What Assata Shakur Still Teaches Us About Black Freedom, Love And Survival
Source: Bettmann / Getty I can’t remember the first time I heard Assata Shakur’s words. “It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win.” They’ve been with me for so long that I can’t locate their beginning. Somewhere in the years I spent becoming a writer and organizer, a […]
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to use voter citizenship database
The Supreme Court has cleared the Trump administration to resume using an expanded federal database to help states check voter rolls for people who may not be eligible to vote because they are not U.S. citizens. In a 6-3 emergency ruling Friday, the justices paused a lower-court order that had blocked the administration from using […]
School desegregation cases face new changes under Trump administration
The Trump administration is closing long-running school desegregation cases. Civil rights advocates say the changes could affect how racial discrimination is addressed in schools. For decades, federal civil rights enforcement in American education recognized that discrimination could occur even when a school policy did not explicitly mention race. Under the Trump administration, federal agencies have […]
In ‘Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother,’ Adia puts the weight of eldest-daughterhood on screen
Every eldest daughter knows the job description, even though nobody ever handed it to her: keep the peace, watch over your siblings, keep it together. For Adia, the breakout star of Bassam Tariq’s “Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother,” that unspoken role wasn’t something she had to research. She’s lived it. In the film, Fatiha […]
On Black Families, ‘Good’ Schools, And Educational Choice [Op-Ed]
Source: Jacob Wackerhausen / Getty Because of our segregated past and present, Black families have a constrained set of choices when it comes to education. Many have accepted these constraints, made plain by parents incessantly seeking to find a “good school,” whether it’s public, private, predominantly Black, predominantly White, or low-income, keeping their search within […]
Cardi B says her children inspired her to rethink her financial legacy
Cardi B has thought further ahead than most 33-year-olds, and what she found waiting there unsettled her. Speaking with Entertainment Tonight, the rapper described the calculation that pushed her toward building businesses outside of music. Royalties, she realized, would leave her children in a position she did not want for them. “I was panicking,” she […]
Florida Senate nominee Angie Nixon resolves DeSantis office arrest without guilty plea
Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon will avoid a trial over her May protest at Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office after reaching an agreement that allows her to resolve the criminal case without pleading guilty or admitting wrongdoing. Nixon, the Democratic nominee for a U.S. Senate seat, was arrested after staging a sit-in at the Florida Capitol […]
Mississippi DA defends Nolan Wells investigation as dispute over cellphone evidence grows
The Mississippi DA is criticizing Ben Crump over claims about evidence recovered from Nolan Xavier Wells’ cellphone. She says that the information she released about the investigation was “true and accurate” and accuses Crump’s team of creating a “misleading public narrative.” The dispute comes days after a Mississippi grand jury declined to recommend criminal charges […]
NewsOne Week In Review: Trump Bans Media And Converse Steps In It
Source: Welcome back to the NewsOne Week in Review, where I give you a quick rundown of the news you might have missed. From an update in the Nolan Wells case to a judge shutting down President Donald Trump’s media ban, there’s a lot to cover, so let’s get into it. Autopsy Reveals Lack Of […]
Why HBCU ‘money games’ remain a complicated choice for athletic programs
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. This weekend, Howard Bison will face Rutgers Scarlet Knights. As a proud Bison, I hope my alma mater wins, but it’s unlikely. And while the outcome isn’t guaranteed, the money from the games is. These […]