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Letitia James sues Zelle’s parent company after Trump administration drops similar case

New York’s attorney general on Wednesday sued the parent company of the Zelle payment platform, months after the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau abandoned a similar case as the Trump administration was gutting the agency. Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, sued Early Warning Services in New York state court, alleging that the

Abby Phillip confronts Jillian Michaels after she downplays U.S. slavery on CNN

CNN’s late-night news program “NewsNight with Abby Phillip” was recently the scene of some fireworks as fitness trainer and media personality Jillian Michaels decided to set the record “straight” on a few things that were annoying her. As part of a discussion about the new direction of the Kennedy Center

Missouri Politician Justice Horn Harassed By An Armed And Dangerous Karen

by Kandiss Edwards August 14, 2025 Horn is no stranger to targeted harassment. Missouri legislative candidate Justice Horn says he experienced racial harassment while canvassing in a Lake Tapawingo neighborhood.  The incident was partially caught on video and posted to Horn’s TikTok page. He overlaid the video with the words,

Israel announces West Bank settlement that rights groups say could imperil Palestinian state

Israel’s far-right finance minister announced approval of contentious new settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Thursday, which Palestinians and rights groups worry will scuttle plans for a future Palestinian state by effectively cutting the West Bank into two separate parts. The announcement comes as many countries, including Australia, Britain, France,

Ujima Invited Black Women To Martha’s Vineyard For An Exercise In ‘Joy’

by Kandiss Edwards August 14, 2025 Black women gathered on Martha’s Vineyard at the historic Inkwell Beach to rest, reset, and ‘Polar Bear’ plunge into ice-cold waters. For its 10th anniversary, Ujima: The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community hosted “Healing the Healers” on Martha’s Vineyard.

For these incarcerated students, online school has been a disaster

To earn his freedom, 15-year-old Cayden Gillespie had to complete three school assignments a day. But school had gone virtual for Cayden and other incarcerated young people in Florida. And sometimes, he didn’t understand it. One day last summer, he kept failing an online pre-algebra test. There were too many words to

Letitia James sues Zelle’s parent company after Trump administration drops similar case

New York’s attorney general on Wednesday sued the parent company of the Zelle payment platform, months after the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau abandoned a similar case as the Trump administration was gutting the agency. Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, sued Early Warning Services in New York state court, alleging that the

Abby Phillip confronts Jillian Michaels after she downplays U.S. slavery on CNN

CNN’s late-night news program “NewsNight with Abby Phillip” was recently the scene of some fireworks as fitness trainer and media personality Jillian Michaels decided to set the record “straight” on a few things that were annoying her. As part of a discussion about the new direction of the Kennedy Center

Missouri Politician Justice Horn Harassed By An Armed And Dangerous Karen

by Kandiss Edwards August 14, 2025 Horn is no stranger to targeted harassment. Missouri legislative candidate Justice Horn says he experienced racial harassment while canvassing in a Lake Tapawingo neighborhood.  The incident was partially caught on video and posted to Horn’s TikTok page. He overlaid the video with the words,

Israel announces West Bank settlement that rights groups say could imperil Palestinian state

Israel’s far-right finance minister announced approval of contentious new settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Thursday, which Palestinians and rights groups worry will scuttle plans for a future Palestinian state by effectively cutting the West Bank into two separate parts. The announcement comes as many countries, including Australia, Britain, France,

Ujima Invited Black Women To Martha’s Vineyard For An Exercise In ‘Joy’

by Kandiss Edwards August 14, 2025 Black women gathered on Martha’s Vineyard at the historic Inkwell Beach to rest, reset, and ‘Polar Bear’ plunge into ice-cold waters. For its 10th anniversary, Ujima: The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community hosted “Healing the Healers” on Martha’s Vineyard.

For these incarcerated students, online school has been a disaster

To earn his freedom, 15-year-old Cayden Gillespie had to complete three school assignments a day. But school had gone virtual for Cayden and other incarcerated young people in Florida. And sometimes, he didn’t understand it. One day last summer, he kept failing an online pre-algebra test. There were too many words to