A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s ruling that Louisiana’s legislative maps directly violate the Voting Rights Act and dilute the voting power of Black citizens in the state. The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that the maps unfairly divide communities into state districts with the aim of diluting their voting power…
Source: Newsday LLC / Getty It’s 2:10 am Central Time. I am sitting on bae’s beanbag, looking at photos and scrolling through TikToks of Assata Shakur, when the frustration of Black Movement work hit me. The United States of America still has Assata Shakur on the FBI’s Most Wanted List and New Jersey’s Most Wanted…
FILE – This undated portrait shows Emmett Louis Till, who was kidnapped, tortured and killed in the Mississippi Delta in August 1955 after witnesses said he whistled at a white woman working in a store. The House has unanimously passed a bill posthumously awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till, the Chicago teenager murdered…
George Clooney, 64, skipped a Venice Film Festival press junket after reportedly falling ill with a sinus infection. The actor stars in “Jay Kelly,” one of the festival’s most talked-about films, which premiered in Italy. Before the official events began, Clooney skipped dinner with his castmates but quietly hosted an intimate gathering at Lake Como…
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 21: Lisa DeNell Cook, nominee to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, testifies during a Senate Banking nominations hearing on June 21, 2023 in Washington, DC. If confirmed, Cook would be the first Black woman to sit on the Board of Governors in its…
Teyana Taylor is choosing peace over pride, and it comes with a hefty price tag she’s more than willing to pay. The multi-talented singer, actress, and director recently opened up about the $70,000 fine she incurred for violating a gag order after her contentious divorce from former NBA player Iman Shumpert, calling the payment “the…
Source: The Austin American-Statesman/Hearst Newspapers / Getty History tells us that moments of great democratic crisis don’t ask us to recite our values louder. They ask us to risk them, to test them, and to adapt them. Today is one of those moments, and that’s why courage is the word of the hour. Look at…
Before the summer ends, Jennifer Lopez is back taking up one of her beloved hobbies …biking in the Hamptons! But she couldn’t let the day pass without having a photo shoot of the moment first. The singer-actress shared a spread of five images looking radiant in “Le Sun,” as she posed in front of her…
Reverend Al Sharpton arrives for The Color of Conversation during 2025 Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival at Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center on August 07, 2025 in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images) “DEI is the civil rights fight of our generation,” says Al Sharpton as community leaders plan a pro-DEI protest…
President Donald Trump’s health is again under scrutiny after viral photos and videos of his bruised right hand lit up social media feeds. But instead of the openness Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has promised when she called him “the most transparent and accessible” president in history, the White House leaned on disgraced Texas Rep. Ronny…
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