Activist Stacey Abrams experienced viral fame earlier this week after she was asked about comments she made regarding Georgia’s new election laws. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp faced immense criticism last month after signing into law a bill that imposes many new voting restrictions in the state, including limiting the use of ballot drop boxes and forbidding giving…
Sharpton said that so many were mourning and had come to pay their final respects “from all over the country because you hurt one of our princes.” The Rev. Al Sharpton eulogized Daunte Wright as the Prince of the Brooklyn Center and used the police pulling over the slain young man after a traffic stop…
James Hampton’s former supervisor claimed he had a love for the dog in the video, Zuul, and his other K-9s The North Carolina police officer caught on camera inappropriately handling a K-9 dog will not face charges. Many were left shocked last month after a viral video surfaced of former officer James Hampton holding his…
Keke Palmer is clarifying what single means to her fans after sparking a debate from what was supposed to a funny TikTok video. On April 20, she tweeted, “I don’t know who needs to hear this, but being single doesn’t mean you’re sleeping with every1. It means you’re not committing yourself to any1 for less…
“It was about strictly having fun. Being able to perform as the Crab really, really, really made me feel good,” the R&B star remarked. Singer Bobby Brown has been revealed to be the Crab on season five of the Fox competition series The Masked Singer after being eliminated. Read More: Bobby Brown suspects Nick Gordon…
The mass dismissal of charges is the latest big step in a movement to decriminalize prostitution — or at least aim prosecutions at people involved in human exploitation A New York judge tossed out thousands of prostitution-related cases dating to the 1970s on Wednesday at the request of the Manhattan district attorney, who announced he…
On Wednesday, April 21, NBA star LeBron James shared and later deleted a post he made on Twitter regarding the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant. Shortly afterward, the Los Angeles Lakers star revealed why in a series of tweets. The initial now-deleted post shared by James featured a photo of white Columbus police Officer…
Source: Drew Angerer / Getty The House of Representative passed a bill on Thursday that would grant Washington D.C. statehood, advancing legislation introduced by Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, one of D.C.’s longest serving nonvoting House members. Members of Congress voted 216-208, which ensures the bill will go on to the Senate, where support for the…
This Earth Day, we’re celebrating just a few #BlackandGreen leaders who’ve made a mark on the climate movement. Contrary to what we see in the mainstream, the climate movement is not predominantly white. Though a failure to tell a full history and a lack of racial representation within the organizational sphere, persists, the truth is,…
A judge upheld a 20-year prison sentence on Monday for a former South Carolina police officer convicted in the 2015 shooting death of unarmed Walter Scott. Federal Judge Richard Gergel rejected former officer Michael Slager’s claim that his attorney, Andy Savage, had offered ineffective counsel while he was on trial for shooting Scott five times in…
