The Austin City Council voted to purchase a hotel and transform it into permanent supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness. The city of Austin, Texas has moved to turn a hotel into permanent housing to assist homeless populations amid a housing crisis and will use funds cut from the police budget to provide shelter and…
Source: NurPhoto / Getty If coverage over the last several years has taught us one thing about Georgia Republicans, it’s been that they have a tender spot for voter suppression. After losing several high-profile elections in 2020 and two crucial Senate runoff races earlier this month, Georgia Republicans have now turned their sights on trying…
‘People often forget — which is understandable because I’ve been playing 16 since I was 16,’ said the Emmy-winning actress Malcolm & Marie is set to drop on Netflix in February, and in a recent interview, Zendaya spoke to the age gap with her co-star John David Washington, saying, “I’m grown.” Fresh off her historical…
Source: Daniel Boczarski / Getty Two Kenosha Police Department officers who were at the scene while Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back by a fellow cop were restored to active duty, according to CNN. Vincent Arenas and Brittany Meronek reported back to work on Jan. 20 after they were placed on administrative…
Filming of the upcoming biopic “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday” was years in the making, and required an unwavering commitment to the lead role. Starring as the late jazz singer is soulful vocalist Andra Day. Day says she secured the role in 2017 and from there submerged herself into the world of Holiday, from…
A police officer in Kissimmee, Florida, was fired recently after his racist and politically charged Facebook posts surfaced. Andrew Johnson, a patrol officer for the Kissimmee Police Department, shared and created several derogatory posts on his page. His news feed was a vortex of pro-Trump conspiracy claims that opposed the Democratic Party, Black Lives Matter…
Students at Liberty High School want officer Ethan Fournier fired or at least permanently removed from their campus. Students and families allegedly look to transfer out of the Florida high school where a police officer body-slammed a teenage girl onto a concrete ground. Read More: Florida teacher fired after telling students antifa breached Capitol TMZ…
Ciara is letting everyone know that her mini-me/daughter is her best friend. On Wednesday, Jan. 27, she uploaded a short clip to Instagram that shows her doing fierce poses and movements with her daughter mimicking her. What really takes the cake is their matching hair. Sienna rocks a pink wig like her mother’s; she combs…
The comedy star says he didn’t care about the money because he recognized the opportunity Chris Tucker’s breakout role as Smokey in the classic film Friday is iconic in Black culture. But recently the actor revealed that he was paid just $10K to be in the film. Read More: Keke Palmer to host, produce ‘Foodtastic’…
The West Woodlawn home is where Till and his mother lived before he went to Mississippi that fateful 1955 summer. The home of Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, has been deemed a Chicago landmark, marking the end of a years-long movement to preserve the history of the residence. Officially known as The Emmett…
