A Black senator from Oregon has proposed that Black Oregonians be paid reparations to redress racial disparities in the state. Sen. Lew Frederick, a Portland Democrat, has sponsored two bills in the new legislative session that provide a path towards making the case for reparations, and setting the framework for how they would be distributed….
Days after New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit accusing the NYPD of repeated unlawful practices against demonstrators, more violence reared over the holiday in New York City during a Black Lives Matter demonstration held to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Over 30 protesters were arrested on Monday at City Hall park, during…
After a contentious Twitter exchange, Bow Wow and Mayor Sylvester Turner shared kind words like gentlemen. Rapper-actor Shad Moss, better known as Bow Wow, faced some sharp criticism this weekend after footage of him recently performing in a packed Houston nightclub circulated on social media. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner called out the rapper after the…
Vivica A. Fox is making her followers scratch their heads after uploading four pictures to her Instagram on Jan. 16. The pictures show Fox wearing a black mesh floral shirt, black latex pants and leather boots. Although the “Two Can Play That Game” actress looked stunning in the photos and received a lot of praise…
The Republican leader vowed a ‘safe and successful’ inauguration of Biden on Wednesday at the Capitol Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell opened the Senate on Tuesday saying the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol was “fed lies” by the president and others in the deadly riot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden election. McConnell’s remarks are…
The woman went into a grocery store about 15 feet from the car Saturday, leaving her 4-year-old child inside A car thief who found a toddler in the backseat of a stolen vehicle drove back and chastised the mother for leaving the child unattended before taking off again, police in Oregon said. The woman went…
Earlier this month, word began to spread that Lil Wayne was among a pool of people in line to possibly receive a pardon from President Donald Trump during his last days in office. New reports now indicate that Lil Wayne’s chances of receiving that offer from Trump are more than likely. On Monday, Jan. 18, ABC News…
The iconic Wonder took to social media to read an open letter to Dr. Martin Luther King on his birthday-holiday. In a video honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., iconic music artist Stevie Wonder calls for the incoming Joe Biden–Kamala Harris presidential administration to launch a “truth” commission. During the countdown to Inauguration…
William “Roddie” Bryan, the man who filmed Ahmaud Arbery being shot and killed last year, is again petitioning a judge to set bond in his case. In a recent court filing, his attorneys alluded to America’s “racially charged” political climate and questioned whether a white man accused of a violent crime against a Black person…
The 40-year-old Fontenot will be the team’s first Black GM The Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday named Terry Fontenot the team’s first Black general manager, finding new leadership from within their division. The 40-year-old Fontenot spent 18 seasons with NFC South rival New Orleans. Read More: NFL debuts first all-Black officiating crew on ‘Monday Night Football’…
