Two Texas state troopers won a $1.6 million jury verdict after alleging years of racial discrimination and retaliation within the Department of Public Safety. The case, filed in 2020, centered on allegations by former trooper Jerald Sams and Sgt. Jari McPherson, who claimed years of discriminatory treatment by supervisors. Two Black Texas state troopers have…
✕ Are civil rights and basic freedoms in America under threat? In this episode of Freedom Table, host Rashad Robinson is joined by Kim Foxx, the first Black woman to serve as State’s Attorney for Cook County, Illinois, the second-largest prosecutor’s office in the country, and Aramis Ayala, the former State Attorney for the 9th…
President Donald Trump and his White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt are moving in lockstep to defend a war in Iran that’s been defined as much by shifting explanations as the fighting itself, with Trump setting the tone and Leavitt increasingly tasked with selling it, even as the rationale continues to shift. That tension is…
Florida targets NFL’s ‘Rooney Rule’ promoting minority coaches – POLITICO The 20-year-old, known in boxing circles as “Candyman,” is balancing a perfect 4.0 GPA with a rapidly rising boxing career that’s already gaining national attention. At Morehouse College, junior economics major Chad Pitts is proving that academic excellence and elite athletics can go hand in…
After a student announcer at Penn High School in South Bend, Indiana, called a Black basketball player on the opposing team a racial slur multiple times during a live student broadcast of a playoff game, civil rights and community leaders are in an uproar and demanding bold corrective action from the school system. On March…
Donald Trump turned a buttoned-up business forum into something closer to a reality show blooper reel — and it happened in the final minutes of what was supposed to be a routine closing exchange. The president touched down in Miami for an international business conference, enduring an hour of policy talk and global strategy. The…
From a headline-making Vogue Australia cover to a heartfelt nod to HBCU dreams, the Chicago Sky star is showing exactly what a modern WNBA superstar looks like. If there’s any question about who’s shaping the current era of women’s basketball and beyond, Angel Reese is making her mark one headline at a time. Over the…
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 17: The U.S. Supreme Court is shown March 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration defied a federal judge’s court order this past weekend in a case related to the deportation of more than 200 alleged Tren de Aragua gang members to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act of…
President Donald Trump‘s behavior at an event has the internet ablaze as social media users speculate about the bizarre scene inside the Oval Office. The 79-year-old is the oldest president to be inaugurated, having beaten former President Joe Biden’s previous record by five months, and his health is automatically questioned due to his age. Speculation…
Chinese philosopher Confucius once said, “If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.” The quote is often used as a reminder that strong leaders grow by surrounding themselves with people who challenge them and bring different strengths to the table. But in Donald Trump‘s world, he prefers…
