2022 Midterm Elections: Filibuster, Senate Control And The Importance Of Black Voters

2022 Midterm Elections: Filibuster, Senate Control And The Importance Of Black Voters

Source: FatCamera / Getty The 2022 midterm elections are upon us, and more than determining which party controls Congress, it will impact policy in the immediate future. While state and local elections play an important role in our daily lives,…

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New NBA Season Begins With Robert Sarver Still Owning Suns As Ime Udoka Scandal Looms Large

New NBA Season Begins With Robert Sarver Still Owning Suns As Ime Udoka Scandal Looms Large

Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver attends Game Two of the 2021 WNBA Finals at Footprint Center on October 13, 2021, in Phoenix, Arizona. | Source: Christian Petersen / Getty The NBA kicks off its new season on Tuesday…

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Video Shows More Witnesses Claiming Jaheim McMillan Had ‘Nothing In His Hands’ When Cops Shot Teen In The Head

Video Shows More Witnesses Claiming Jaheim McMillan Had ‘Nothing In His Hands’ When Cops Shot Teen In The Head

Source: Found Image Holdings Inc / Getty What are we supposed to think when police officers shoot and kill an “armed” Black person who virtually all non-cop eyewitnesses say was not armed? There always seems to be an expectation that…

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Kanye’s Lies About George Floyd Have ‘Retraumatized’ His Daughter, Lawyer Says Amid $250 Million Lawsuit

Kanye’s Lies About George Floyd Have ‘Retraumatized’ His Daughter, Lawyer Says Amid $250 Million Lawsuit

Roxie Washington (R) and Gianna Floyd, daughter of George Floyd, attend the funeral service in the chapel at the Fountain of Praise church on June 9, 2020, in Houston, Texas. | Source: Getty Images / Getty The mother of George…

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Michelle Obama Aims To Empower Young Writers Through New Scholarship Initiative

Michelle Obama Aims To Empower Young Writers Through New Scholarship Initiative

Through books like “Becoming” and her upcoming release “The Light We Carry,” former first lady Michelle Obama has used literature as a tool to inspire, and she’s empowering the next generation of writers to do the same. She teamed up…

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‘We Keep Us Safe…Riots Work’: Minnesota Man Used Police Award Ceremony To Speak Out Against Them

‘We Keep Us Safe…Riots Work’: Minnesota Man Used Police Award Ceremony To Speak Out Against Them

Source: Stephen Maturen / Getty Alex Mingus may have won the internet this weekend. In a viral video, Mingus accepted a “valor award” from police in Saint Paul, Minneapolis. After the Saint Paul interim police chief gave remarks, Mingus took…

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The Dance Theatre Of Harlem Celebrates Jazz Pioneer Hazel Scott’s Artistry And Activism

The Dance Theatre Of Harlem Celebrates Jazz Pioneer Hazel Scott’s Artistry And Activism

Trailblazing pianist and songstress Hazel Scott definitively shaped the arts; using her distinctive talent and creativity to elevate the genre of jazz. The Dance Theatre of Harlem is paying homage to her unsung legacy through a new production dubbed Sounds…

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Mississippi Advocates Urge Secretary Of State To Fix Voting Information Ahead Of 2022 Election

Mississippi Advocates Urge Secretary Of State To Fix Voting Information Ahead Of 2022 Election

Source: Matthew Hatcher / Getty With the midterm election just weeks away, the Legal Defense Fund is doing everything it takes to ensure voters feel empowered and informed to cast their ballots. The racial justice organization teamed up with several…

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Here’s What Happened After Bumbling Baller Herschel Walker Brandished A Bogus Badge During Georgia Senate Debate

Here’s What Happened After Bumbling Baller Herschel Walker Brandished A Bogus Badge During Georgia Senate Debate

Well, this is just preposterous—and prop-posterous! Source: Elijah Nouvelage / Getty What’s scarier than Herschel Walker with a badge (and gun)? Herschel Walker with a U.S. Senate seat and on Friday, his long-awaited face-off with Sen. Raphael Warnock gave Georgia…

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