Brown’s fight against progressive Nina Turner became a proxy for the tensions between Democrats’ old guard and the more confrontational liberals coming up behind it Mike Carey, a coal lobbyist backed by former President Donald Trump, beat a bevy of Republicans in central Ohio, while Cuyahoga County Council member Shontel Brown pulled out a victory…
Source: Charday Penn / Getty Black Women’s Equal Pay Day hits a little differently in the middle of a pandemic. More than simply acknowledging the wage disparity between Black women and non-Hispanic white men, Equal Pay Day needs to consider the full impact of Black women’s economic conditions. We’ve said it before and we’ll…
Shontel Brown speaks at a Cleveland church on Sunday, Aug. 1. | Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty Shontel Brown, a county council leader in Cleveland, was projected to defeat former State Sen. Nina Turner in the Democratic primary for Congress in Ohio that may have also been a referendum on the progressive wing of…
Protesters gathered outside of a New Jersey restaurant after a security guard and a K-9 charged at a Black man in the restaurant’s parking lot on Thursday. Video was posted to social media by a woman who identified herself as the mother of the man whom the guard and dog charged at outside of the…
Safaree Samuels has been in the headlines with his estranged wife, Erica Mena, quite often for the past few months. The biggest news has been that after their few online disputes Mena filed for divorce in May. During their falling-out they were filming for their hit reality TV series “Love and Hip Hop Atlanta,” and…
OPINION: To prevent stigma and misinformation from spreading like wildfire, we can use moments like DaBaby’s controversy to address homophobia and misinformation in the Black community We may want to rethink canceling DaBaby. Whether he deserves a second chance is debatable, but canceling him means we miss an important opportunity to address homophobia and HIV/AIDS…
“I think she needs a good break,” her coach told the media. Simone Biles’ aunt reportedly died as the American gymnastics superstar concluded her Tokyo Olympics experience on Tuesday. “I was like, ‘Oh, my God. This week needs to be over,’” Biles’ coach, Cecile Canqueteau-Landi, told reporters on Tuesday, as reported by US Magazine. “I…
TikTok dancer Keara Wilson is finally getting the proper recognition she deserves as the creator of the dance to the #SavageChallenge. Logitech and celebrity choreographer JaQuel Knight went into partnership to select 10 Black, Indigenous and People of Color content creators and help them get their dances copyrighted. They announced the news to the selected…
Mark McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and was fined $750, and his wife Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor harassment and was fined $2,000. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Tuesday that he made good on his promise to pardon a couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at social justice demonstrators as they…
The Bordelons are returning for a new season starting on Sept. 7 on OWN The Bordelon family is heading back to OWN and sooner than most fans likely expected. The network announced on Tuesday that Queen Sugar’s sixth season will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. After the coronavirus impacted last season, shutting…
