OPINION: Touré writes about the need for the United States to embrace undocumented immigrants — not shun them. Every few months, it seems there’s a new group of immigrants arriving from a different country, be it Haiti, Cuba, Afghanistan, Mexico or wherever. Immediately, they’re are demonized by right-wingers as if they’re coming to suck on…
Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins in Boston Police Headquarters media room in Boston on May 27, 2021. | Source: Boston Globe / Getty The resistance to Massachusetts getting its first Black woman U.S. attorney has been so overt that the Boston Globe described it as “unusual pushback” as Republicans try to paint President Joe Biden‘s…
Drake, Meek Mill, Killer Mike, and Al Harrington are just a few names listed as part of a larger group of musicians, athletes, and activists who helped co-write and sign a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to pardon nonviolent cannabis offenders. On Sept. 14, 2021, a letter featuring signatures from over 150 stars,…
Lil Nas X responded to the praise of Parton with excitement Looks like you can add Dolly Parton to the list of country stars who love Lil Nas X‘s affinity for mixing the genre with hip hop! This week the music legend took to social media to praise the rapper after he performed a cover…
The NFL, Pepsi and Roc Nation announced Thursday that the five music icons will perform on Feb. 13 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar will perform for the first time on stage together at the 2022 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. The NFL, Pepsi…
The TV personality was diagnosed with a breakthrough case of COVID-19 earlier this year It looks like Wendy Williams‘ hiatus from her show is continuing. After a breakthrough case of COVID-19, Williams currently still has “ongoing medical issues” preventing her daytime talk show from returning. It was revealed earlier this month that Williams was battling…
UPDATED: 5:10 p.m. ET, Sept. 30, 2021 — It is a story that mirrors that of far too many Black men: being convicted for crimes they never actually committed. What seemingly happens at a far lower rate is their exonerations. MORE: ‘Englewood Four’ Agree To $31 Million Settlement In Chicago Wrongful Conviction Case There was…
“It is finally time to begin my next chapter,” she said in a statement shared on social media. Porsha Williams dropped a bombshell on social media Thursday when announced her exit from The Real Housewives of Atlanta after 10 years. “After ten life-changing, gratifying, incredible years, it is finally time to begin my next chapter….
Despite five years of legal opposition, a federal review and gentrification claims, former President Barrack Obama broke ground on an eponymous $500 million multi-use campus on the South Side of Chicago this week. The 19-acre Obama Presidential Center will house a museum, public library, playground, recording studio and pedestrian and bike paths, among other things,…
Denise Williams, 29, died in a hospital in Queens in August. A family is seeking answers and justice following a young Black woman dying inexplicably after checking in to a New York City hospital. In August, Denise Williams, a 29-year-old Black mother of a two-month-old and 3-year-old, was rushed to NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens to…
