BLACKGIRLMAGIC: ATLANTA TEENS BECOME FIRST BLACK GIRL DUO TO WIN HARVARD'S DEBATE COMPETITION
Black scholars are reaching triumphant milestones and making history in the process. According to People , Atlanta teenagers Jayla...
BOSS MOVES: QUEEN LATIFAH'S PRODUCTION COMPANY INKS DEAL WITH AUDIBLE
From her poignant lyrics to the powerful roles she's brought to life on the silver screen, Queen Latifah is a masterful storyteller....
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE KICKS INTO GEAR
Keeping with its commitment to equity across the federal government, the Biden administration released new guidance for the Justice40...
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COP IS REHIRED DESPITE HIS RACIST SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ENCOURAGING POLICE BRUTALITY AGAINST PROTESTERS
A Massachusetts police department that previously decried racism has rehired one of its former cops who retired following attention...
BLACK OLDER ADULTS ARE BEING LEFT BEHIND IN THE FIGHT AGAINST RACIAL INJUSTICE - THE TIME TO ADVOCATE FOR THEM IS NOW
The atrocious murders of George Floyd , Breonna Taylor and others sparked a meteoric rise in the fight against racial injustice over...
WISCONSIN LT. GOV. MANDELA BARNES RUNS FOR U.S. SENATE: ‘WE GOTTA CHANGE THE GAME'
Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor wants you to know he's been preparing for running tough races his whole life. That's why Mandela Barnes...
MALIKA ANDREWS PRAISED AS NBA FINALS REPORTER WHILE RACHEL NICHOLS BOMBS AFTER GAME 6
Malika Andrews and Rachel Nichols are pictiured working the NBA playoffs. | The Milwaukee Bucks may have won the NBA championship...
GEORGIA REPUBLICANS PURGED BLACK BOARD OF ELECTIONS MEMBERS, WITNESS TESTIFIES AT SENATE FIELD HEARING
Helen Butler , Executive Director for the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples Agenda and former Member of the Morgan County Board of...
AFTER LOSING NBA FINALS, CHRIS PAUL SAYS HE'S NOT RETIRING AND WILL BE ‘BACK TO WORK' NEXT SEASON
Fresh off of losing the NBA Finals to Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks , Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul is already...
DEION SANDERS WANTS THE MEDIA TO PUT SOME RESPECT ON HIS NAME
As Nikole Hannah-Jones reminded everybody earlier this month, the job of journalists is to cover the story, not become the story. That...
HBCU PRESIDENT ABRUPTLY RESIGNS OVER ‘FINANCIAL STATUS OF KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY'
Now-former Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II. | The president of a historically Black university in Kentucky...
FROM TRAYVON MARTIN TO NAOMI OSAKA: MEGYN KELLY'S TOP RACIST MOMENTS
UPDATED: 7:00 p.m. ET, July 19, 2021 Originally published: Jan. 12, 2019 Megyn Kelly is back in the news again for all the wrong reasons. The...
OLYMPIC COMMITTEE BLOCKING TAEKWONDO STAR FROM TOKYO BECAUSE SHE REPRESENTS HAITI, FIGHTER CLAIMS
A teenage star Taekwondo fighter who used to compete with Team USA says she is being blocked from fighting in the Tokyo Olympics because...
SOUNDS ABOUT WHITE: CAPITOL RIOTER'S LIGHT PRISON SENTENCE COULD MEAN MORE INSURRECTIONIST LENIENCY
The first person to be sentenced to prison for their role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has gotten decidedly less time than...
DR. M. BRIAN BLAKE TO BECOME GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY'S FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT
Black academic leaders are making historic moves in the realm of higher education. Dr. M. Brian Blake has been appointed to serve as...
BLACK-OWNED TECH STARTUP LIVEGISTICS RECEIVES $1M FROM PHARRELL WILLIAMS
Music innovator Pharrell Williams has used his nonprofit Black Ambition as an avenue to uplift and empower historically marginalized...
VANESSA E. WYCHE BECOMES FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR FOR NASA CENTER
From STEM pioneer Mary Jackson to trailblazer Mae C. Jemison , Black women have historically shaped the landscape of space exploration...
‘BE HOPEFUL': WHERE THE JOHN LEWIS VOTING RIGHTS ACT STANDS 1 YEAR AFTER LEGENDARY CONGRESSMAN'S DEATH
In the one year since the voting rights icon John Lewis died on July 17, 2020, the efforts to undermine Americans' ability to cast...
‘GOOD TROUBLE': JOHN LEWIS' SPIRIT IS ALIVE AND WELL AMID BATTLE FOR VOTING RIGHTS
Talk about a Throwback Thursday. Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty was among multiple people arrested in Washington, D.C., on Thursday for leading...
FHP: 77-year-old bicyclist killed after being hit from behind by car in Oviedo
A bicyclist is dead after being hit from behind by a car in Oviedo Saturday morning. Read more ...
Silver Alert declared for missing 82-year-old Indiana man
The Huntingburg Police Department is investigating the disappearance of Raymond Underwood, an 82-year-old white male, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 185 pounds, gray hair with brown... Read more ...
DOC says Linn County inmate escaped work release
Anyone with information about Leo Alan Ray's locations should call police. Read more ...
What's the difference between heat stroke and heat exhaustion?
Stay hydrated and stay in cool areas. Read more ...
Catherine Oxenberg feared daughter had suicide pact with NXIVM sex cult
"Dynasty" actress Catherine Oxenberg reveals how she wrested her daughter India away from the clutches of Keith Raniere's sex slave group NXIVM. Read more ...
Biden spending over $2B to halt border wall construction amid migrant crisis
A GOP report issued found that at least 20 percent of the $10 billion received by the Pentagon for border wall construction has been spent on guarding construction sides and... Read more ...
Conservative talk show host Larry Elder leads in crowded California guv...
Larry Elder polled at 16 percent while Caitlyn Jenner has 4 percent of backers. While Gov. Gavin Newsom still has 48 percent of support, 43 percent of people polled said they'd... Read more ...
At march for slain National Guard member, family cries out for justice
The family of slain 19-year-old Chrys Carvajal took to the streets Saturday, chanting and asking the community to come forward with tips on who fatally shot the National Guard... Read more ...
No bail for man accused of killing witness in a murder case
A West Humboldt Park man accused of killing a witness set to testify in a murder case was denied bail during a hearing broadcast on You Tube /on/ Saturday. Read more ...
Baltimore firefighter undergoes surgery after falling through floor, union says
The cause of the Penn North fire is under investigation, the fire department said. Read more ...