If the most recent elections taught us anything, it is that the Black Ballot and the accompanying Black voices are so powerful that those sitting in the highest offices in the land will act against the best interests of their own constituents and the Constitution to silence them. It was Black women and men galvanizing…
Six years after the tragic police shooting of Tamir Rice, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that no charges will be brought against any of the officers involved in his death. Due to the DOJ’s decision, the case has officially been closed. In a statement obtained by NPR, the DOJ announced there lacked sufficient evidence…
‘We have identified him, and we will continue to work diligently to bring him back into the city.’ A Virginia man has been identified as the suspect responsible for the death of 7-year-old Kennedy Maxie, who was fatally shot while Christmas shopping with her family on Dec. 21 in Atlanta. Investigators have secured a warrant…
Ayesha Curry decided to liven things up in her kitchen on Dec. 26 when she shared a snapshot of herself in a twerking stance while cooking crab and shrimp risotto. The chef told her fans to swipe to get a better view of the meal she created the night before. “You can take the girl…
News over actress Lori Loughlin and her involvement in the much-publicized 2019 college admissions scandal, particularly now with her recent release from prison, has continued to make headlines and stir up public discussions. With Loughlin’s release at the completion of her two-month sentence, actress Janet Hubert took to Twitter to voice a bit of displeasure….
The coronavirus variant was found in a man in his 20s who is in isolation southeast of Denver and has no travel history The first reported U.S. case of the COVID-19 variant that’s been seen in the United Kingdom has been discovered in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday. The coronavirus variant was found in…
The Justice Department says video of the shooting was of too poor a quality for prosecutors to conclusively establish what happened. The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it would not bring federal criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers in the 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, saying video of the shooting was of too…
U.S. District Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner, the sister of Stacey Abrams, ruled that denying so many voters access to the ballot so close to an election would likely violate the law. A federal judge ordered local election officials in Georgia to allow voting by more than 4,000 people whose eligibility was being challenged ahead of…
The giant snow sculpture took 60 hours to complete. A Canadian visual artist paid tribute to George Floyd by building a massive snow sculpture in his image. According to CTV News, Quebec City, artist Timothee de Sandro spent an estimated 60 hours to complete the sculpture. He also joked he had borrowed snow from his neighbors…
From his family’s Memphis, Tennessee, dining room, 6-year-old Sam White rapped his way through all 26 letters of the alphabet and racked up nearly two million video views along the way. While Sam has gained fans all over the world, his parents admit they’ve learned a few lessons about instant fame. The first grader and…
