Source: Wiggins Family / Instagram D’Wayne Wiggins, a talented musician and member of the legendary Oakland-based band Tony! Toni! Toné!, has passed away. He was only 64. Wiggins’ family announced his untimely passing on March 7, 2024, revealing he had been battling bladder cancer for the past year. View this post on Instagram A post…

SELMA, ALABAMA – MARCH 06: People march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge with placards bearing the image of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, for whom the most recent voting rights bill is named, during commemorations for the 57th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” on March 06, 2022 in Selma, Alabama. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)…

A New York City police detective is stirring controversy online over her appearance in a rap music video where she’s seen twerking and pole dancing. According to the New York Post, the video for the song “Doin’ That” by rapper S-Quire features NYPD special victims detective Melissa Mercado. Melissa Mercado, an NYPD detective, went viral…

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 13: Black Lives Matter Plaza on 16th Street is repainted following the removal of the lettering for a construction project on May 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. The words “Black Lives Matter” was painted on the two block section of 16th Street last year in the wake of the George Floyd…

“Shark Tank” investors and business owners who appear on the show have one thing in common: They each want to make a deal. Real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran and venture capitalist Kevin “Mr. Wonderful” O’Leary have even been known to take one for the team to ensure a product measures up to the promise its…

Nearly 160 years after slavery was abolished in the United States, House Democrats Jasmine Crockett and Hank Johnson suggested President Donald Trump could bring back slavery with his education and anti-immigration policies. The comments came during the inaugural State of the People address, a 24-hour livestream that brought together Black civil rights activists, scholars, politicians,…

Photo Courtesy of Maurice Mitchell The national director of the Working Families Party (WFP) says local organizing is just as important as national organizing, and Black communities already have a blueprint for change. The rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies in the United States is more than just a political talking point—it’s a…

Source: Happycity21 / Getty In today’s episode of Don’t Let Your President F Your Life Up, a white woman in Columbus, Ohio, lost her job, dignity and social media presence all because she got salty about a Mexican restaurant’s “one coupon per table” policy, which caused her to lash out at a Hispanic server —…

Caleb Wilson during a performance with Southern University’s ‘Human Jukebox’ Marching Band. (Photo credit: WAFB) Caleb McCray is denying accusations put forth against him in the death of a college junior following an alleged hazing incident. After making one arrest so far, two more suspects are expected to face charges in connection with the death…

NASHVILLE, TN – SEPTEMBER 29: Dwayne Wiggins of Tony! Toni! Toné! peforms onstage after the Agents Power Panel during Day 3 of the IEBA 2014 Conference on September 29, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for IEBA) The Oakland native who co-founded the popular R&B band was battling bladder cancer over the…