Voter suppression is once again believed to be at the roots of a reduction in polling places in Georgia Georgia is once again at the forefront of a highly contested political contest. A Jan. 5 runoff race will determine not just who represents Georgia in the U.S. Senate, it will also determine the balance of…
If confirmed, he would be the first Black person to lead the Pentagon President-elect Joe Biden has reportedly selected retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin to serve as secretary of defense. If confirmed, Austin, who ran U.S. Central Command before retiring in 2016, would be the first Black person to lead the Pentagon. A source familiar…
A white Instagram user with the handle _camillarose is getting dragged on social media after posting that she was accepted to Spelman College, a prestigious Historically Black College and University in Atlanta. The student wrote of how she’s dreamed of transferring to an HBCU for two years. She raved about being admitted to the “#1…
The award-winning journalist will teach in the department of Media, Journalism, and Film in the Cathy Hughes School of Communications. Howard University announced this week that award-winning journalist Joy Reid has been named as a Hearst visiting professor to teach a master class in Spring 2021 for juniors and seniors studying journalism. Read More: Joy Reid shuts down election propaganda with Black…
It’s time for Dolly fans to get in ‘Formation’ She’s already had a hit song covered by the iconic Whitney Houston. Now, legendary country singer Dolly Parton reveals in a recent interview with The Big Issue, that she wants the superstar artist to cover her hit song “Jolene” sometime in the future. Read More: Dolly…
By leaving early, Barr may avoid a fight with Trump over his refusal to help the president rewrite the election results. United States Attorney General William Barr is considering stepping down from his post before the end of Donald Trump’s presidency. The New York Times is reporting Barr could publicly state an intent to vacate the office…
President-elect Joe Biden has named Dr. Marcella Nunez -Smith, the Yale School of Medicine professor, to his newly formed COVID-19 advisory board. As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office, he announced a new COVID-19 task force as he plans to make coronavirus a priority. Read More: Biden campaign manager says he’ll ‘make good’ on…
Support poured in for Vanessa Bryant as she celebrated her daughter Bianka Bella Bryant’s fourth birthday with a Cinderella-themed party. The mother of four was surrounded with nothing but love from friends and family to help make the birthday celebration a joyous one. Loved ones who attended included actress LaLa Anthony and R&B songstress Ciara. …
After the House voted along party lines Friday to decriminalize marijuana on the federal level, congressional Republicans questioned Democrats’ priorities, as the bill is unlikely to pass in the Senate. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, or MORE Act, would remove cannabis from the list of federally controlled substances and result in the cancellation…
With time running out, lawmakers from both parties were closing in on the final language that would provide roughly $300 in extra federal weekly unemployment benefits A proposed COVID-19 relief bill is expected to get backing from President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell but it won’t include $1,200 in direct payments to most Americans,…
