Source: adamkaz / Getty Black candidates are not waiting for an invitation to lead and are pushing back on the myth of electability. Sen. Raphael Warnock’s impressive finish in both the November general election and the January runoff showed the power of Black organizers and Black candidates alike. Despite raising less money than his white…
‘A crisis is when a nation is willing to rip a 9-year-old child out of the hands of his or her parent and separate that family to deter future migration,’ Mayorkas says The head of the Department of Homeland Security, pushing back against Republican criticism of the Biden administration’s border policies, refused on Wednesday to…
As someone who knows the experience of being under public scrutiny while holding a high position in society, former First Lady Michelle Obama now is sharing her views on Meghan Markle, and Prince Harry’s bombshell tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey and what she hopes will come from it. During a recent sit down interview with “Access Hollywood,”…
The movement, which was formed in 2014, is a coalition of 150 organizations nationwide that helped drive the global protests against racial inequity last summer The Movement for Black Lives is opposing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, arguing the bill doubles down on reform strategies that have historically failed to center marginalized communities and address…
Still, authorities said they were investigating whether the deaths were hate crimes amid concerns over a wave of attacks on Asian Americans A white man accused of killing eight people, most of whom were of Asian descent, at massage parlors in the Atlanta area told police the attack was not racially motivated and that he…
Elba along with HarperCollins plan to publish multiple children’s books as early as 2022 Already one of the busiest actors in Hollywood, it looks like Idris Elba is branching out into literature. Elba has reportedly signed a multi-book deal with HarperCollins Children’s Books, which will see published picture books and fiction from Elba. Elba’s deal…
There were 5,125 cases of racist, anti-Semitic, anti-LGBTQ and other hateful messages spread through physical flyers, stickers, banners and posters, according to the report White supremacist propaganda reached alarming levels across the U.S. in 2020, according to a new report that the Anti-Defamation League provided to The Associated Press. There were 5,125 cases of racist, anti-Semitic, anti-LGBTQ…
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill recalled seven jurors who were seated before the settlement announcement last week, and questioned each about what they knew of the settlement A judge on Wednesday dismissed two jurors who had been seated for the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer accused in George Floyd’s death over concerns they…
Funny man Kevin Hart is the proud father of four children — daughters Heaven and Kaori, and sons Hendrix and Kenzo — who he is often seen sharing moments with on social media in between posts of the 101 projects that keep him busy and well paid. His latest touching social media share is a photo of the “Night…
Sharon Osbourne is accused of making prejudice comments about her Black, Asian and LGBTQ cast members. What was supposed to be a two-day hiatus of The Talk has been extended by CBS after new allegations of racist behavior by co-host Sharon Osbourne have come to light. In a new report by journalist Yashar Ali published…
