EXCLUSIVE: National Urban League President Marc Morial and PA State Sen. Vincent Hughes discuss the challenges facing Black and brown communities The first year of COVID-19 has been a destroyer on every level. The impact of the virus has been felt with more than 400,000 Americans dead, an economic recession that continues to spiral downward, drastic…
Yara Shahidi, Halle Bailey, Chloe Bailey and more discuss how the new season — though shot in 2019 — is very relatable to what many young people are going through today Grown-ish is back and picking up right where season three left off, seeing Yara Shahidi’s Zoey Johnson leaving college to pursue a passion in…
Questions now swirl about whether the maskless, pro-Trump Capitol stormers infected law enforcement at a superspreader event. Reports are emerging out of Washington that at least 20 U.S. Capitol Police officers have active cases of COVID-19. The infections mark the largest number of cases in the force in months and follow the deadly Jan. 6…
He has reportedly been performing during the coronavirus pandemic, starting with limited summer shows on his Ohio ranch. Comedian Dave Chappelle has tested positive for COVID-19. Chappelle was scheduled to perform in Austin, Texas as part of a residency he holds at Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater. He has subsequently canceled the remaining shows, which were…
‘Could it just be that African Americans – or the colored population — do not wash their hands as well as other groups?’ Sen. Stephen Huffman asked A Republican lawmaker and doctor who questioned whether members of “the colored population” were disproportionately contracting the coronavirus because of their hygiene is drawing new criticism from Black…
Comedian Dave Chappelle has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, TMZ, which first broke the news, reported. His diagnosis came just before the 47-year-old was set to perform in a series of shows, a spokeswoman for the star told the media outlet. Carla Sims, a representative for Chappelle, said the “Half Baked” star was scheduled to perform…
Harris is among the Republicans resistant to new security protocols put in place after the Capitol siege that killed a police officer. Republican Maryland congressman Andy Harris is under investigation by Capitol Police for allegedly trying to bring a gun onto the floor of the House of Representatives. “One security official present saw a firearm…
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell also said that attendance at the Feb. 7 game would be limited to those workers and about 14,500 other fans The NFL announced Friday that 7,500 health care workers vaccinated for the coronavirus will be given free tickets to next month’s Super Bowl to be played in Tampa, Florida. NFL Commissioner…
Vandals in a Seattle suburb spray-painted swastikas on the walls of a coffee shop owned by vocal supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement, local outlets reported last week. The anti-Semitic graffiti marked the second time that Black Coffee Northwest has been targeted by racist attackers. On the eve of the Black-owned cafe’s anticipated Oct….
Trump is the first president to be twice impeached and the first to face a trial after leaving office House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to send the article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, launching the start of the former president’s trial on a charge of incitement of insurrection over the…
