Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is seen after her formal investiture ceremony at the Supreme Court, in Washington, Sept. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Jackson’s book combines family history, legal history and personal history as she narrates her own improbable journey — a Black woman rising to the highest court in a country where…
Taraji P. Henson arrives at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, Jan. 15, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Ashley Landis, AP, File) Henson launched a foundation in 2018 to provide mental health resources and encourage members of marginalized communities to seek help and support. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taraji P. Henson…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Apparently, folks on social media have noticed something about Donald Trump’s latest series of scheduled campaign stops in his bid to be reelected to get his spray tan and rust-orange butt shavings all over the Oval Office furniture again. People have noticed that the man whose racism seeps out…
Actor and singer Tyrese Gibson caused a fast and furious uproar on social media this week when, during an interview with civil rights attorney Ben Crump posted on X, he complained that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris “signed an Asian hate crime bill” during the Covid-19 pandemic that “protects Asians at all…
This image released by Disney shows TikTok creator Jools Lebron (left) with talk show personality Guillermo Rodriguez on the set of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Aug. 19 in Los Angeles. (Photo: Randy Holmes/ABC-Disney via AP) Jool Lebron’s story about trademarking her viral phrase offers lessons on the battle that social media content creators face to…
Lee Daniels attends Lee Daniels’ “The Deliverance” Los Angeles Premiere at Netflix Tudum Theater on Aug. 28, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Netflix) Amid countless Glenn Close memes, Lee Daniels pulls back the curtains on his controversial Netflix film “The Deliverance.” Award-winning director and producer Lee Daniels has added…
To the world she’s vice president, but to her sister Maya, Kamala Harris is simply “big sis.” A resurfaced 2012 video has gone viral, showing the siblings laughing and playfully recounting the proper title for the older Harris sister, with the younger sister standing firm on not using it. The clip, taken from a joint…
Donald Young, of the United States, returns the ball to Kei Nishikori, of Japan, during the Citi Open tennis tournament, Aug. 1, 2018, in Washington. (Photo by Nick Wass, AP, File) Young, 35, was the top-ranked player at the junior level in 2005, a year after turning pro. NEW YORK (AP) — For as long…
Jackson State University’s one-stop-shop welcomes families, friends, and incoming freshmen and transfer students for registration during the official “Welcome Home to THEE” Move-In Day on Aug. 10, 2024. | Source: Jackson State University / Getty It’s back-to-school season, with an asterisk. Enrollment rates at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been surging while the…
Isaac Hayes III, right, and his attorney address reporters outside a federal courthouse in Atlanta, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Kate Brumback) “I want this to serve as an opportunity for other artists to come forward that don’t want their music used by Donald Trump or other political entities and continue to fight for music…
