Black representation has come a long way in film and television, but despite significant progress, a recent study is showing that the journey has just begun. Research conducted by the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, which focused on Black women in girls in the entertainment industry in 2019, found that while Black character…
Tahj Mowry let fans see what he’s working with underneath his T-shirts and the reveal did not disappoint. On March 6, the 34-year-old “Baby Daddy” actor took advantage of a sunny day by letting his upper body soak up some vitamin D. Mowry, who normally keeps it cute and clothed for the ‘Gram, shocked fans…
The purchase will give the United States enough vaccine supply to immunize the entire population against coronavirus. President Joe Biden will purchase 100 million additional doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine against COVID-19 to speed up the fight against coronavirus in the United States. Read More: Biden’s executive order on voting rights pushes movement…
OPINION: If the nation wants to achieve herd immunity, they must adopt community-specific vaccination sites coupled with ongoing education Newsflash: Lots of Black and Brown folks want to get vaccinated, but bureaucratic and technical bottlenecks, like crashing websites and inaccessible vaccine sites, are standing in the way. The number of Black people who say they…
Fudge, who has represented parts of Cleveland and Akron in the House since 2008, is a former mayor and a longtime advocate for assistance for the needy The Senate has confirmed Marcia Fudge to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development, placing the longtime Ohio lawmaker in charge of the agency just as Congress…
Over 93 million people in the U.S. have received COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a data tracker from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That includes 32 million, or 9.7 percent of the nation’s population, who’ve been fully vaccinated. More than 2 million Americans are being vaccinated each day. A new daily record was…
Carter says that the Republican-backed proposals, which would end no-excuse absentee voting, ‘appear to be rooted in partisan interests, not the interests of all Georgia voters’ Former President Jimmy Carter declared his opposition Tuesday to a slate of restrictive voting proposals moving through his native Georgia’s General Assembly, saying he is “disheartened, saddened and angry”…
After announcing their groundbreaking deal with Triller and their “Verzuz” platform, super producers Timbaland and Swizz Beatz are now taking time to clap back at critics. The partnership is set to expand the international reach of “Verzuz” by building a hub for global creatives, but what may be the most interesting part about it is that…
Black residents of a town outside of Detroit say they don’t feel safe after a KKK flag was hung near the home of JeDonna Dinges and her family. Last month, Dinges reported seeing the flag in a neighbor’s window facing her home in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan. During a virtual city council meeting, Dinges told…
Source: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Getty If you thought the racist aftermath of the Capitol attack was over, think again. While some Americans have moved on from the abhorrent display of white privilege, emboldened individuals who participated or advocated for the violence on Jan. 6 are ramping up new threats and violence. According to The Washington…
