The law gives states until the end of 2024 to make spending commitments and the end of 2026 to spend the money As Congress considered a massive COVID-19 relief package earlier this year, hundreds of mayors from across the U.S. pleaded for “immediate action” on billions of dollars targeted to shore up their finances and…
Source: Bloomberg / Getty On Oct.2, thousands of women took to the streets of Washington, D.C., for the 5th Women’s March. This year, the organization shifted its focus to abortion justice and reproductive rights issues. One of over 650 events nationwide, an estimated 5,000 attendees met at Freedom Plaza on Saturday morning. Some rallygoers kicked…
Source: Statesboro Police Department / Statesboro Police Department Watching the pre-trial immunity hearing for William Marcus Wilson put into perspective the real crisis of Georgia’s legal system. Wilson, who is Black and was with a white woman during the incident that led to the death of Haley Hutcheson, has been sitting in pre-trial detention for…
Wisconsin attorney Xavier Prather made history as the first Black winner of the competition Wisconsin attorney Xavier Prather made history as the first Black winner of Big Brother during the two-hour live season finale on Thursday night. The 27-year-old was crowned the season 23 winner of the reality show after a unanimous 9-0 vote from…
Aaron Lowe, 21, was shot at a house party just after midnight Sept. 26 after other, uninvited guests were asked to leave Police arrested a man early Sunday in connection with the shooting death of Utah sophomore cornerback Aaron Lowe. Homicide detectives with the Salt Lake City Police Department located Buk M. Buk, 22, in…
Campbell walked in a dramatic black cloak Yet again, Naomi Campbell stole the show at Paris Fashion Week. The 51-year-old runway veteran trod the boards of Lanvin’s flower-themed collection Sunday to screams from guests in a dramatic black cloak. PARIS, FRANCE – OCTOBER 03: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY – For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from…
Oprah Winfrey and her long-time friend Gayle King are lending some of their best advice to a few of their prominent fans. The two friends took a tour through Santa Barbara for their final episode of “OG Chronicles: Joy Rides.” In the promo clip, which they released on Thursday, Sept. 23, Winfrey and King are…
At least 126,000 gallons of oil pollutes waters off Huntington Beach in Orange County One of the largest oil spills in recent Southern California history fouled popular beaches and killed wildlife while crews scrambled Sunday to contain the crude before it spread further into protected wetlands. At least 126,000 gallons of oil spilled into the…
Keshia Knight Pulliam shocked fans everywhere on Oct. 2 after announcing she recently got married to actor Brad James. This news comes about nine months following James’ proposal to “The Cosby Show” actress. The couple met back in 2019 while on the set of “Pride and Prejudice: Atlanta.” Keshia Knight Pulliam announced she got married…
“The doctors told me that I was VERY lucky not to have died,” Marc Lamont Hill says in Instagram post Black intellectual Marc Lamont Hill revealed on social media that he suffered a mild heart attack in late September one day after undergoing surgery to fix a damaged Achilles tendon. The 42-year-old took to Instagram…
