There was mounting pressure this week from the international community to end the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, a rebel stronghold in the nation’s northern province. But Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed did not yield to the ramped up calls for de-escalation, telling the international community to “stand by” and allow Ethiopia to resolve the…
‘The final straw was the, you know, ‘they’re losers and suckers,” said McCain President-elect Joe Biden is reportedly expected to name Cindy McCain as his ambassador to the UK. A fierce critic of President Donald Trump, McCain, 66, crossed party lines to endorse Biden. President-elect Joe Biden delivers a Thanksgiving address at the Queen Theatre…
Toni Braxton is shutting it down on Instagram after debuting her ash-blond pixie cut. The singer posted the dashing photos on her page on Thanksgiving, and her fans were dazzled. Braxton wore a sheer black top that she complemented with red lipstick and sunglasses in the post’s two snapshots. The first image depicted the singer…
The unnamed cop is currently on administrative leave. Joe Bennett, a Black man who was filming police as they stopped another Black motorist in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, was ordered to stop filming by a cop. When Bennett politely cited his right to keep filming, the cop told him he was involved in the incident. At that…
Gregory said he hopes to begin a positive relationship with President-elect Joe Biden Pope Francis has elevated 13 new cardinals to the Catholic hierarchy on Saturday and one of them is the first African American to hold the high rank, according to The Guardian. Wilton Gregory, 72, an archbishop of Washington D.C. is also the…
Four officers have been suspended and are now in custody after the beating of music producer Michel Zecler On Thursday, November 26, Black music producer Michel Zecler was entering his recording studio in Paris when he was confronted by four French police officers and beaten for several minutes. The beating was captured by a studio…
The president-elect seeks to undo executive actions taken by President Trump to weaken LGBTQ protections primarily based on religious grounds As vice president in 2012, Joe Biden endeared himself to many LGBTQ Americans by endorsing same-sex marriage even before his boss, President Barack Obama. Now, as president-elect, Biden is making sweeping promises to LGBTQ activists,…
Federal officials make moves to expand the ways that federal death row inmates can be put to death With a new presidential administration imminent, the current U.S. Department of Justice is scrambling to push through several policy changes before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in in January. According to CNN, one such change involves expanding…
Two boxing greats, now older and calmer men, will return to the ring Saturday night intending to recapture a moment of their brilliant past Mike Tyson stepped onto a spotlighted stage Friday and weighed in at 220 pounds, ripping off his shirt to reveal a muscled torso that could belong to an athlete of half…
Biden picked up 132 net votes after the Trump campaign dished out $3 million for a partial recount in the battleground state A recount in Wisconsin’s largest county didn’t go the way President Donald Trump‘s reelection campaign planned as President-elect Joe Biden reaped the return on investment. After his opponent’s operation dished out $3 million…
