What happens when the US stops counting race & ethnicity? Advocates warn against Trump’s Census proposal
Throughout his second term, the Trump administration has made a number of changes across various levels of government, and recently proposed a plan that would make major changes to the 2030 U.S. Census. Recently, the Trump administration proposed a dramatic overhaul of the report that would remove key racial and ethnic data and filter immigrant […]
Morgan Freeman named “Celebrity Guest Picker” for ESPN’s “College GameDay”
Morgan Freeman will be the next “celebrity guest picker” on ESPN’s “College GameDay.” The Oscar-winning actor appeared on “The Pat McAfee Show” to announce his upcoming cameo. ESPN’s flagship college football pregame show hosted by McAfee, Rece Davis, Desmond Howard, Nick Saban and Kirk Herbstreit will air live this Saturday from Oxford, Miss. ahead of […]
Alabama Will Execute Jeffery Lee On Thursday Evening
Source: Alabama Department of Corrections / Alabama DOC Following several legal battles, Alabama is set to execute Jeffery Lee on Thursday evening. According to AP, Jeffery Lee will be executed via lethal injection at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility at 6 p.m. on Thursday. Lee was convicted in 2000 for killing famed Elvis impersonator […]
Trump administration announces visa restrictions targeting South Africans over alleged anti-white discrimination
The Trump administration has announced new visa restrictions targeting certain South African foreign nationals. They are accused of being responsible for or complicit in policies that Washington says discriminate against white and other minority groups. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the restrictions could revoke U.S. visas. According to a report by Associated Press, the […]
Kyrie Irving offers to pay Azeez Al-Shaair’s NFL fine for honoring Hind Rajab
Kyrie Irving has offered to pay the $11,941 fine issued to Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair. The gesture came after the linebacker wrote the name of Palestinian child Hind Rajab on his eye black during Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. ESPN reported the gesture Wednesday as Al-Shaair faced an NFL penalty for displaying a […]
Redistricting Efforts Have Placed 1 In 10 Americans In New Districts
Source: Sean Rayford / Getty SEO: Redistricting, midterms, Missouri redistricting, Louisiana redistricting Over the last year, state legislatures in both Red and Blue states engaged in a redistricting battle ahead of this fall’s midterms. When reporting these stories, we often focus on the electoral consequences of the new maps, but I’ll be honest, I never […]
Taylor Townsend undergoes emergency surgery days after winning US Open doubles title
Taylor Townsend has withdrawn from the Guadalajara Open to undergo emergency surgery, just days after winning her first career Grand Slam in women’s doubles at the US Open. The 30-year-old American announced the news on Instagram Wednesday night, revealing that the unexpected situation was not something she anticipated. She later shared a photo of herself […]
Apparently, Sen. Mitch McConnell Can’t Vote On His Own. Can We Retire This Man Already? [Op-Ed]
Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty Look, I can’t believe I have to ask this question, but we can all agree that if a congressman isn’t of sound enough mind to cast a vote without being told when and how by another congressman or three, that congressman probably shouldn’t be in Congress, right? I swear, a […]
Rosalind Ashford, original member of Martha and the Vandellas, dies at 83
Rosalind Ashford, an original member of Martha and the Vandellas whose high soprano helped define some of Motown’s biggest hits, has died at 83. The Hollywood Reporter reported that Ashford died Sept. 15 in Redford Township, Michigan, of natural causes. She had celebrated her 83rd birthday less than two weeks earlier. Martha Reeves paid tribute […]
What Mary Cosby and ‘RHOSLC’ show us about showing up through grief
Now, the Real Housewives know grief. From the loss of marriages, homes, friendships, businesses, freedom at times, and the deaths of family and friends, we’ve watched these women endure some of the hardest chapters of their lives. However, Mary Cosby has the unfortunate position of becoming the first full-time Housewife to endure the loss of […]