White Doctor Sues Black Medical Directory Because White People Can’t Stop Minding Black People’s Business
Source: Mountain West Dermatology / mountainwestdermatology.com For people who claim to be experiencing unprecedented levels of “Black fatigue,” white people, especially white conservatives, just can’t seem to stay out of Black people’s business, especially when they feel excluded from it. Take, for example, the lawsuit filed by Do No Harm — which describes itself in the legal […]
Naomi Osaka isn’t apologizing for celebrating Black tennis players
Naomi Osaka isn’t apologizing for celebrating Black tennis players. On the eve of the French Open, the 28-year-old tennis champion joined American player Taylor Townsend to celebrate Black tennis players competing in the tournament at a special dinner dubbed the “Black Party (Roland Garros ‘RG’ Edition),” held at SoHo House Paris. “My first time ever […]
Congressional Black Caucus shuts down bill affecting Black student athletes as calls for boycotts regarding GOP gerrymandering expand
The Congressional Black Caucus has torpedoed a bill that NCAA leaders sought to help stabilize the rapid expansion of paying college athletes, while simultaneously calling on businesses nationwide to oppose a massive redistricting push enacted by the GOP. Members of the CBC stated they would not vote for any legislation that “benefits major athletic institutions […]
‘What you will not do is belittle my influence:’ Why the Patrick Ta & Painted by Esther drama resonated with Black women
Blush has been around since the dawn of beauty. But leave it to the internet, and one very telling TikTok video, to turn a rosy cheek into a referendum on how the beauty industry treats Black women. This week, beauty communities across social media are debating, sharing think pieces, and reflecting on Patrick Ta’s latest […]
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, LL Cool J team up to close wealth gap through financial platform DreamFi
Two men who built their names, one through landmark civil rights cases and the other through decades in hip-hop, are now turning their attention to the financial system. Ben Crump, the civil rights attorney and co-founder of DreamFi, has partnered with rap legend LL Cool J to bring the fintech platform to unbanked and underbanked […]
‘Stood at the center of history’: Clarence B. Jones, civil rights lawyer and key adviser to Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95
Clarence B. Jones, a renowned lawyer and civil rights activist who served as one of Dr. Martin Luther King’s closest advisors and helped shape the March on Washington and King’s landmark “I Have A Dream” speech in 1963, has died, according to his son. He was 95. Although Jones’ son confirmed his death to the […]
SC Republicans defy Trump by rejecting map that could eliminate state’s lone Black Congressman Jim Clyburn
South Carolina Republicans stunningly defied President Donald Trump’s call to redraw its congressional map, rejecting an attempt to eliminate the majority-Black district held by longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn. On Tuesday, 12 Republican members of the state Senate joined Democrats in abandoning a plan to cancel early voting, which was already underway, and reschedule […]
Black Catholics Demanded An Apology For Slavery, Pope Leo XIV Just Gave Them One
Source: Mondadori Portfolio / Getty Pope Leo XIV issued a historic apology on May 25, openly acknowledging the Holy See’s role in legitimizing slavery and condemning the Church’s centuries-long silence on the practice. In the document, the pope described that legacy as a “wound in Christian memory,” according to ABC7. The apology was delivered in […]
Trump’s Annual Exams At Walter Reed Seem To Be Happening Every 6 Months. Should We Be Concerned?
Source: Win McNamee / Getty President Donald Trump paid a visit to Walter Reed National Military Hospital for what he called his “6-month physical,” or what he referred to last October as his “sort of semi-annual physical,” while the White House called it “routine yearly checkup,” despite it coming six months after his annual physical, […]
Lanny Smith can’t believe how quickly Actively Black has grown either
In September, when Ruby Bridges, famous for integrating New Orleans schools under federal marshal escort in 1960 stepped onto the runway during athlesiure brand Actively Black’s New York Fashion Week show—along with the daughters of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X, and none other than photographer Cecil Williams, who was famously photographed drinking from […]