After months of living with the coronavirus pandemic, American citizens are well aware of the toll it has taken on the economy: broken supply chains, record unemployment, failing small businesses. All of these factors are serious and could mire the United States in a deep, prolonged recession. But there’s another …

In the wake of the police killing of George Floyd and the nearly two weeks of protests that have followed, Niecy Nash is speaking out on her concerns as a Black mother after her son was once confronted by police.  The Claws actress shared in an interview with The Hollywood …

Amid  the uprisings across the country protesting against police brutality, some white people are asking how they can be better allies.  Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey put that very question to former NFL player Emmanuel Acho. While appearing on Acho’s Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man talk show on YouTube, The …

Vanderpump Rules star Stassi Schroeder is receiving backlash after a 2018 photo surfaced of her wearing a black hat and a black sweater, labeing it “Nazi Chic.” Real Housewives of Atlanta‘s Porsha Williams has sounded off on the photo. She posted a “wth” when retweeting the pic that Schroeder has …

Ramsey Orta—the man who recorded the video of Eric Garner’s 2014 arrest that led to death by police chokehold—has been released from prison after four years, Rolling Stone reports. Orta’s fiancée, Deja Richardson, confirmed the news to Rolling Stone via e-mail. A spokesperson with the Department of Corrections and …

Share0 (iStock/adamkaz) Local elections are underway in multiple states leading up to the November presidential elections. A number of public figures have been using their platforms to spread awareness and encourage people to go out and vote. Recently, Atlanta native and music superstar Jermaine Dupri and Pinky Cole, owner of the …

Spike Lee has always used film to convey powerful messages. Do The Right Thing, which was released in 1989, about racial tensions and an uprising in Brooklyn, New York, is still deeply relevant today.  The 63-year-old has now released a short film in honor of Geogre Floyd, which aired on …

Screenshot: CNN What a year, huh? Yeah, 2020 has been a monster. Forget 2020. I mean just from Sunday to Wednesday. You’re right. Each week has been a year. Each month a decade. The Popeyes chicken sandwich craze feels like it happened when I was 4 years old. So one …

Back in February, Vanessa Bryant filed a wrongful death complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Fillmore-based Island Express Holding Corp. and Island Express Helicopter. Now it is being reported that the 38-year-old is seeking extensive damages. PEOPLE reports the documents did  not specify the exact amount but estimates …

Photographs by Joshua Rashaad McFadden MINNEAPOLIS—Miski Noor watched just the first minute of the video of George Floyd’s killing before closing the tab and walking the two blocks to join the protests already forming at the scene. The days since have been filled with a maddening sense of déjà vu. …