Source: Spencer Platt / Getty This article is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. This article is available for reprint under the terms of Votebeat’s republishing policy. Activist and community organizer Walter Palmer remembers coming up in West Philadelphia’s Black Bottom in the 1950s and 60s during…
A Los Angeles woman’s idea for a simple food giveaway is a staple of one South L.A. community. Adrienne Wilson’s cheerful face greets volunteers every Friday at Norman O. Houston Park in South Los Angeles. “We collect gleaned produce from different agencies around Los Angeles and we bring it to South Central L.A. and we give…
Ahead of Thanksgiving, our favorite celebrities are squeezing in everything they can before they have to get back to their families for the holiday. From double dates and premiere parties to birthdays and awards, they’ve found their new normal amid COVID-19. She Gets It From Her Mama Tracee Ellis Ross stops for a photo in…
Susan Smith has been disciplined for at least five infractions, including using drugs or having sex with prison staff. Susan Smith was convicted of killing her two young sons in 1994. Nine days after her desperate cries that an armed Black man had abducted them, the South Carolina mother admitted that she was the one…
Lonzo and LaMelo Ball have made history by becoming the first sibling duo to be selected in the top three of the NBA draft. Lonzo was selected as the No. 2 overall pick in 2017 by the Los Angeles Lakers, and LaMelo was selected No. 3 overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2020 draft…
Photos of Gavin Newsom and his wife taken earlier this month show a clear case of ‘Do what I say, not what I do.’ California Gov. Gavin Newsom is under fire for attending a Nov. 6 birthday dinner with his wife in a clear case of “Do what I say, not what I do.” Photos…
The city’s transit agency said it was an unauthorized event performed by the rapper Dupree G.O.D A rapper who said he was making a tribute to a legendary New York City hip-hop group was recorded shooting a flamethrower from the top of an occupied city bus in an unsanctioned stunt a transit agency spokesman called…
‘Unhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House,’ earned the former aide the top spot on the New York Times best-seller list. The Trump administration began legal action against former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman which her attorney’s claim are due to the revelations in her best-selling book. Read More: Omarosa claims Nancy Pelosi is…
Use of masks will be mandatory at all times at team facilities, including during practice and in weight rooms The NFL is placing all teams in intensive protocol starting Saturday to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 as the number of cases rises around the country. Use of masks will be mandatory at all times at…
Tennessee teenager Emory Pruitt was just 15 years old when she became one of the youngest students to enroll in classes at a historically Black college in Atlanta. Officials said Pruitt, who recently turned 16, is the youngest student to attend Clark Atlanta University “in recent memory,” in a statement shared on the school’s website….
