“Children and families must be able to count on this benefit long after the end of this pandemic,” said Rep. Rosa DeLauro. Democrats in the House of Representatives introduced a bill on Monday that would make $300 monthly payments to parents permanent. The payments were a child tax credit expansion in the $1.9 trillion American…
London said her friend, Michael B. Jordan, reached out to her and invited her to appear in his new film, “Without Remorse.” Actress Lauren London said her two sons motivated her to return to work after the 2019 death of her partner, rapper Nipsey Hussle. London, in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, said her friend,…
A Virginia woman is out of a job after a viral video of her telling a Black resident she was “not the right color” surfaced on social media earlier this week, The Progress-Index newspaper reported. The 30-second edited video was shared across Facebook showing a white woman, whose identity has not yet been confirmed, in…
“I’m enjoying life, I’m spending more time with my kids and I really want to help people,” Hayes recently said in an interview with ESPN. Former Florida State University (FSU) star linebacker Eugene Antonio “Geno” Hayes passed away Monday night after a two-year battle with chronic liver disease at the age of 33. In 2008,…
Source: Twitter / Twitter Attorneys for the family of Andrew Brown Jr. revealed on Tuesday the findings of an independent autopsy they commissioned in the wake of his police shooting last week in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. While it had already been announced that Brown — who was driving away from police when he was…
With a host of business endeavors in film, television and production already to his credit, rapper 50 Cent is about to add another project to his extensive resume — this one based on the life of Cyntoia Brown. The project based on Brown’s book will be titled “The Case of Cyntoia Brown.” Brown was arrested…
Missouri Rep. Cori Bush said during a Sunday appearance on CNN that she can’t support a qualified immunity compromise in a proposed police reform bill. “Right now, we need to end qualified immunity, period,” Bush told CNN’s Abby Phillip. Bush’s statement comes as politicians negotiate a federal police accountability bill sponsored by California Rep. Karen…
The lack of outrage is a striking contrast to the fate of North Carolina in 2016 when the state passed similar legislation Five states have passed laws or implemented executive orders this year limiting the ability of transgender youths to play sports or receive certain medical treatment. There’s been a vehement outcry from supporters of…
It’s the latest government review to identify employees with extremist views, particularly after the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is launching an internal probe to identify white supremacists within its own ranks. “Domestic violent extremism represents the deadliest and most persistent terrorist threat to our country today,” Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas…
Joseph Williams had been babysitting the child, identified only as Baby S. A San Francisco man was charged with murder Monday with killing a 7-month-old boy who was in his care, prosecutors said. Joseph Williams was charged with murder and assault on a child causing death, according to a statement from the San Francisco district…
