WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 14: U.S. Rep. Don Davis (D-NC) leaves a briefing at the U.S. Capitol on February 14, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Republicans in North Carolina were slammed by critics who described the new congressional map as “morally wrong on all fronts.” A new congressional map passed by…
Source: Shannon Finney / Getty At this point, writing about the bigotry of white conservatives is child’s play. It’s the lowest of low-hanging fruit. Water is wet news. A headline that reads, “MAGA Is Racist” serves the same practical function as a headline that reads, “The Sky Turns Less Blue When The Weather Is Bad.”…
Donald Trump hosted his first lunch for Republican senators at his “Rose Garden Club” on Oct. 21. The newly constructed grounds welcomed officials to white patio tables covered by striped white and yellow umbrellas, a decorative nod to the president’s Mar-a-Lago resort. However, not every taxpayer is impressed by the recent White House renovations. The…
“Southern Fried Rice” creator Nakia Stephens and Keke Palmer (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Nakia Stephens, the creator of “Southern Fried Rice” on Keke Palmer’s network “KeyTV,” says she welcomes the social media discourse. When KeyTV dropped the trailer for its new series “Southern Fried Rice,” social media did what it…
For more than five hours, not a single law enforcement officer was able to determine that a 50-year-old Black man in their custody had suffered a stroke after he drove his car into oncoming traffic and was confused and incoherent when questioned by responding police in Minnesota last year. As a result, Kingsley Fife Bimpong,…
(Photo: Getty Images/Stephen A. Smith via YouTube) “I was pissed off,” said the podcaster on a special edition of “Straight Shooter with Stephen A.” Stephen A. Smith apologized to U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, after initially doubling down on his criticism of her “rhetoric for the streets.” During a “special edition” of his podcast show…
President Donald Trump is famous for employing his aggressive “death clasp” handshake in oddly long greetings, but it appears that he might be losing his grip. The president complained about college athletes “ripping his hands up” after welcoming the Louisiana State University and LSU-Shreveport baseball teams — national champions in the NCAA and NAIA, respectively —…
Wendy Osefo attends The 6th Annual URBAN ONE HONORS: Best In Black presented by TV One at Coca Cola Roxy on January 20, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for TV One) In newly filed court documents, Wendy Osefo is claiming her arrest in Maryland—alongside her husband—on October 9 was “illegal.” After…
Cardi B has never been one to hold her tongue, and with the holidays around the corner and millions facing empty dinner tables, the “Am I the Drama?” rapper is serving up a heaping plate of “I told you so.” While many are preparing for the harsh reality of SNAP benefit cuts mere weeks before…
(Photo credit: Adobe Stock) Katreena Davis of Georgia CORE discusses the troubling rise of colon cancer in young people and Black people, in particular. Colon cancer is rising in young people as experts and doctors work to understand why. By 2030, the disease is projected to be the leading cause of cancer death among people…
