Barbara Lee Wins Election For Mayor Of Oakland
by Daniel Johnson April 19, 2025 Lee, who is 78 years old, was widely viewed as a lock to be named Oakland’s next mayor . Barbara Lee, the long-time Democratic U.S. Representative for California has won what turned out to be a hotly contested mayoral special election to determine who would replace Oakland’s disgraced former […]
Keri Hilson’s ‘We Need to Talk’ marks her return to music after a 15-year absence
The last time Keri Hilson put out an album, Barack Obama was in the second year of his first term as U.S. president, the iPad was released and Instagram was brand new. “On some days, I’m like that was just a blink away. But for the most part, yeah, it feels like a long time […]
U.S. Citizen Held In ICE Detention Center Has Been Released
by Kandiss Edwards April 19, 2025 Jaun Carlos Gomez Lopez is an American citizen that was held at a Florida detention center, even after he produced a birth certificate. A U.S. citizen from Georgia was arrested and detained by immigration authorities in Florida despite presenting valid documents confirming his citizenship. He has since been released. […]
FACT FOCUS: Trump exaggerates revenue from tariffs
President Donald Trump makes no secret of his love of tariffs. He heralds them as a way of bringing in revenue, striking back at countries he sees as taking advantage of the U.S. in trade, and as a cudgel to push countries to do what he wants. Even Canada and Mexico have been handed heavy taxes. On […]
Bigoted Crown Heights Resident Levi Kabakov Attacks Disabled Black Man In Wheelchair
by Mary Spiller April 19, 2025 Levi Kabakov accused McLeod’s dogs of threatening his children before launching into his attack. Levi Kabakov, a 30-year-old Crown Heights, New York man, has been charged with second-degree assault and aggravated menacing after attacking a man in a wheelchair while he was taking his dogs for a walk. On […]
As DEI rollbacks take hold, students of color say they’re losing campus support systems
Campus mentors. Move-in events. Scholarships. Diversity offices that made them feel welcome on predominantly white campuses. As U.S. colleges pull back on diversity, equity and inclusion practices, students of color say they are starting to lose all of these things and more. The full scope of campus DEI rollbacks is still emerging as colleges respond to the […]
Not Letting Up: Caleb Wilson’s Family Blasts Omega Psi Phi With Billboard Campaign
by Mary Spiller April 19, 2025 The billboard acts at an intersection of activism and grief, as Wilson’s family refuses to be overlooked in the wake of Caleb’s death. The grieving family of Caleb Wilson put up billboards aimed at Omega Psi Phi members gathering for a fraternity meeting to bring attention to the boy’s […]
Trump turns a COVID information website into a promotion page for the lab leak theory
A federal website that used to feature information on vaccines, testing and treatment for COVID-19 has been transformed into a page supporting the theory that the pandemic originated with a lab leak. The covid.gov website shows a photo of President Donald Trump walking between the words “lab” and “leak” under a White House heading. It mentions that […]
Prosecutor Seeks Higher Bond For Michigan DoorDash Driver Accused Of Assaulting Restaurant Owner
by Kandiss Edwards April 19, 2025 The DoorDash driver allegedly assaulted the owner of Amigos Street Tacos A DoorDash driver accused of assaulting a Macomb County, Michigan, restaurant owner has been released on bond, but prosecutors are seeking to have it revoked, the Detroit News reports. The Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office, led by Peter Lucido, […]
