Exclusive: Congresswoman Karen Bass, who sponsored the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, wants President Joe Biden to highlight the importance of police reform President Joe Biden’s first joint address to members of Congress Wednesday evening is expected to focus on policing, climate change, racial equity and his whole of government approach to stimulate the…
“My new book #WhatHappenedToYou is for anyone with a mother, father, partner, or child who may have experienced trauma,” Oprah says. A self-proclaimed book lover herself, Oprah explores her childhood trauma in What Happened To You, a new book that hit the stands on Monday. Written alongside neuroscientist Dr. Bruce Perry, What Happened To You is said…
A Louisiana mother says her son was racially profiled by a doctor who denied her son a surgical procedure on the basis of a joke Christmas sweater, reports KATC. Shelley Jack of Ville Platte, Louisiana, says she took her 17-year-old son, who had been shot, to get a follow-up treatment at Mercy Regional Medical Center….
Lawmakers there find critical race theory to be “contrary to the unity of the nation and the well-being” of the state. The Idaho legislature has passed a bill that bans the teaching of critical race theory in public and charter schools and universities in the state. The measure passed the Idaho Senate 27 to 8. …
Source: SOPA Images / Getty Ma’Khia Bryant‘s family and loved ones will come together on Friday to celebrate her short life taken too soon at the hands of police violence. Ma’Khia will be laid to rest at 1 p.m. at the The First Church of God, the same church that hosted the funerals of other…
Mendeecees Harris‘ jail revelation to his wife, Yandy Smith, on the latest episode of VH1’s “Couples Retreat” that aired on April 26, had fans “side-eyeing” the father of four. In the clip, Harris revealed he was unsure if he would support Smith — the way she did for him when he was incarcerated — if she were…
Rapper Rich The Kid made the streets a little greener on Earth Day when he pulled up to Rodeo Drive and made it rain wads of cash. The stunt was pulled off in front of the Burberry store, where throngs of passersby were all caught by surprise. The 28-year-old unsuspectingly pulled up in front of…
The role is usually a designated official kept in a secret locale in case a disaster kills the president and cabinet. During President Joe Biden’s first joint address to Congress, there will be no “designated survivor” in place. The role is typically a designated top official who is secured in a secret location in case…
The 44-year-old with a 50-0 record will take on the 26-year-old Paul June 6. Tickets go on sale next week. It’s official: Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. will fight former YouTube star Logan Paul in Miami at the Hard Rock Stadium on June 6. The 44-year-old boxer with a 50-0 record will take on the…
“I think we have a consequence culture,” Burton said, and “consequences are finally encompassing everybody.” In the thoughtful yet firm way that only he can, LeVar Burton pushed back against conservative commentator Meghan McCain, who asked him about “cancel culture” in American society. “What do you think of that decision and about the cancel culture…
