OPINION: Americans will have to expand our imagination and develop a new constitution that respects human rights and protects the right to vote “If there is no struggle, there is no progress” – Frederick Douglass On Aug. 6, 2021, the 56th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, I joined a coalition of faith leaders, state…
One of the victims in last month’s case of force used by five Hispanic Miami Beach officers is now claiming that the cops involved “bragged” about beating him and two others following an arrest attempt in the lobby of Royal Palm Hotel in South Beach. Khalid Vaughn, 28, is one of two men, the other…
The incident took place the same day the Taliban claimed they would honor the rights of women The Taliban reportedly shot and killed a woman in Afghanistan on Tuesday for not wearing a burqa. This incident took place on the same day Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, held a televised press conference with an Afghan female…
In the latest episode, instead of Black Panther protecting Wakanda, he’s helping space outlaws Fans of the late-great Chadwick Boseman get to hear him voice T’Challa one last time in this week’s episode of Marvel’s What If…? What If…? explores many hypothetical scenarios of major events in the Marvel universe, such as, per THR, “what…
Britney Spears isn’t the only celebrity enduring a conservatorship battle. LA Times recently reported that a struggle of conservatorship over “Star Trek” actress Nichelle Nichols has taken place among her loved ones. While Nichols is suffering from dementia, her only child, Kyle Johnson, manager Gilbert Bell and friend Angelique Fawcette are all fighting for the…
Source: Daytime Emmy Awards 2021 / Getty People, we are far too deep into this global pandemic to still be spreading COVID-19 misinformation, thumbing our noses at scientific consensus and pretending the opinions of the Team “Do Your Own Research” are equal to that of medical experts who actually know things. Laila Ali, the retired…
OPINION: The Taliban may have taken Kabul, but the White Taliban here in the U.S. is at war against democracy and coming for Black folks’ ballots. And that is an outrage. President Joe Biden has withdrawn the last of the U.S. troops from Afghanistan, ending a senseless, 20-year war that should not have been waged,…
Those who have kept up with the “Jeopardy!” scandal would know by now that “Reading Rainbow’s” LeVar Burton was the person that many of the game show’s watchers wanted as the new permanent host. Not only was Burton not chosen, but fans went into an uproar after seeing who was: Mike Richards, who was “Jeopardy’s”…
The reality TV personality made national news this year when her RHOA co-star Porsha Williams became engaged to her then-estranged husband, Simon Congratulations are in order for Falynn Guobadia! The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member announced through a Youtube video that she is expecting a baby with her boyfriend, Jaylan Banks. As TheGrio previously…
LaMelo Ball doesn’t appear to have any grief about not finishing high school and seemingly doesn’t care for the traditional academic path to the league altogether. During a recent interview for an article in “GQ,” the 19-year-old Charlotte Hornets star shared how he didn’t have regrets over not staying on the school path. “You wanna…
