Juneteenth, the long-running Black holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in Texas, is now all but assured of becoming a national holiday. On Wednesday, June 16, the House of Representatives voted 415 to 14 to establish June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day. The vote came a day after the Senate passed the bill…
It was released days after the birth of the Duchess of Sussex’s daughter with her prince spouse. The new children’s book written by Meghan Markle, the America-born Duchess of Sussex, has hit number-one on The New York Times Best Sellers list. The Bench started as a poem for Markle’s spouse, Prince Harry, the Duke of…
The justices came down unanimously against Philadelphia and for Catholic Social Services The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the city of Philadelphia violated the Constitution by limiting its relationship with a Catholic foster care agency over the group’s refusal to certify same-sex couples as foster parents. The justices came down unanimously against Philadelphia and for Catholic…
The justices, by a 7-2 vote, left the entire law intact Thursday in ruling that Texas, other Republican-led states and two individuals had no right to bring their lawsuit in federal court The Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Obama-era health care law, preserving insurance coverage for millions of Americans. In this June 8,…
Ramona Singer was accused of having ulterior motives by her “The Real Housewives of New York” co-star Sonja Morgan after the Sonja fashion line creator noticed that Singer was sharing more photos with her Black friends on her Instagram page so she wouldn’t appear racist. Although it was unclear why Morgan is calling out Singer for her pics,…
De La Rosa shared the news from the hospital, dressed in a thick robe, holding them. Actor and television host Nick Cannon has welcomed a set of twin boys with partner Abby De La Rosa. From a hospital bed, dressed in a thick white robe with her hair wrapped up in a scarf, the new…
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot objected, but lawmakers voted to change its selection process. The Illinois statehouse has approved the creation of a fully-elected school board in the city of Chicago over the objections of Mayor Lori Lightfoot. House Bill 2908 passed 70 to 41 and will soon land on the desk of Governor J.B. Pritzker,…
Laurence Fishburne is a real-life hero. On a Monday episode of “Daily Blast Live,” actor Martin Sheen shared a remarkable story about the time Fishburne saved Sheen’s son Emilio Estevez’s life on the set of their 1979 film “Apocalypse Now.” Estevez came to visit Sheen on the set and while he was there met Fishburne….
The couple lent their talents to the new “Your Heart Isn’t Just Yours” campaign Leslie Odom Jr. and his wife Nicolette Robinson are using their talents for good and partnering with Bayer Aspirin for the new “Your Heart Isn’t Just Yours” campaign. The couple wrote the song “Second Chance” for the campaign inspired by Odom’s father-in-law,…
Caston’s district oversees a women’s shelter, new luxury apartments and where he’s jailed. An incarcerated man has won, via election, the title of advisory neighborhood commissioner in southeast D.C., a historic first in the city. Joel Caston, 44, has been imprisoned since he was 18 after committing an unnamed felony offense. Housed in the D.C….
