What Saint Augustine’s University Bankruptcy Means For The Future Of The HBCU
Source: Abu Hanifah / Getty According to the Triangle Business Journal, WRAL, and a press release from Saint Augustine’s University on Aug. 28, the university, one of the oldest Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the U.S., has filed for bankruptcy protection. According to WRAL, the Raleigh-based HBCU filed on April 27 in the […]
Supreme Court ‘betrayed Black voters’ in ruling that lands another blow to Voting Rights Act
The civil rights community and elected leaders are reeling after the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday against Louisiana’s congressional map that included a second majority-Black district based on the state’s population of Black voters. NAACP President Derrick Johnson said the court’s conservative majority “betrayed Black voters” in a statement reacting to the ruling, which determined […]
The GOP Has Almost Completely Run Out Of Black People
Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty Look, I’m sure at this point that the Republican Party is tired of being referred to as the “old white party,” but now all four Black Republicans in the House of Representatives are on their way out the door, leaving Sen. Tim Scott to be the lone token Black friend […]
This teen’s art celebrating Black hair could land on Google’s homepage; now she needs your vote to win $55K
One Washington state high school student is celebrating the beauty of Black coils with Google. Kameirah Johnson, a senior at Lakeside High School in North Seattle, is one of five finalists in Google’s 2025-2026 “Doodle for Google” competition. The annual nationwide art contest invites students in grades K-12 to flex their creativity for a chance […]
Supreme Court Officially Reinstates Texas’ Congressional Map
Source: Brandon Bell / Getty On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated Texas’ congressional map, which was gerrymandered in favor of Republicans last year. The Guardian reports that the move on Monday formally finalizes an emergency decision the court made last December. Despite a panel of lower court judges finding that Texas engaged in a […]
White House defends Trump passport with Obama Metro card—but there’s one big difference
After public blowback from the State Department’s announcement of a limited supply of U.S. passports featuring printed portraits of President Donald Trump, the White House defended the move by pointing to Trump’s frequent political punching bag: former President Barack Obama. The White House on Tuesday celebrated the new U.S. “Patriot passport” on X, to the […]
Supreme Court To Hear Arguments For Ending Temporary Protected Status
Source: Tom Brenner / Getty Upon taking office for his second term, President Donald Trump and his administration have done everything in their power to make the United States a crueler, whiter place. Historically, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program has been championed by presidents under both parties, but that’s changed under Trump. On Wednesday, […]
Debbie Allen gets emotional as husband Norm Nixon delivers surprise anniversary moment on air
Debbie Allen was surprised with a special on-air moment by her husband, former NBA star Norm Nixon, to celebrate their 42nd wedding anniversary. On Monday, the award-winning multihyphenate, 76, appeared on “Good Day New York” to promote her latest project, directing the Broadway production of “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” and served as a guest […]
NBA star Tristan Thompson moves to take legal control of brother Amari’s care
Tristan Thompson has filed for a limited conservatorship over his 19-year-old brother, Amari Thompson, according to court documents reported on April 28. The filing marks a continuation of Thompson’s legal and personal responsibility for his sibling following the death of their mother, Andrea Thompson, in 2023. According to People, the documents state that Amari has […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, Jack Thornell, who captured James Meredith shooting in 1966 dies at 86
Jack Thornell, the former Associated Press photographer whose image of a wounded James Meredith on a Mississippi highway became one of the defining photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, died Thursday at a hospital in Metairie, Louisiana. He was 86. PBS NewsHour reported that his son, Jay Thornell, confirmed the cause of death as complications […]