Ron Weiser said he took ‘full responsibility’ for his comments to activists but said he would not quit despite the board’s call for his resignation. The University of Michigan’s governing board on Friday censured a Republican regent who called the state’s female Democratic leaders “witches” whom the GOP would prepare for a “burning at the…
Hispanic protesters are opposing a proposal for a Chicago-area school to be renamed after former President Barack Obama, claiming he’s an “oppressor” who didn’t stand up for the undocumented immigrant community. “We feel that Barack Obama did disservice to us. He denied us, and he didn’t stop the deportations, the way he promised,” said Waukegan,…
Xavier Donte Alexander was arrested Thursday on felony charges of soliciting sex with a minor and traveling to meet a minor for sex A Florida elementary school teacher is facing charges alleging he solicited online to have sex with a 2-year-old and traveled to meet the child. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said in…
The order blocks MSCHF from further selling the 666 pairs of sneakers they created for the rapper, which sold out in only a minute. Nike has successfully filed a restraining order against MSCHF, the art collective and apparel company that partnered with Lil Nas X to create 666 pairs of what they’ve branded “Satan Shoes,”…
The suspected shooter Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez’ motive may have involved personal or business relationships A gunman who killed four people, including a 9-year-old boy, in a rampage at a Southern California office building knew all the victims and his motive may have involved personal or business relationships, police said. “This was not a random act…
Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Lawson, is known for her corny jokes, and it looks like she may be trying to get the crown for being the one to pull the biggest prank on April Fools’ Day. On April 1, she uploaded two clips of Jazmine Sullivan singing her hit song “Pick Up Your Feelings.” The first…
Marvin Scott III | Source: Twitter The firing of multiple detention officers involved in the in-custody death of a Black man is seen as “a good first step,” but they were neither charged nor arrested for their roles at the Collin County jail in McKinney, Texas. Seven jail cops lost their jobs on Thursday, nearly…
A white Los Angeles County school teacher spent over 30 minutes eviscerating one of her Black students after she met with his mother for a parent-teacher teleconference on Zoom earlier this year. Kimberly Newman laid into the student, a sixth-grader in one of her science classes. She called his family “scammers” and “liars,” insulted his…
The ‘Good Morning Britain’ weatherman left some social media, calling it ‘too much. I am a strong person, but I am not made of steel.’ Good Morning Britain weatherman Alex Beresford, who made global headlines for calling out Piers Morgan for his attacks on Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, said he has been subjected to…
For many Black women, spirituality and religion are anchors for their lives. Studies show they are some of the most devoutly religious folks in the U.S., and that is beneficial in unexpected ways. One study by the Annals of Behavioral Medicine found that Black women who use spirituality as a coping mechanism are less likely to…
