EXCLUSIVE: President Joe Biden delivered impassioned remarks against Republican efforts to restrict access to the ballot. Rev. Al Sharpton called his speech “monumental,” but NAACP President Derrick Johnson believes it missed the mark. Voting rights continue to dominate headlines across the country. Two cities, D.C. and Philadelphia, became the focal point of attention as lawmakers…
Joined by fellow Texas state House Democrats, Rep. Chris Turner (TX-101) speaks during a news conference on voting rights outside the U.S. Capitol on July 13, 2021. | Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty The oldest civil rights organization in the United States is stepping up to protect any of the Texas House Democrats who might…
The industry icon is known for her roles on ‘The Jeffersons,’ ‘227,’ and more. She took to Instagram to thank her fans for supporting her throughout the years. Congratulations are in order for Hollywood icon Marla Gibbs. The actress is set to receive a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame this July. Whether you know…
Cardi B took to Twitter on July 12 to defend her daughter Kulture Cephus’s birthday gift, a $150,000 necklace, after receiving backlash from many critics because of the price of the lavish present and the toddler’s age. This initial post comes after the rapper, and her husband, Migos member Offset, celebrated Kulture’s third birthday by…
Biden will attend the July 23 opening ceremony on her first solo trip abroad as first lady. First lady Jill Biden will attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics in Tokyo, the White House announced Tuesday, even as the city has entered a new state of emergency over a rise in coronavirus cases. Biden…
The shot clock is winding down for ESPN sideline reporter-host Maria Taylor to accept a new $3 million contract with the network, or find a new employer. Last year, the NCAA Women’s Tournament host was thrust into a tumultuous internal storm at the network when white colleague Rachel Nichols insinuated Taylor, who is Black, was…
Sterling K. Brown, Tracee Ellis Ross and Kenan Thompson join the impressive list of acting nominees, while HBO and HBO Max lead the pack with the most nominations in total The nominees for the 73rd Annual Emmy Awards are finally out, and there are some history-making selections in this year’s group! The upcoming award ceremony…
Republicans authorized finding and bringing back more than 50 lawmakers “under warrant of arrest if necessary.” Texas Democrats who hurriedly fled to Washington to block sweeping new election laws back home acknowledged Tuesday they can’t stay away forever and urged Congress to act on voting rights, while Republican Gov. Greg Abbott threatened them with arrest…
The family of a Black man killed by St. Louis police in a 2017 no-knock raid has filed a lawsuit against the city and members of the police department. According to the suit, filed on June 30, members of a St. Louis police SWAT team “executed” 63-year-old Army veteran Don Clark Sr. as he slept…
“With a few glorious and glaring exceptions, the shadow of Jim Crow was cast in its new glittering form expressed in the language of superficial diversity,” Professor West wrote. Venerated professor Dr. Cornel West has resigned from his position at Harvard University, penning an open letter just months after being denied tenure at the illustrious…
