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Source: SOPA Images / Getty If you somehow need further proof that President Donald Trump cares more about the needs of billionaires than working-class Americans, despite more and more legitimate safety concerns arising over artificial intelligence (AI), Trump canceled a planned executive order intended to give the federal government oversight
Source: The Washington Post / Getty There is perhaps no better example of the incompetence endemic to the Trump administration than how often they shoot themselves in the foot with lawsuits, whether by filing frivolous cases with no chance of success or by engaging in prosecutorial misconduct. The latter is
What started as a situation that left DMV-based YA author Lakita Wilson feeling powerless quickly turned into one that proved the strength of her community. On Saturday, May 16, the author behind titles such as “Pretty Girl County,” “Last Chance Dance,” and “Be Real, Macy Weaver” prepared to appear at
Source: Torsten Asmus / Getty In today’s episode of Isn’t It Ironic: Caucasity Edition, a white woman is suing a white nationalist group that created an all-white community in Arkansas because, according to her, she applied for residency in that community but was rejected due to her Jewish roots, Black
Lupita Nyong’o is done letting others define what beauty looks like. In a new profile in Elle magazine, the Oscar-winning actress addressed the online backlash over her casting as Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film “The Odyssey,” pushing back on critics—including Elon Musk, who questioned whether a Black
A New Jersey man is facing criminal charges after a confrontation captured him screaming at a Black woman and referring to her as “you people.” The video spread widely across TikTok and other social media platforms, according to NBC Philadelphia. According to the Mount Laurel Police Department, 40-year-old Thomas Diiorio
✕ Despite Black people being overrepresented in military service, Black vets have historically been undervalued compared to their white peers. For Memorial Day, Kyle Bibby, co-founder of the Black Veterans Project, spoke with NewsOne about the history of Black veterans and the struggles they still face today. “I think for
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside Ireland’s parliament in Dublin on May 21 after the death of Yves Sakila, a Congolese-born man who became unresponsive while being restrained by security guards outside a department store in the Irish capital. According to Reuters, Sakila was detained on May 16 in connection with
Queen Latifah has explained the thinking behind one of the most talked-about moments in recent awards show history. In a new interview with Angie Martinez on her “IRL” show, the legendary rapper and actress opened up about why she chose her 2021 BET Lifetime Achievement Award acceptance speech to publicly
Lupus affects millions of people worldwide, but Black women are disproportionately diagnosed with the chronic autoimmune disease. Lupus is a chronic, long-term disease in which the immune system attacks healthy tissue and organs. The condition can cause inflammation, joint pain, fatigue, skin rashes and complications affecting the kidneys, heart and
Source: SOPA Images / Getty If you somehow need further proof that President Donald Trump cares more about the needs of billionaires than working-class Americans, despite more and more legitimate safety concerns arising over artificial intelligence (AI), Trump canceled a planned executive order intended to give the federal government oversight
Source: The Washington Post / Getty There is perhaps no better example of the incompetence endemic to the Trump administration than how often they shoot themselves in the foot with lawsuits, whether by filing frivolous cases with no chance of success or by engaging in prosecutorial misconduct. The latter is
What started as a situation that left DMV-based YA author Lakita Wilson feeling powerless quickly turned into one that proved the strength of her community. On Saturday, May 16, the author behind titles such as “Pretty Girl County,” “Last Chance Dance,” and “Be Real, Macy Weaver” prepared to appear at
Source: Torsten Asmus / Getty In today’s episode of Isn’t It Ironic: Caucasity Edition, a white woman is suing a white nationalist group that created an all-white community in Arkansas because, according to her, she applied for residency in that community but was rejected due to her Jewish roots, Black
Lupita Nyong’o is done letting others define what beauty looks like. In a new profile in Elle magazine, the Oscar-winning actress addressed the online backlash over her casting as Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film “The Odyssey,” pushing back on critics—including Elon Musk, who questioned whether a Black
A New Jersey man is facing criminal charges after a confrontation captured him screaming at a Black woman and referring to her as “you people.” The video spread widely across TikTok and other social media platforms, according to NBC Philadelphia. According to the Mount Laurel Police Department, 40-year-old Thomas Diiorio
✕ Despite Black people being overrepresented in military service, Black vets have historically been undervalued compared to their white peers. For Memorial Day, Kyle Bibby, co-founder of the Black Veterans Project, spoke with NewsOne about the history of Black veterans and the struggles they still face today. “I think for
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside Ireland’s parliament in Dublin on May 21 after the death of Yves Sakila, a Congolese-born man who became unresponsive while being restrained by security guards outside a department store in the Irish capital. According to Reuters, Sakila was detained on May 16 in connection with
Queen Latifah has explained the thinking behind one of the most talked-about moments in recent awards show history. In a new interview with Angie Martinez on her “IRL” show, the legendary rapper and actress opened up about why she chose her 2021 BET Lifetime Achievement Award acceptance speech to publicly
Lupus affects millions of people worldwide, but Black women are disproportionately diagnosed with the chronic autoimmune disease. Lupus is a chronic, long-term disease in which the immune system attacks healthy tissue and organs. The condition can cause inflammation, joint pain, fatigue, skin rashes and complications affecting the kidneys, heart and