Oklahoma Bill Calling For Charlie Kirk Statues On College Campuses Gets Side-Eyes
by Sharelle B. McNair October 8, 2025 The legislation also lists consequences if the memorial is vandalized. A new bill from Oklahoma Republicans that would put a Charlie Kirk “memorial plaza” on college campuses is generating controversy. Chair of the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus, Sen. Shane Jett, filed three pieces of legislation in Kirk’s honor, according […]
Kamala Harris On The Current Political Moment: ‘These Motherf***ers Are Crazy’
by Kandiss Edwards October 8, 2025 Regardless of the negativity, Harris urged the crowd to pay attention to the lack of empathy being displayed by the government. On October 6, former Vice President Kamala Harris unleashed her strongest language and spoke candidly about what she believes is an increasingly unhinged political climate. While appearing at the […]
Sen. Raphael Warnock And Rev. Neichelle R. Guidry Bring ‘Spelhouse Gospel’ To Howard University
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman October 8, 2025 The two “Spelhouse” alum tied their faith-based messages to modern-day political struggles. Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock and his fellow, Rev. Neichelle R. Guidry, brought the gospel and united HBCU love to Howard University’s campus. The faith leaders and “Spelhouse” alum preached at Howard’s Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel Services in […]
Bad Bunny Told To ‘Stay In Your Country’ If You Aren’t Patriotic By Former NFL Player Eric Dickerson
by Kandiss Edwards October 8, 2025 Dickerson plainly expressed he felt about Bad Bunny’s upcoming Super Bowl performance. Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson made a bold pronouncement to the 2026 Super Bowl headliner, Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. In an interview with TMZ, Dickerson plainly expressed how he […]
A New Orleans candidate’s murder conviction was tossed but the state still challenges his past
A down-ballot race for New Orleans clerk of criminal court has turned contentious, as candidate Calvin Duncan, who spent three decades in prison before his conviction was vacated, faces attacks from Louisiana’s attorney general and the incumbent clerk over whether he was truly exonerated. Duncan, 62, taught himself law while in prison and struggled for […]
Allen Iverson Says He’s Been Sober For 6 Months
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton October 8, 2025 ‘One of my best decisions that I ever made in my life was to stop drinking.’ NBA Hall of Famer Allen Iverson says giving up alcohol was one of the “best decisions” he’s made in his life in an interview with CBS Mornings‘ Maurice DuBois. “The Answer,” […]
Largest US Lutheran denomination installs Yehiel Curry as its first Black presiding bishop
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America installed the Rev. Yehiel Curry as its first Black presiding bishop Saturday, a landmark moment for the predominantly white denomination. “It hasn’t really hit me yet,” Curry told The Associated Press a week before his installation. “The fact that you’re a first.” Curry succeeds the Rev. Elizabeth Eaton, who […]
Photographer Gordon Parks’ religious images displayed in DC exhibition
A new exhibition of the work of Gordon Parks, a photographer renowned for documenting African American life, turns its focus on Parks’ exploration of Black religion and spirituality. “Although Gordon Parks’s personal religious beliefs vacillated across his lifetime, he applied a working knowledge of Black religious culture with a commitment to humanism as an approach […]
Staffing shortages cause more US flight delays as government shutdown reaches 7th day
Staffing shortages led to more flight delays at airports across the U.S. on Tuesday as the federal government shutdown stretched into a seventh day, while union leaders for air traffic controllers and airport security screeners warned the situation was likely to get worse. The Federal Aviation Administration reported staffing issues at airports in Nashville, Boston, Dallas, Chicago […]