Idris Elba is ‘not in the race’ to play James Bond
Idris Elba is shutting down the James Bond conversation, saying he will not be the next actor to play 007 in the upcoming reboot. “My name’s not getting thrown out, no way,” Elba, 53, told People. “They’re going younger. And I wish them all the luck of the world. I can’t wait — it’s going […]
Here We Go Again: Trump Refiles $10B Lawsuit Against Wall Street Journal Over Epstein Reporting
Source: Win McNamee / Getty President Donald Trump has refiled his $10 billion lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal’s publisher, Rupert Murdoch, and two WSJ reporters over an article the outlet published last July, titled: “Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump.” The lawsuit was dismissed last month […]
Why are Black Women’s friendships the Internet’s favorite target?
Friendship is one of the most universal human experiences. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you grew up; at some point in your life, you have loved a friend fiercely, leaned on one desperately, or mourned the loss of one deeply. And for Black women in particular, those bonds have historically been a […]
Laverne Cox retells harrowing story of being left in an orphanage in upcoming memoir
Laverne Cox shared a deeply traumatizing moment in her childhood where she was abandoned by her parents. Ahead of the release of her memoir, “Transcendent,” the “Orange Is the New Black” star revealed in an interview with People that she and her twin brother, Lamar, were dropped off at an orphanage after her mother sent […]
Tennessee school district reverses ban on Alex Haley ‘Roots’ novel
The Knox County school district in Tennessee has reversed its ban on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “Roots.” Knox County Schools Superintendent Jon Rysewyk wrote in a memo that access to “Roots: The Saga of an American Family” would be reinstated “effective immediately,” weeks after the news of its removal gained national attention. “While I firmly […]
Supreme Court sides with Black Mississippi death row inmate in racial bias case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of a Black Mississippi death row inmate who argued that racial bias tainted the jury selection process in his capital murder trial, according to the Associated Press. In a narrow 5-4 decision, the justices sided with Terry Pitchford, who was sentenced to death in connection with the […]
35 Former Federal Judges Ask District Judge To Investigate Trump’s IRS Immunity And ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’
Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty Earlier this month, we reported that President Donald Trump withdrew a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over his tax returns getting leaked while the FBI was investigating him, and that, according to the Justice Department, in settling the case, Trump was granted a nearly $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” — […]
Trump’s Supreme Court Just Aided Brian Flores’ Fight For Justice Against The NFL
Source: Sun Sentinel / Getty Perhaps the highest court in the land feels bad for demolishing the Voting Rights Act. Maybe Clarence Thomas remembered he’s Black. Or, maybe even a group of people who are comfortable with doing Donald Trump’s bidding understand just how repugnant the NFL can be. Regardless, victories of this magnitude are […]
The NAACP Is Asking Black Teenagers To Save Black Voting Rights Because Generations of Adults Failed To Protect Them
Source: Ladanifer / Getty In November 1910, one year after its founding, the NAACP launched its official communications hub, The Crisis magazine, which documented lynching, disenfranchisement, segregation, racial terror, and the everyday humiliations of Jim Crow. Its founding editor, the civil rights activist and child advocate W.E.B. Du Bois, featured a drawing of a Black […]
Inflation and mortgage rates rise, further squeezing Black households under Trump’s economy
As Black households disproportionately feel the financial squeeze of President Donald Trump‘s economy, two economic measurements released this week indicate things aren’t getting better anytime soon. On Thursday, the price index for consumer expenditures (PCE) rose to an annual rate of 3.8%, a nearly three-year high. According to the U.S. Commerce Department, the cost of […]