OPINION: Naomi Osaka is prioritizing her mental health but her pleas to do so are falling on deaf ears to her critics Four-time Grand Slam tennis phenom Naomi Osaka put herself first—becoming more of a hero for prioritizing her mental health and antagonizing those who hate when women exercise their agency. Especially Black women who…
Texas Democrats walked out its House chamber to halt the passage of a bill reducing poll hours and mail-in voting. Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has threatened Democrats in his state who have pushed back against a Republican-sponsored bill they claim will provide “election integrity.” On Memorial Day, Abbott tweeted, “I will veto Article 10 of…
Exclusive: President Biden is focusing on the racial disparity in homeownership and Black home appraisals that are considerably lower for Black homeowners versus white homeowners President Joe Biden’s visit to the Greenwood district comes as the nation recognizes 100 years since 10,000 Black people were displaced as a result of a white mob that burned…
The company argued that it was not treated fairly in facing one trial involving 22 cancer sufferers who came from 12 states and different backgrounds The Supreme Court is leaving in place a $2 billion verdict in favor of women who claim they developed ovarian cancer from using Johnson & Johnson talc products. The justices did not…
Source: MANDEL NGAN / Getty President Joe Biden is expected to lay out a series of ventures aimed towards reversing the wealth gap between Black and white Americans on Tuesday during a speech to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. He is also expected to visit the historic site and spend time…
Air Force Senior Airman Keith Williams allegedly traveled from his base to Alabama and raped the girl in her yard. A 25-year-old Florida airman has been accused of traveling across state lines last fall and raping an 11-year-old girl he met online. U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Keith Norris Williams reportedly traveled from his airbase,…
A Massachusetts elementary school teacher has been fired after his secret identity as a white nationalist writer was exposed. Benjamin Welton, a 33-year-old teacher at Star Academy, was fired last week after the Huffington Post contacted the school after the paper learned the teacher was using the pseudonym Sinclair Jenkins to publish articles for a…
A manhunt continued Tuesday for three masked suspects who opened fire and killed three people early Sunday outside a Miami banquet hall Gunfire that wounded two people in Miami Beach wrapped up a violent Memorial Day weekend in the Miami area, which included a mass shooting that killed two and injured 21 others, law enforcement…
National civil rights leaders, including the Revs. Jesse Jackson, joined multiple local faith leaders offering prayers and remarks outside the church that was under construction Hundreds gathered Monday for an interfaith service dedicating a prayer wall outside historic Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church in Tulsa’s Greenwood neighborhood on the centennial of the first day of one…
In a recent Instagram post, he shared his certified-gold news and opined that he had “the dopest fanbase on earth.” Dallas rapper Lil Loaded, who had a viral hit in the summer of 2019 with “6locc 6a6y,” has been confirmed dead. While his cause of death has not been announced, Billboard is reporting it was a suicide. …
