Source: Handout / Getty On Tuesday, a full panel of federal appellate court judges convened to decide whether it could be argued that Texas Republicans in Galveston County violated the Voting Rights Act when they split up a predominantly Black and Hispanic voting district, creating another predominately white district instead—which has become a GOP…
Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks celebrates her victory during her election night party at Martins Crosswinds in Greenbelt, Maryland, on May 14, 2024. | Source: The Washington Post / Getty Right now, the U.S. Senate is one general election away from having its first Black woman senator from Maryland, and only the second Black…
From serving as vice president of her class to being on the cheerleading squad, she has worked to show that she is multifaceted. “I’ve been on varsity cheer for two years. I’ve been in the National Honor Society for two years as well as student council,” Crowell told Atlanta Black Star during a phone interview earlier…
Cedric the Entertainer is letting Katt Williams know that he was and is still unbothered by the claims that he is a joke thief. The internet erupted in January when the comic and some of his notable peers were talking points during Katt Williams’ scathing “Club Shay Shay” account of the entertainment industry being littered…
In a plea deal agreement, former Army Ranger Patrick Philip Byrne received the lightest sentence possible for first-degree murder in Washington: 20 years in prison. The 29-year-old admitted to brutally beating and choking security guard Denise Miller, 41, to death back in July 2021 and faced life in prison without parole. Washington state does not…
Marilyn Mosby is pictured on August 24, 2016, in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood where Freddie Gray was arrested in Baltimore, Maryland. | Source: Larry French / Getty Dozens of lawyers are among the growing number of people calling for President Joe Biden to pardon Marilyn Mosby as sentencing for Baltimore’s former top prosecutor rapidly approaches. Mosby,…
Brian McKnight may have to start “Back at One” and prove his love for his older biological children in order to regain some of his fans. The singer’s personal affairs have derailed recent performances as his once loyal supporters now appear to be turning their backs on him. After his Detroit concert was canceled, the…
Source: Kent Nishimura / Getty On Tuesday, Buffalo residents joined the city to honor the second anniversary of the tragic mass shooting at the Tops supermarket that ended in the loss of 10 innocent Black lives. Today, I was in Buffalo for the opening of the Tops Honor Space, a memorial dedicated to the 10…
Pilar Sanders is not letting a familial rift prevent her from keeping up with her oldest son, Shilo Sanders. The fact that the two are no longer following each other on Instagram has come to light following the fitness model’s latest public bashing of her ex-husband, Deion Sanders. Pilar Sanders (left) supports the acting debut…
Senior Airman Roger Fortson. | Source: U.S. Air Force The family of an active duty U.S. Air Force officer who was shot to death in his own home earlier this month by a police officer in Florida under questionable circumstances is preparing to bury their loved one at a funeral just days after receiving his…
