime news vet was 57-years-old. Payne was a member of the WGN 9 News team for a 21 year run before retiring in 2011 after a series of health issues, according…
Rudy Giuliani pictured in 2001 and in 2021. | Source: Twitter / Getty Images Revisionist history is quite a thing to behold. It took exactly the worst foreign terror attack on American soil to convince the masses that Rudy Giuliani was a “hero” simply for being the mayor of New York City when the Twin…
Source: MediaNews Group/East Bay Times via Getty Images / Getty Hello, My name is Bilal Ghassan Shakoor Morris. Why I am telling you my entire name will become more important later. Like every adult in America, I too have a 9/11 story. It’s sad, it’s real, and it’s relatable. Even though I didn’t lose anyone…
OPINION: Contributing Editor Sophia A. Nelson recalls the nation’s deadliest terrorist attack, and reflects on a divided America as voting rights and women’s reproductive rights are under assault. I remember Sept. 11, 2001 vividly. Like everyone else who was alive on that day, I remember most of all that it was a beautiful, crisp early…
Source: Stephen Maturen / Getty More than five years after Philando Castile was killed, the local district attorney is taking action on minor traffic stops. On Wednesday afternoon, Ramsey County Attorney John Choi announced that his office would no longer prosecute non-public safety stops for things like expired tags and broken tail lights. Choi’s…
Jordyn Woods‘ boyfriend Karl Anthony-Towns defended her on Sept. 9 in a series of tweets following the massive fallout of the 23-year-old’s weight-loss transformation post. Earlier this week, Woods uploaded a before-and-after collage of two different images of herself, one from 2016 and another from the present, while promoting her fitness app. The controversy surrounding…
The expected announcement comes ahead of his new book Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who unsuccessfully sought the New York City mayoralty as a Democrat, is expected to launch a third party next month. The announcement comes ahead of his new book, “Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy” out on Oct. 5. Published…
