2024 Election Results Scrutinized As Lawsuit From Nonprofit Questions Accuracy
by Sharelle B. McNair June 16, 2025 Judge Rachel Tanguay ruled the allegations were serious enough for the litigation to move forward. Almost six months into President Donald Trump’s second term, a lawsuit questioning the accuracy of the 2024 election results in a New York county has been given the green light to move forward, […]
6 Things To Do In Galveston, Texas, The Home Of Juneteenth
by Ahsan Washington June 16, 2025 Galveston, Texas, stands as the unique birthplace of Juneteenth, where on June 19, 1865, freedom reached the final enslaved individuals in the United States. The city commemorates that legacy through remembrance and dynamic community-driven events showcasing Black American resilience, culture, and advancement. Here are six Juneteenth events that showcase […]
New York Theatre Educator Makes History At The Tony Awards
by Kandiss Edwards June 16, 2025 Gary Edwin Robinson has been teaching Boys and Girls Club students the art of theatre for over a decade. Gary Edwin Robinson made history as the first New Yorker to win the 2025 Excellence in Theatre Education Tony Award. On June 8, the 78th Tony Awards aired live on Paramount+. […]
Ice Cube Blasted TSA For Stealing iPad And Then It Was Swiftly ‘Recovered’
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton June 16, 2025 BIg3 founder never followed up on where the iPad was discovered After accusing the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of stealing his iPad, BIG3 Co-Founder O’Shea Jackson, better known as Ice Cube, immediately said the electronic unit had been “recovered.” The situation occurred on June 13, when, according […]
Credit scores decline for millions as US student loan collections restart
Millions of Americans are seeing their credit scores suffer now that the U.S. government has resumed referring missed student loan payments for debt collection. After 90 days of non-payment, student loan servicers report delinquent, or past-due, accounts to major credit bureaus, which use the information to recalculate the borrower’s score. Falling behind on loan payments therefore can […]
Trump orders ICE to execute ‘largest mass deportation program in history,’ setting up clashes with Black mayors
President Donald Trump ordered ICE officials to execute the “largest Mass Deportation Program in History” in a clear escalation of his aggressive immigration agenda, setting up likely clashes with Democratic-run cities, many of them led by Black mayors. In a Truth Social post published Sunday night, Trump, whose controversial policies ignited thousands of protests over […]
A guide to what the Juneteenth holiday is and how to celebrate it
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The resulting Juneteenth holiday — it’s name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries. In 2021, President Joe Biden designated […]
