In 2020, Black Virginians voted 89% for Biden and voted 87% for McAuliffe during Tuesday’s contest. Among the several key races across the nation on Election Day, many observers had their eyes fixed on the Virginia gubernatorial contest. Former Democratic Party governor Terry McAuliffe and Republican Party businessman Glenn Youngkin stood tall on their campaign…
The initiative would have changed the city charter to remove a requirement that the city have a police department with a minimum number of officers Minneapolis voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to replace the city’s police department with a new Department of Public Safety, an idea that supporters had hoped would bring radical change to…
Bragg, a civil rights lawyer and former federal prosecutor, defeated Republican Thomas Kenniff to join a growing wave of progressive, reform-minded prosecutors across the country Democrat Alvin Bragg was elected Tuesday as Manhattan’s first Black district attorney, a position that will give him oversight of prosecutions and ongoing investigations involving former President Donald Trump. Bragg,…
Omarion concluded his viral TikTok dance challenge in a big way on Oct. 29 while performing in Chicago. The singer, who is currently headlining the Millennium Tour, brought out Marlene — the fan that originally shot and posted the infamous video on the social media app — to give her the red jacket he wore in the clip…
Adams is the Brooklyn borough president and a former New York City police captain Former police captain Eric Adams cruised to victory Tuesday to become the next mayor of New York as voters across the U.S. picked new city leaders from candidates who were largely defined by their stances on police and crime. Brooklyn Borough…
Source: Courtney Hale / Getty Since George Floyd’s murder, corporations and other private entities scrambled to address issues of race and persisting inequity within their ranks. Attention to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (also known as DEI) surged after Floyd’s death. Practitioners like Joseph B. Hill have been in increasing demand. But it seems some…
For almost 10 years, Iyanla Vanzant has been using her skills as a life coach to mend families and broken homes on her “Iyanla Fix My Life” show. But in May that chapter of her life closed and she said goodbye to the series, stating that she would prefer to now help people off camera…
Brown a Cuyahoga County Council member who also chairs the county Democratic Party, defeated Republican Laverne Gore, a business owner and activist, in the 11th Congressional District Democrat Shontel Brown won the Cleveland-area U.S. House seat formerly held by Housing Secretary Marcia Fudge in Tuesday’s special election. Democratic candidate Shontel Brown waves to voters at…
Millions of shots made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech have already been shipped to states, doctors’ offices and pharmacies, in preparation for the CDC’s decision U.S. health officials on Tuesday gave the final signoff to Pfizer’s kid-size COVID-19 shot, a major expansion of the nation’s vaccination campaign. The Food and Drug Administration already authorized…
On Nov. 4, Finurah will present its inaugural one-day virtual wealth summit. We will bring together thought leaders, proven experts, and the community for lively discussions on creating generational wealth, financing and more. Get access to the Finurah Wealth Summit 2021 here and click “Going.” Back in the 1990s, a young Daymond John was a hip-hop head. Besides music, he…
