Through partnership, Taylor Rooks’ foundation helps eliminate $2 million in medical debt for residents of her Georgia hometown
Taylor Rooks is paying it forward. The sports journalist and studio host for Amazon Prime’s NBA coverage announced on Wednesday that the Taylor Rooks Foundation and non-profit organization Undue Medical Debt have wiped out more than $2 million in medical debt for more than 1,800 residents in Rooks’ hometown of Gwinnett County, Georgia. Medical debt […]
Harris, Obama and Black leaders celebrate Virginia redistricting win as sending ‘clear message’ to Trump
Virginia voters have spoken, approving a referendum that allows the General Assembly to redraw its congressional map, giving Democrats a major political advantage over Republicans in this year’s midterm elections. Democratic leaders and advocates celebrated the win, saying it sends a clear message to President Donald Trump, who made the unprecedented call for Republicans in […]
US Rep. David Scott of Georgia dies at 80 amid campaign for re-election
U.S. Rep. David Scott, who represents Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, is dead at the age of 80, CBS News reports. Scott’s death came as he was running a campaign for re-election in Georgia’s primary election on May 19. Scott has served in the United States Congress since 2003. While serving in the U.S. House of […]
Warn the group chat: Spirit Airlines might be headed for the end, along with affordable travel as we know it
This summer, quite a few trips, especially those relying on Spirit Airlines for travel, may not make it out of the group chat after all. The doomed air carrier may finally be headed for the end. After filing for bankruptcy twice since 2024, Spirit was projected to exit bankruptcy this summer. However, last week, Reuters […]
NYC council member Chi Ossé arrested during Brooklyn anti-eviction protest
Chi Ossé, a New York City Council member representing Brooklyn, was arrested on April 22, 2026, during an anti-eviction protest in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, according to officials and his office. The incident occurred as Ossé joined a group of demonstrators attempting to block city marshals from carrying out an eviction tied to an alleged deed […]
Tina Knowles celebrates daughter Solange’s bold new shaved look: ‘You turn everything into art’
Tina Knowles is publicly celebrating her daughter Solange Knowles after the singer debuted a bold new shaved hairstyle, once again embracing her reputation for fearless self-expression. Solange recently shared a series of images on social media revealing her newly shaved head, along with variations of closely cropped styles she experimented with during the transformation. Known […]
An HBCU Student Goes To Class And Then The Gun Range: Here’s Why
✕ At Howard University, Cameron Taylor is learning how to shoot a gun. Not for sport, but because he no longer feels safe ignoring the possibility that he might need to defend himself. He makes the trip to Sharpshooters Indoor Range and Pro Shop, just outside Washington, D.C., in northern Virginia, where the air is […]
‘Somehow found her way to the bench’: Trump insults Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as ‘low IQ’
President Donald Trump personally attacked U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in a Truth Social tirade, calling the double Harvard-educated, first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court “low IQ.” In a Wednesday morning post bemoaning the Supreme Court’s February ruling against his global tariffs that collected more than $166 billion from […]
Virginia Voters Narrowly Pass Redistricting Referendum
Source: The Washington Post / Getty President Donald Trump’s scheme to gerrymander the midterm elections is on life support after Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment that could give Democrats four new House seats in the state. According to AP, the referendum narrowly passed with 51% of the vote. Should the state Supreme Court allow […]
‘Fight fire with fire’: The Black lawmakers behind Virginia’s vote ‘Yes’ push
The campaign for Virginians to vote ‘yes’ on redistricting during yesterday’s special elections was a collective effort among Democrats as politicians like Barack Obama urged the state’s constituents to exercise their voting power to fight a conservative redistricting agenda that could have drastically changed the outcome of the upcoming midterm elections. But beyond the ads […]