After decades of over-sentencing Black people on marijuana charges in the so-called “War on Drugs,” cannabis or CBD oil is now legal in much of the country — yet access to it for Black entrepreneurs is limited. Civil rights attorney Mario Williams has noticed and does not like what he sees. He has battled for…
Bush captioned the Twitter thread with a trigger warning: “White supremacists wanted me dead before I came to Congress.” Freshman Congresswoman Cori Bush took to Twitter to share just a few of the many hateful messages she’s received since being elected to the House of Representatives from Missouri in 2020. The activist-turned-lawmaker posted a lengthy…
A Black man has filed a $10 million civil rights lawsuit against a suburban Detroit police department and an officer on the force after he was stopped and detained, then injured, while walking along a road earlier this month. Brian Chaney, a 48-year-old Farmington Hills, Michigan, man, filed the suit on Monday against the Keego…
Four days after it was reported that Keyshia Cole’s beloved mother, Frankie Lons, passed away, the singer has returned to social media to honor her mother. While celebrating her 61st birthday, Lons reportedly overdosed on drugs in her Oakland, California, home on Sunday, July 18. In commemoration of her mother’s life, Cole uploaded 10 photos…
The two — who released the classic “Watch the Throne” album nearly a decade ago — hadn’t been on a song together since 2016. Rapper-producer Kanye West previewed his 10th studio album in Atlanta on Thursday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and the project reportedly wowed for more than one reason. The new LP, named for…
Common disclosed on Wednesday, July 21, that his girlfriend Tiffany Haddish has assisted him in becoming a better man during an interview with the PEOPLE Every Day podcast. The couple confirmed last year that they were officially dating after months of speculation. The 49-year-old said since being in a relationship with Haddish, he has “evolved” in knowing and loving who…
In addition to giving the public a music video to remember, Lil Nas X is also using “Industry Baby” to bring attention to the issue of cash bail Lil Nas X is at it again with yet another music video sure to get the people going. The Grammy Award-winning artist released his latest single “Industry…
Two people were shot near 14th and Riggs streets NW, where pedestrians and diners dove for cover. At least two people were shot in a busy corridor late Thursday afternoon in the nation’s capital. The shooting happened near the intersection of 14th and Riggs streets NW, where pedestrians strolled and restaurant patrons were dining, sending…
Kevin Gough, an attorney for one of the defendants, accused prosecutors at one point of trying to prevent the defense from having a trial Attorneys in the upcoming murder trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery clashed Thursday in court over limits on testimony that the defendants acted in self-defense and were in…
