Trump brags about drawing a larger crowd than MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech
President Donald Trump is yet again comparing his crowd sizes to a prominent Black figure, but this time, civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Trump, who infamously claimed to have brought out a larger inauguration crowd than former President Barack Obama, said on Thursday that he’s also drawn more people to Washington, D.C.’s […]
Trevor Jackson wants to heal heartbreak out loud with you
As Trevor Jackson was in rehearsal this week for the “Healing Out Loud” tour, which kicks off Thursday in Detroit, he found himself fighting back tears. Not because of the heartbreak he’s performing, but because of how far he’s come since it first occurred three years ago. “I was down y’all, I was down bad […]
‘Summer House’ star Ciara Miller joins long lineage of Black stars to compete on ‘Dancing with the Stars’
Ciara Miller is moving on. Weeks after making headlines for a messy love triangle with her Bravo “Summer House” co-stars, Miller was announced as the latest celebrity contestants ont he upcoming season of “Dancing With The Stars.” The announcement came courtesy of Rob Mills, Disney’s head of unscripted television, at an event promoting Hulu’s reality […]
Trump Baselessly Claimed The Virginia Election Was ‘RIGGED,’ And We Have Got To Stop Normalizing His Propaganda
Source: Alex Wong / Getty On Tuesday, Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment that could give Democrats four new House seats in the state. It was a narrow victory for democratic voters and congressional Democrats, as the referendum passed with 51% of the vote, leading to immediate court challenges, which resulted in a circuit court […]
Biological parents identified in ongoing case involving Florida IVF embryo mix up
A Florida couple at the center of an IVF embryo mix-up says the biological parents of their baby have now been identified, marking a significant development in a case that has raised serious questions about fertility clinic practices, according to NBC News. Tiffany Score and Steven Mills filed a lawsuit in January against the Fertility […]
Nicki Minaj to attend the White House Correspondents’ dinner in latest display of support for Trump
The alliance between President Donald Trump and Nicki Minaj seems to be stronger than ever. The “Barbie Tingz” rapper is reportedly slated to attend the White House Correspondents’ dinner this weekend. The Washington Times, the D.C. conservative daily, first reported and wrote that Fox News confirmed that Minaj will join the gala as a guest […]
Georgia Law Targeting Black Women Electeds Awaits Governor’s Veto
Source: Megan Varner / Getty A new law targeting Black women’s leadership in metro-Atlanta awaits Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s signature. But instead of fixing a potentially dire situation concerning a ballot law deadline, Republicans couldn’t pass up the chance to give metro-Atlanta the finger. HB 369 would require the state’s five most diverse counties to […]
Republican Pressure Grows For Florida To Undergo Redistricting Effort
Source: Joe Raedle / Getty On Tuesday, Virginia voters dealt a devastating blow to the GOP in the nationwide redistricting battle by voting “yes” on a new congressional map that would give Democrats a 10-1 advantage in the state. With Democrats now narrowly edging out Republicans in the number of House seats up for grabs, […]
Trump Administration Reclassifies Medical Marijuana As A Schedule III Drug
Source: Nuoriginal2017 / Getty On Tuesday, the Trump administration reclassified medical marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug. According to AP, the order was signed by President Donald Trump’s acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. The reclassification doesn’t legalize marijuana on the federal level, but it does label it as a less dangerous […]
Trump administration’s latest big move on marijuana leaves out Black businesses
The Trump administration has partially followed through on an executive order signed by President Donald Trump last year that calls for the reclassification of marijuana under federal law. On Thursday, Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche issued an order at the Department of Justice to immediately reschedule state-licensed medical marijuana and FDA-approved marijuana products under […]