Councilmember Yusef Salaam speaks during a rally at City Hall on June 20, 2024, in New York City. | Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty Nobody tell Donald Trump or any of his MAGA white nationalist cultists like Charle Kirk, but Exonerated Five member Yusef Salaam is expected to speak at the Democratic National Convention….
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend attend with son Miles and daughter Luna the red carpet ahead of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024, in Paris, France. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) “For her to see that, of course, is really inspiring, and she’s excited, and she can’t imagine…
UPDATED: 5:00 p.m. ET, Aug. 20, 2024 In honor of National Radio Day, which falls on Aug. 20 every year, we are taking a look back at some of the hero’s both past and present who trailblazed into the industry with their iconic ideas. In what was once considered as Black Radio’s “Golden Age,” from…
A grief-stricken father is demanding answers and accountability from a Texas school system after his 14-year-old son suddenly died after suffering multiple seizures at once at his middle school. The Houston Independent School District confirmed late last week that 14-year-old Landon Payton suffered a “medical emergency” at Marshall Middle School on Aug. 14. District officials…
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) “What I love about Kamala Harris goes beyond her resume. It’s that she sees the humanity in everyone,” said Crockett during her speech on…
Tyrese Gibson has broken into tears numerous times on social media. His emotional outbreaks generated a lot of online jokes, but the R&B singer has been dealing with a lot of personal pain. After publicly calling for an interview on “The Breakfast Club,” Tyrese got his chance to tell his story on the Aug. 20…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty On Monday, Chrystul Kizer was sentenced to 11 years in prison for the 2018 shooting of Randall Volar, a 34-year-old white man from Kenosha, Wisconsin, who she claimed sexually trafficked her as a teenager. Throughout the case, Kizer has maintained that her actions were a result of self-defense in…
Delegates hold up “USA” and pro-union signs on day 1 of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024, in Chicago. | Source: The Washington Post / Getty Young people could decide the 2024 presidential election. It’s a tale as old as time – a story that pops up every election,…
U.S. presidential candidate Cornel West attends a protest near the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. The convention runs through August 22. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) OPINION: Do Black voters have to choose between the first Black woman president and the safety and security of Palestinians?…
District of Columbia Councilman Trayon White, Sr., center, walks out of the federal courthouse after his initial appearance, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Washington. White was arrested on a federal bribery charge by the FBI on Sunday. (Photo by Michael Kunzelman, AP) Councilmember Trayon White Sr., a Democrat who ran an unsuccessful mayoral campaign in…
