Source: Jim Vondruska / Getty History is never defined by those who protested on the sidewalks. Or those who shout from the sidelines. Or make pithy posts about what should happen. Those people choose the safety of obeying the law as they protest the obscenity of those very laws. There’s not a lot of courage…
(Photo: Getty Images) “Families didn’t vote for Trump to police museums or rant about exhibits showing the horrors of slavery,” said Brandon Weathersby, spokesperson for the American Bridge 21st Century. In his latest targeting of the Smithsonian, President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the nation’s museums are too “woke” and complained that they discuss “how…
Nikole Hannah-Jones and Jillian Michaels. (Photo credit: Getty Images) Nikole Hannah-Jones challenges Jillian Michaels’ recent remarks downplaying the full scope of slavery in American history. Nikole Hannah-Jones has entered the Jillian Michaels chat with cold, hard facts. After Michaels grossly downplayed the scope of slavery in America during a recent television appearance, Hannah-Jones responded in…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has stolen the spotlight away from Donald Trump without uttering a word. She was among the European leaders who gathered at the White House on Aug. 18 to discuss the future of peace talks. Clips from the diplomatic congregation have since become a hit among social media users who are…
Xscape member Tamika Scott made one server’s night at a seafood restaurant in her home state. Scott, 49, recently dined at The Juicy Crab in Buford, Georgia. The College Park native admitted to arriving at the location half an hour before the place closed. Apparently, members of the wait staff were not excited about having…
Source: Brandon Bell / Getty Texas State Representative Nicole Collier has emerged as a key figure in the state’s ongoing electoral map controversy. On Aug. 18, Collier was confined to the House floor after refusing to sign what lawmakers described as a “permission slip” authorizing law enforcement to monitor her movements around the Capitol. The…
It’s the latest viral video showing a white person attempting to police a Black man for no apparent reason. This time, the Black father and his toddler-aged son were waiting for an Uber in the lobby of their upscale residential building in Miami to go to the airport for an early flight. The father, who…
Source: MANDEL NGAN / Getty Apparently, Texas House Republicans didn’t know that State Rep. Nicole Collier is a freeborn Black woman who doesn’t need their permission to move freely. The Fort Worth legislator refused to accept the Republican version of freedom papers after Democratic lawmakers successfully broke the quorum. Texas Democratic lawmakers have been using…
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 14: Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier (D-95) (3rd L) speaks to reporters as U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) (2nd L) and Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) (L) listen after a meeting between the senators and members of Texas House Democratic Caucus at the U.S. Capitol July 14, 2021 in Washington, DC.(Photo by…
A federal judge in Alabama issued a judgment last month awarding nearly $1 million in damages to a Black millwright who alleged he was called the N-word by a co-worker, then demoted and fired by an industrial services company after he complained. The judgment of $978,075 ordered by U.S. Magistrate Judge Bradley Murray in Alabama…
