Literature fans around the world were stunned to learn that acclaimed author and notable feminist bell hooks died on Wednesday at the age of 69. The Lexington Herald-Leader attributed hooks’ death to an unspecified illness. She died in her native Kentucky. Social media users quickly reacted to the sad news with both an outpouring of…
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said he “didn’t know specifically” about the dispute. The person in charge of the federal agency that sets policy and enforces civil laws for public colleges and universities admitted earlier this week that he was unaware of the student housing controversy that played out at Howard University earlier this…
The fallen football legend and accused murderer is officially free from parole supervision in connection with his 2008 robbery conviction. Fallen football legend and accused murderer O.J. Simpson is officially a “completely free man” after early release from parole supervision stemming from his 2008 armed robbery and kidnapping conviction in Las Vegas. Simpson, convicted in…
Andre Olivas, from Buffalo, New York, is suing the Los Angeles Country Sheriff’s Department, multiple deputies, and Sheriff Alex Villanueva after cellphone video footage showed deputies holding the man down and hitting him in the head during a traffic stop for expired tags in Long Beach, California. Olivas’ attorney, James DeSimone, filed the excessive force…
The federal charge alleged that Chauvin deprived Floyd of his rights by kneeling on his neck as he was handcuffed and not resisting Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, averting a trial but likely extending the time he is already spending behind bars…
OPINION: With college loan payments set to resume in January, Black women face a significant hardship that can have a financially devastating effect on their economic stability and future. Helen Cortez / EyeEm If you ask Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), she will tell you that America’s student loan debt crisis most profoundly affects Black students…
A Karen and her Karen spawn are finding out the hard way what they should have learned through the myriad of Karen videos floating around the web that have caused white people everywhere job losses, legal issues or, at the very least, viral embarrassment and public shaming—minding Black people’s business can be costly while leaving…
The Public Enemy mainstay and “Flavor of Love” star told TMZ, “God is good,” and said he “came very close to death.” Flavor Flav is recovering after a recent traumatic incident when a boulder rolled down a cliffside and landed on his car. Born William Drayton, Jr, the 62-year-old Public Enemy mainstay and former reality…
Waka Flocka made it clear that he isn’t letting whatever personal troubles he and his wife Tammy Rivera are going through have a negative effect on his relationship with her daughter, whom he considers his own. The 35-year-old rapper, born Juaquin Malphurs, and Rivera wed in 2014 but have been the subject of separation rumors…
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin returns to court this week. Court documents regarding an upcoming federal case, to determine if George Floyd’s civil rights were violated by him, have recently revealed that the former cop responsible for his death will change his not guilty plea during a hearing on Wednesday, Dec. 15. Derek Chauvin/Mugshot…
