Sometimes reporting on the historic nature of an election can overlook important issues for the surrounding community. But Joel Caston’s history-making victory is a part of a powerful narrative for community engagement and self-governance. Elected earlier this month to the Ward 7 Advisory Neighborhood Commission, Caston is the first incarcerated elected official in Washington, D.C….
A Texas man has been federally charged with possession of child pornography after he was accused of starting a sexual online relationship with a teenage Black girl, then transporting her from Georgia to Texas. Robert David Fyke, a 33-year-old man from Lubbock, Texas, was arrested on June 17 and appeared in court on Monday before…
“I feel like it was setup,” Berry says after she turned away during the playing of the U.S. national anthem during her medal ceremony Gwen Berry has been politically outspoken in her career and on Saturday the American track and field athlete felt forced to make a stand during the Olympic trials during a medal…
The match up between the teen rap sensations of the 2000s at one point drew more than 700,000 views on Instagram Saturday night’s Verzuz featuring rappers Bow Wow and Soulja Boy was one of the virtual music show’s highest-viewed episodes of 2021. As nostalgia filled the air, it only escalated when various special guests joined…
With Simone Biles being the most decorated gymnast and an Olympian, she’s had to learn how to balance athletics with her life away from the mat. Biles admitted earlier this month in an interview with Glamour magazine that being in the gym took a lot of her time and attention before she realized, “me being…
The documents are now housed at William F. Winter Archives and History Building in Jackson in Jackson, Mississippi Never before seen case files, photographs and other records documenting the investigation into the infamous slayings of three civil rights workers in Mississippi are now open to the public for the first time, 57 years after their…
Sunday’s BET Awards will be packed with performances by Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Nas X and H.E.R., a tribute to late rapper DMX and a dedication to Queen Latifah’s acclaimed career. Taraji P. Henson will host the live show from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, where performers include DaBaby, DJ Khaled, Jazmine Sullivan, Migos,…
Williams has won four gold medals at past Summer Games for the U.S. Serena Williams said she will not go to the Tokyo Olympics, but did not want to say why during her pre-Wimbledon video conference with reporters Sunday. “I’m actually not on the Olympic list. … Not that I’m aware of. If so, then…
OPINION: Most of the Civil Rights cases in the 1960s — in which Black people’s rights had been violated — were only successfully adjudicated when the federal government stepped in and sued the states in question. In a move that shocked both civil rights activists, and legal scholars alike, the U.S. Justice Department announced last…
Songstress Janelle Monáe is making boss moves in the music industry. According to Variety, the visionary recently inked a global deal with Sony Music Publishing. The new deal encompasses the music artist’s existing catalog and projects she will create in the future. Monáe—whose real name is Janelle Monáe Robinson—founded the Wondaland Arts Society; a label…
