Cynthia Bailey served face and cheekbones on Feb. 3, after she shamelessly uploaded a stream of selfies showcasing her glam look, which included neutral makeup tones and wavy locks. In the caption, Bailey revealed her favorite “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” tagline, which occurred in season five of the hit franchise. Along with the hashtags “RHOA”…
The White House says Black communities and businesses have been some of the most hard-hit during this crisis The unemployment rate for the month of January 2021 is 6.3 percent with 49,000 jobs added to the economy. The nation is in the grips of the COVID-19 recession as the Biden administration is working to stave off…
Virginia moved one step closer to abolishing the death penalty when the state Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would end capital punishment in the commonwealth. Polling ahead of the Senate vote, which was split along party lines, shows a majority of Virginians support the move, including 72% of Black voters. Raising concerns about racial…
‘It took a violent mob of insurrectionists,’ said Rep. Dean Phillips, ‘and a lightning-bolt moment in this very room. But now, I know.’ In a powerful moment on the House floor Thursday night, Minnesota Congressman Dean Phillips said he did not truly understand white privilege until the Jan. 6 siege attempt on Capitol Hill. Phillips…
Floyd Mayweather recently announced that he would step out of retirement to participate in a few exhibition matches here and there. Rapper 50 Cent caught wind and challenged the former athlete to a duel — to which Mayweather gladly accepted. To solidify his agreement, Mayweather shared a poster on his Instagram page on Wednesday, Feb. 3, promoting a…
Injunctions have been filed against the Liberty High School student body-slammed by an Osceola sheriff’s deputy by two mothers whose daughters attend the school. The mothers say they filed the injunctions against 16-year-old Taylor Bracey for their daughters’ protection. In a viral video shared widely last week, Bracey was body-slammed to the ground by Osceola…
Over two-thirds of this nation’s $1.5 trillion in student loan debt is held by women, and the majority of those women are Black. Prominent Democrats are calling on President Joe Biden to authorize the cancellation of up to $50,000 in student loan debt by executive order. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and…
Democrats in the chamber applauded after Harris announced the 51-50 vote at around 5:30 a.m. The Senate early Friday approved a measure that would let Democrats muscle President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan through the chamber without Republican support. Vice President Kamala Harris was in the chair to cast the tie-breaking vote, her…
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Soon after his victory, then President-elect Biden made an announcement destined to become a major game-changer. He put out the call to the legal and civil rights advocacy community to bring him names: names of public defenders, civil rights attorneys, legal stars of wide-ranging professional and demographic diversity who should…
Renowned for her elegance and strength, Durham was coached by the legendary Bela and Martha Karolyi, then worked for them. Trailblazing athlete Dianne Durham, the first African American senior national gymnastics champion in the nation, died Thursday at the age of 52 after a short illness. She died at a Chicago hospital with her husband,…
