An Oklahoma mom said her 8-year-old son was punished for wearing a Black Lives Matter shirt to school. Ben Stapleton, a third grader at Charles Evans Elementary School in Ardmore, was told by the principal during gym class to turn his Black Lives Matter shirt inside-out on April 30. “It made me mad and sad,”…
The group said they are concerned about social media’s effects on the physical and emotional well-being of children and the potential for increased cyberbullying A bipartisan group of 44 attorneys general has written to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging him to drop company plans for a version of Instagram for children under the age of…
The square was closed after U.S. Park Police officers last June forcefully dispersed protesters who had gathered near the White House Lafayette Square, the park across from the White House, reopened Monday to the public nearly a year after federal authorities fenced off the area at the height of nationwide protests over policing following the…
‘The Cosby Show’ fans were ready to go to war on Mother’s Day when actress Phylicia Rashad became a trending topic on social media. Rashad, who is revered as one of the greatest TV mothers of all time, was celebrated by fans paying homage to her “The Cosby Show” character Claire Huxtable. All was well at…
OPINION: Congress is in danger of leaving undocumented immigrants, a critical population, behind when it comes to tax credits Twenty years ago, Congress made a mistake that left millions of women, especially Black women, behind. They expanded the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, but cowering to sexist and racist tropes, they included…
“As a mother of two Black teenagers,” Ryan said, “I feel her fear,” noting that she’s had to have “the talk” about police interaction with them. Former First Lady Michelle Obama spoke to CBS This Morning host Gayle King on the subject of race and the guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police…
“If we don’t get qualified immunity now, then we will come back and try to get it later. But I don’t want to see us throw out a good bill because we can’t get a perfect bill,” House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC) says that he would compromise on…
As mothers around the nation celebrated being mothers on their special day, Sunday, May 9, Tamar Braxton, a mom herself, took to social media to share a sentiment about moms and the day set aside to recognize them. On Sunday, May 9, she posted a message to her story saying, “It costs NOTHING to say…
Having received 19 scholarship offers from top universities across the United States and Canada, 17-year-old Victory Yinka-Banjo has a world of opportunities opening up to her, and is carefully considering where she wants to take her academic talents next. (L-R): Victory Yinka-Banjo and two students she inspired/ Photo Credit: @VictoryYBanjo/Twitter Victory, a Lagos, Nigeria, native…
The supermarket chain said on its website that customers have the choice of the two-dose Moderna vaccine, or the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine Publix pharmacies are now accepting walk-ins for the COVID-19 vaccine at all of their locations across seven states. The Lakeland-based supermarket chain said on its website that customers have the choice…
