Michael Monfluery, 38, who has never been eligible to vote, stands in a courthouse corridor following a special court hearing aimed at restoring the right to vote under Florida’s Amendment 4 in a Miami-Dade County courtroom on November 8, 2019, in Miami, Florida. | Source: ZAK BENNETT / Getty On Sunday, May 19, the organization…
A New Jersey man pleaded guilty to a bias intimidation charge after he stopped a Black Amazon driver to ask if he realized he was in a “racist neighborhood” and then threatened to shoot him. Prosecutors say 64-year-old John Vincentini was driving through a neighborhood in Lacey, New Jersey, on Sept. 5, 2022, and decided…
Source: MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images / Getty There’s been a steady stream of tributes and an outpouring of condolences following the announcement Monday that the legendary Rev. James Lawson had died. The iconic civil rights leader was 95 and left behind a rich, decades-long legacy of fighting for racial equality. Once Lawson’s death…
Entertainer ad Actress Jackée Harry might be approaching 70, but she is still young at heart and hot on the prowl. During an interview at the Daytime Emmy Awards with “Entertainment Tonight” correspondent Deidre Behar last Friday, Harry talked about her sex life. The “227” star also joked that “legends get laid,” therefore she has…
Tami Roman fans think that her wafter-thin appearance in recent social media posts is cause for concern. “The Ms. Pat Show” actress shared an oddly timed post to her Instagram Story on June 10 reflecting on her struggles with weight. A brief video shows her undergoing a medspa treatment of injections intended to melt her…
Source: Allen Berezovsky / Getty Stephen A. Smith firmly believes that Will Smith owes the Black community an apology for the unforgettable Oscars slap incident involving Chris Rock during the 94th Academy Awards in March 2022. The drama transpired following a joke made by Rock about Will’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith’s, bald head….
Surveillance footage from a home doorbell camera in Nashville has gone viral, showing a white DoorDash delivery driver brazenly using the N-word but was out of earshot of the customer while placing the order on the front porch. “Here’s your food, ni—er!” the unidentified man says loudly after setting the food down just outside the…
“Power” star Michael Rainey Jr. is speaking out against sexual assault after millions of social media users witnessed him being groped during a livestream. The actor appeared on Twitch personality TyTy James’ June 9 stream with several others when the incident occurred. While James was speaking with three young girls, Rainey stood in the background…
Source: Bogdan Malizkiy / Getty Black Americans have always looked at U.S. institutions with a side-eye. History has given them many good reasons to doubt the fairness of institutions like the prison system and policing. This distrust has led the way for racist conspiracy theories to take root in Black communities, leaving generations suspicious of…
Source: X screenshot Amid a social media-led uproar after a video recorded over the weekend showed a man identified as a wealthy banker brutally punching a woman in the face in Brooklyn, the city’s police department said it was not immediately investigating the viral incident. In the brief clip that’s been widely shared, a man…
