On Wednesday, Dec. 2, the U.S. Supreme Court began to weigh a case that challenges convictions made under “racist Jim Crow” jury laws that allowed people to be convicted of felonies by non-unanimous juries. The Supreme Court ruled in April in a case brought by Evangelisto Ramos, a Louisiana inmate convicted for a 2014 murder…
‘This was a hilarious birthday gift. Thank you @nbcsnl,’ said Warwick on Twitter Last night, on Dionne Warwick’s 80th birthday, Saturday Night Live delivered a “Dionne Warwick Talk Show” sketch, which paid homage to the legendary singer and the way she has been killing it on social media lately. Although she’s fairly new to social…
Crystal Etienne founded Ruby Love and never again will you need to throw out your sheets or underwear because of your menstrual cycle Crystal Etienne is the founder of Ruby Love, a Black-owned business created to help those who suffer from menstruation mishaps and incontinence due to age, birth, or a medical condition. Founded in…
Caitlin Gooch says she was inspired by her state’s poor child literacy rates Caitlin Gooch, 28, is the founder of the non-profit organization Saddle Up and Read (SUAR). Gooch rides on one of her family’s horses and delivers books to young children at elementary schools, libraries and youth groups to encourage reading. The Wendell, North…
D.C. police declined to say whether any arrests were made in the cases Late Saturday night, pro-Trump demonstrators were seen on video ripping and setting fire to Black Lives Matter banners at two African American churches in D.C., according to the Washington Post. According to the Black Lives Matter organization, the group targeted Ashbury United…
Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty The racist, violent social media videos showing a far-right group vandalizing Black churches during a protest in Washington, D.C., against the presidential election results evoked imagery of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) burning crosses, one of the churches’ pastors said. The Proud Boys were in the nation’s capital to support…
Many followers overlooked Lisa Raye McCoy‘s sympathetic message about Tisha Campbell‘s divorce revelations on Dec. 8 because they felt the 53-year-old’s deliverance was self-driven. Campbell recently claimed she left her marriage to actor Duane Martin with only $7 to her name. During an episode of “Cocktails with Queens,” McCoy revealed she could relate to the…
Lizzo got personal on TikTok on Dec. 9, sharing an honest video in which she revealed that sometimes even the confident diva can feel down about herself. The “Truth Hurts” singer was frank about suddenly experiencing moments where her self-confidence would take a nosedive. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 24: Lizzo performs onstage during the…
There’s a widespread surge of interest among many US religious groups in the area of reparations, particularly among long-established Protestant churches that were active in the era of slavery. The Episcopal Diocese of Texas acknowledges that its first bishop in 1859 was a slaveholder. An Episcopal church in New York City erects a plaque noting…
Alfred Bourgeois was convicted of physically and sexually abusing his two-year-old daughter before killing her Alfred Bourgeois, 56, a Louisiana truck driver who killed his 2-year-old daughter in 2002, was put to death Friday night in the second federal execution carried out this week. Bourgeois was executed at 8:21 p.m. Eastern time at the Federal…
