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Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin Luther King Jr. standing behind him, signed the Voting Rights Act into law. The act protected the right to vote and ensured the government would fight efforts to suppress it, especially those aimed
Brick by brick, beam by beam and shingle by shingle, a house where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and others planned marches in support of Black voting rights in the Deep South has been trucked from Alabama to a museum near Detroit. The intricate operation to move and preserve the Jackson Home and
President Donald Trump on Tuesday remarked that undocumented workers are “naturally” suited for farm labor, sparking outrage and evoking long-debunked racist theories about Black and Brown people being better at outdoor labor because of their physiological makeup. “You can’t replace them very easily,” Trump said of undocumented immigrants working on
Former president Donald Trump is targeting Black members of the media once again, and this time, his target is “CBS Mornings” anchor Gayle King. In his latest round of social media mudslinging, Trump seized on a New York Post report claiming King’s future at CBS may be in question, declaring
When Beyoncé breathes, she has the potential to break the internet and send her fanbase into a frenzy. So naturally, her latest drop with Levi’s, which arrives amid a major controversy unfolding with a competitor brand, didn’t exactly land quietly. On Monday, August 4, the music icon’s fourth and final
Nick Cannon hopes his five daughters do not end up with a man like him. While discussing his new late-night show, “Nick Cannon @ Night” with Extra’s Mona Kosar Abdi, the 44-year-old “Wild ‘n’ Out” host and father of 12, spoke about his hopes for his children’s future partners and
by Mitti Hicks August 5, 2025 There are more than 2,000 Confederate symbols still standing in public spaces nationwide A statue of a Confederate general that demonstrators toppled in Washington, D.C., in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd will be reinstalled. The bronze statue depicting Gen. Albert Pike
by Mary Spiller August 5, 2025 Samuel L. Jackson declares it’s “more urgent than ever” Vattenfall is redefining what a wind farm can be, and this time, it comes with snacks. In a surprising collaboration, the energy company has partnered with actor and former marine biology student Samuel L. Jackson
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman August 5, 2025 The land acquisition has a high probability of becoming a data center. Amazon has purchased a $270 million land development just south of Atlanta for a potential data center. The purchase, finalized July 25, saw the tech giant purchase 984.89 acres of land. According
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton August 5, 2025 ‘I was definitely a little shocked when my name was mentioned.’ President Donald Trump recently announced that Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley was joining his newly formed Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, surprising the reigning NFL Offensive Player of the
Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin Luther King Jr. standing behind him, signed the Voting Rights Act into law. The act protected the right to vote and ensured the government would fight efforts to suppress it, especially those aimed
Brick by brick, beam by beam and shingle by shingle, a house where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and others planned marches in support of Black voting rights in the Deep South has been trucked from Alabama to a museum near Detroit. The intricate operation to move and preserve the Jackson Home and
President Donald Trump on Tuesday remarked that undocumented workers are “naturally” suited for farm labor, sparking outrage and evoking long-debunked racist theories about Black and Brown people being better at outdoor labor because of their physiological makeup. “You can’t replace them very easily,” Trump said of undocumented immigrants working on
Former president Donald Trump is targeting Black members of the media once again, and this time, his target is “CBS Mornings” anchor Gayle King. In his latest round of social media mudslinging, Trump seized on a New York Post report claiming King’s future at CBS may be in question, declaring
When Beyoncé breathes, she has the potential to break the internet and send her fanbase into a frenzy. So naturally, her latest drop with Levi’s, which arrives amid a major controversy unfolding with a competitor brand, didn’t exactly land quietly. On Monday, August 4, the music icon’s fourth and final
Nick Cannon hopes his five daughters do not end up with a man like him. While discussing his new late-night show, “Nick Cannon @ Night” with Extra’s Mona Kosar Abdi, the 44-year-old “Wild ‘n’ Out” host and father of 12, spoke about his hopes for his children’s future partners and
by Mitti Hicks August 5, 2025 There are more than 2,000 Confederate symbols still standing in public spaces nationwide A statue of a Confederate general that demonstrators toppled in Washington, D.C., in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd will be reinstalled. The bronze statue depicting Gen. Albert Pike
by Mary Spiller August 5, 2025 Samuel L. Jackson declares it’s “more urgent than ever” Vattenfall is redefining what a wind farm can be, and this time, it comes with snacks. In a surprising collaboration, the energy company has partnered with actor and former marine biology student Samuel L. Jackson
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman August 5, 2025 The land acquisition has a high probability of becoming a data center. Amazon has purchased a $270 million land development just south of Atlanta for a potential data center. The purchase, finalized July 25, saw the tech giant purchase 984.89 acres of land. According
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton August 5, 2025 ‘I was definitely a little shocked when my name was mentioned.’ President Donald Trump recently announced that Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley was joining his newly formed Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, surprising the reigning NFL Offensive Player of the