Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee says of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act that “the people of Texas are desperate and need it.” Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee became the third sitting member of Congress to be arrested while protesting restrictive new voter laws. The Texas Democrat was arrested outside of the Hart Building in Washington, D.C.,…
Source: L. Chris Stewart / Twitter.com/LChrisStewart1 In the latest evidence that police reform is sorely needed, a defense lawyer in Georgia says his client was detained by cops while he was having a mental health crisis when they sicced a dog on the unarmed, handcuffed Black man, resulting in gruesome injuries. And there is video…
Former NFL star Reggie Bush will not have his 2005 Heisman Trophy returned to him, nor can the former New Orleans Saint running back rely on the latest NCAA regulations update to assist in his quest either. When Bush played for the University of Southern California Trojans, the NCAA had strict rules that prohibited student-athletes…
Source: Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Responses to Simone Biles‘ decision to step away from Olympic competition to prioritize her mental health have seemingly been largely suppoprtive, with most of the people gaslighting the greatest gymnast of all time revealing themselves to be of the MAGA variety. But that line of thinking was all but upended…
Safaree Samuels’ time with the “Love and Hip Hop” franchise may be coming to an end soon. Samuels sounded off on the reality television series, which he stars in, after the show aired a clip of his reaction to his 1-year-old daughter’s accident. Safaree Samuels and his estranged wife Erica Mena (Photo: @safaree/Instagram) In one…
A Texas woman has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the fatal shooting of a homeless woman outside of a grocery store late last week. Harris Country Sheriff Ed Gonzalez shared a post to Twitter on Monday, July 26, revealing that 34-year-old Christine Fesus was in custody after admitting to shooting a…
“I don’t like it when people do that because I would not want it to happen to me,” the CNN anchor said. CNN host Don Lemon stunned longtime viewers when he defended Fox News host Tucker Carlson after he was harassed in Montana by a man in a fishing store. Carlson was shopping for fishing…
Former President Barack Obama is working to use his global influence to help the NBA’s African arm continue to grow and give back to communities across the continent. NBA Africa conducts the association’s business on the continent, including the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and the president-turned-producer has expanded his portfolio by joining its business side as a…
“We still love him because he’s our uncle, but can we forgive him?” an anguished family member asked. The Wisconsin man who killed five family members — four teens and one adult, has been sentenced to 205 years in prison. Christopher P. Stokes, 44, called 911 twice within six minutes on April 27, 2020, to…
Missouri Rep. Cori Bush took to Twitter on Thursday and shared some of the death threats she has received, saying the threats have only intensified since she’s become a member of Congress and begun “speaking truth in the halls of power.” Elected in November, Bush is the first Black Congresswoman in Missouri’s history. Since taking…
