Source: SeventyFour / Getty Let’s quickly dispense with the absent father stereotype that stalks African American dads, families and communities. For at least the last 10 years, report after report has shown that Black fathers are more involved in their children’s lives than white and even Latino fathers. Through the deindustrialization years that put…
A Texas criminal court judge condemned the charges against a Black man who was arrested after police saw him walking through a park when it was closed. A video clip of an arraignment hearing in Harris County, Texas, drew hundreds of thousands of views online because of Judge David Fleischer’s no-nonsense reaction to the charges…
Former child star Camille Winbush shared with her fans the reasons behind her decision to join OnlyFans three years ago. Known for her beloved role as Vanessa Thomkins on “The Bernie Mac Show,” Winbush disclosed that the subscription-based platform provided a secure and private way to earn money for necessities. Camille Winbush, former child star…
Source: narvikk / Getty Listen, I have raised this point many times, but it’s always worth repeating: It’s interesting that as much as they love to highlight that Democrats largely supported slavery–when of course being a Democrat then was a Southern slave-owner thing–it is Republicans (and not the “Party of Lincoln” Republicans) who passionately believe…
Errol Leath, a 33-year-old Black man with epilepsy, was stepping off a city bus in South Florida last year when he was confronted by several cops wielding assault rifles. “Hey, you right there, don’t f–king move,” a cop screams as they run up to him and tackle him to the ground with one cop pushing…
Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) speaks during the WisDems 2024 State Convention on June 8, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. | Source: Daniel Boczarski / Getty While Donald Trump trafficks in disparaging opinions about Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s Democratic Congresswoman Gwen Moore is responding in kind with facts. Moore clapped back loudly after reports attributed to a Republican lawmaker…
Tyler Perry fans are left to speculate about whether art is imitating life or the other way around as his new film, “Tyler Perry’s Divorce in the Black,” enlists a cast of stars who have each experienced love going awry. The Amazon MGM Studios flick is written, produced, and directed by Perry. Its leading lady…
An Albuquerque man allegedly torched his ex-girlfriend’s house but was literally tripped up by his own mistakes — and the failed attempt was caught on the neighbor’s security camera. Arson lesson 101: Don’t catch yourself on fire. “I kinda had to laugh at the amateur-hour situation there. If you’re gonna commit arson, try to do…
Source: Leigh Vogel / Getty A U.S. Supreme Court judge under renewed scrutiny for questionable ethics wrote a majority opinion on Friday striking down regulations for a gun mechanism used in a notorious mass shooting that makes a semiautomatic rifle shoot bullets more rapidly like a machine gun. Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, whose integrity is…
Steve Harvey fans no longer have to guess about his take on being dogged out by Katt Williams on the “Club Shay Shay” podcast. The comedian unleashed in the most unexpected moment six months after having his film career reduced to his inability to overcome his “country bumpkin Black dude who can’t talk good” persona….
