Harris will replace suspended judge Michelle Odinet Judge Vanessa Harris has been appointed to the Louisiana Supreme Court to replace suspended Judge Michelle Odinet in wake of her racist video which surfaced in mid-December. Judge Harris, who is the first African American judge ever appointed to Lafayette City Court, will serve as judge pro tempore…
Future was feeling himself on Friday night. The rapper took to Twitter making a few hefty disputable claims. He used the social media platform to do what many rappers do in their music, which is brag about how successful they are as an artist. While there is nothing disreputable about that, what made some of…
Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Rep. Ayanna Pressley joined the chorus challenging Sen. Joe Manchin’s sudden about-face claiming he will not vote in favor of the Build Back Better Act. In a Sunday morning interview on Fox News, the West Virginia senator claimed he could not support the legislation, which has been the subject of…
Warren was at the U.S. Capitol this week along with other Senators U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Sunday that she’s tested positive for COVID-19 as the country deals with another surge in cases and the emergence of the omicron variant of the virus. I regularly test for COVID & while I tested negative earlier this…
A Black scholar who made history last year as one of the youngest people to receive a bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston is continuing to break barriers at the institution. 18-year-old Salenah Cartier recently became the youngest person to earn a master’s degree from the Texas-based school. This fall she will graduate with…
The Kentucky mother found that a Black version of a doll set was more than 50% more expensive than the white one While trying to teach her kids about their heritage, a Kentucky mother found that finding diverse toys comes at a price. Asheria Brown, a mother of three, was looking for a more diverse…
Chad Johnson took to Instagram on Friday, Dec. 17, to brag about the Christmas gifts he’s received from his friend Terrell Owens. The pair is seen laughing and bonding in the post — shared on his Instagram story as well as his page — as Johnson informs his followers how good of a friend Owens is to…
Source: Kent Nishimura / Getty On Dec. 18, the Senate confirmed President Biden’s 40th federal judicial nominee just in time for the holiday season–ushering in a new milestone for the administration. The New York Times noted that Biden has officially confirmed the most judges during a president’s first year in the last 40 years. As…
It is not clear how many of the NBA cases involve asymptomatic players The NBA on Sunday postponed a total of five games involving nine teams in response to rising coronavirus numbers, raising the number of contests that have been pushed back this season to seven. Called off were three Sunday games: Cleveland at Atlanta,…
Black women are making historic strides in the realm of sports. According to CBS News, diver Kristen Hayden recently became the first African American woman to win a U.S. national senior title. Kristen Hayden becomes first Black woman to win national diving title #CBSVillage https://t.co/eExt4ngISW — CBS News (@CBSNews) December 14, 2021 The New Jersey…
