“Fossil fuel companies have polluted our air, land and water for profit, despite knowing the devastating impact,” Omar said. During a hearing Thursday by the House Oversight and Reform Committee, Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar blasted executives of oil companies, telling them directly that they should resign given their contributions to pollution and spreading disinformation about…
Source: Archive Photos / Getty 85-year-old Claudette Colvin hasn’t been in trouble with the law since she was 15. But everyday she leaves the house her family worries that police could arrest her at any moment. She’s been on probation since 1955. On March 2, 1955, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin and her friend hopped on a…
It is a commonly held belief that when all the old white people die, racism will die out with them. It’s a comforting thought full of big “I Believe The Children Are Our Future” energy and one that is reassuring to many who just want to see America live up to its pledge of equality…
Payments to compensate families separated at the southern U.S.-Mexico are reportedly under consideration. President Joe Biden‘s administration is reportedly considering payments of around $450,000 per person to compensate victims separated from their families during the former White House’s zero-tolerance immigration policy. These payments could resolve the many lawsuits that have been filed against the U.S….
Black women in the United States and Aboriginal women in Australia face the double-bind of racism and sexism, leading to significantly higher rates of intimate partner violence. Domestic violence is a global women’s health issue that is estimated to have affected 736 million women (1 in 3) at least once in their lifetime. Programs and…
Nene Leakes called out her former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” co-star Cynthia Bailey on Oct. 27 for not attending her late husband Gregg Leakes’ “celebration of life” ceremony and now the model has responded. While co-hosting on the “Big Tigger Morning Show,” Nene said that following her husband’s death many people from the entire franchise…
Witnesses to the execution of an Oklahoma death row inmate on Thursday described a cruel and inhumane process that left the prisoner convulsing and vomiting for several minutes before he was eventually declared dead. The latest reports about the state’s widely criticized lethal injection process contradicted those from state corrections officials, who said the execution…
Members of the jury that convicted Derek Chauvin for killing George Floyd share how trial impacted them; verdict “was based on the evidence.” The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin riveted the nation. Chauvin was charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after a video of him kneeling on the…
In August, Tia Mowry shut down rumors about a potential “Sister, Sister” reboot and returning to “The Game” revival in a viral TikTok. Now, the 43-year-old is hinting that she just may reprise her role as Melanie “Med School” Davis. “Never say never,” Mowry told ET Online. “I mean, as it stands for right now, we…
Whoopi Goldberg has addressed her former “The View” co-host Meghan McCain’s claims of toxic environments and unfair treatment from her fellow talk show hosts. It’s been over one week since excerpts from McCain’s new memoir “Bad Republican,” where the conservative pundit seemingly blamed Goldberg and co-host Joy Behar for her departure from the show, were…
