Can Black women help Doug Jones make history again in Alabama?
Former U.S. Senator Doug Jones is seeking to become Alabama’s next governor, and he’ll likely need the support of Black women to do it. Jones announced his campaign for governor on Monday, setting up a potential rematch against U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville, who is seeking the Republican nomination. Tuberville defeated Jones and ousted him from […]
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson leaves hospital after treatment for neurological disorder
The Rev. Jesse Jackson has been released from a Chicago hospital where he was treated for a rare neurological disorder, his son said Tuesday. The 84-year-old civil rights leader was discharged Monday from Northwestern Memorial Hospital, his son and family spokesperson Yusef Jackson said. In 2013, Jackson, who now receives round-the-clock care at home, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s […]
CeCe Winans to sing the National Anthem for Detroit Lions’ Thanksgiving game: ‘So honored to come home’
You can spend your Thanksgiving with CeCe Winans — if you watch the Detroit Lions’ 86th annual Thanksgiving Day Classic against the Green Bay Packers on Thursday, that is. Ahead of kickoff, the team announced that the 61-year-old gospel icon will perform the National Anthem, while Jack White—the 50-year-old musician who grew up on Detroit’s […]
Jordan Chiles reveals how that epic ‘DWTS’ freestyle featuring Normani came to be: ‘Didn’t know she was serious’
When Normani joined gymnast Jordan Chiles and the Olympian’s dance partner Ezra Sosa for that show-stopping freestyle during last night’s “Dancing With the Stars” finale, it wasn’t a last-minute surprise — it was Normani’s idea. After Chiles, 24, brought down the house with a high-energy routine to Beyoncé’s “Bow Down” and the 29-year-old R&B star’s […]
24 schoolgirls abducted from Kebbi in Nigeria have been rescued, president says
SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) — All 24 schoolgirls held by assailants following a mass abduction last week from a school in northwestern Nigeria have been rescued, the country’s president announced Tuesday. A total of 25 girls were abducted Nov. 17 from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Kebbi state’s Maga town, but one of them was […]
X’s new feature raises questions about the foreign origins of some popular US political accounts
They go by names like @TRUMP_ARMY— or @MAGANationX, and their verified accounts proudly display portraits of President Donald Trump, voter rallies and American flags. And they’re constantly posting about U.S. politics to their followers, sounding like diehard fans of the president. But after a weekend update to the social media platform X, it’s now clear […]