Photo: Alex_Alekseev (Shutterstock) The commissioner for the Kentucky State police has resigned after it was revealed that a training program used by the force included quotes from Adolf Hitler and Gen. Robert E. Lee. Honestly, I feel like that should just be the story. Like, it’s fucking Hitler, y’all. Hitler. …
Read More »It’s Been 1,000 Years Since 2016
However long ago 2016 seems, it can serve as a signpost that helps us mark the passing of time. “A lot of our memories don’t have much of a time-tag or date linked to them at all, just a vague sense of distance,” Wilson said. “Repeating milestones like elections are …
Read More »ELECTION 2020: Black America's Vote
DOJ Sends Out Federal Civil Rights Officials Nationwide To Monitor Voting Rights Act Compliance Nov. 3, 2020 — 3:27 p.m. The U.S. Justice Department is dispatching personnel to monitor voting rights in 44 jurisdictions around the country throughout Election Day to ensure they are not violated, according to a statement …
Read More »Beyoncé Endorses Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Endorsements from Black celebrities have been flying all around in the final stretch of the 2020 election madness. On Monday, Beyonce Knowles Carter officially endorsed the Joe Biden and Kamala Harris presidential ticket. The superstar entertainer shared a quick video of herself wearing a Biden-Harris face mask on Instagram with …
Read More »John Legend Calls Out Lil Wayne For Supporting Trump
Performing at a Biden-Harris campaign event in Philadelphia on Monday (Nov. 2), John Legend shared his support for the Democratic party nominees. Before performing “Glory” with rapper Common, Legend addressed the crowd and took a few jabs at fellow artists who have publicly supported President Trump. “Some of your former …
Read More »Voters of Color in 2 Key Swing States Are Seeing Their Mail Ballots Returned at Higher Rates Than White Voters
Photo: Matt Slocum (AP) Florida and Georgia—two crucial battleground states in the 2020 election—are rejecting mailed-in ballots from voters of color at substantially higher rates than those from white voters, according to a recent analysis by NBC News and the Democratic political data firm TargetSmart. According to NBC News, the …
Read More »How 12 Asian Americans Are Voting in One Swing State
The other one of us (Shuran Huang) has struggled with fitting into a society that’s not hers. Huang has lived in Singapore, Italy, Ethiopia, Japan, and other countries, where she was one of the few Chinese nationals in most of these nations. Huang moved to the United States in 2014 …
Read More »DeRay McKesson Wins Supreme Court Case Against Police
On Monday (November 2), the U.S. Supreme Court sided with Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson in a lawsuit filed by a police officer who was injured during a 2016 protest in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The protest took place outside the police department in response to the police killing of …
Read More »21-Year-Old Black Woman Becomes The Youngest Cover Photographer In British Vogue’s History
Meet Kennedi Carter, the 21-Year-Old Beyoncé fan who became the youngest cover photographer in British Vogue’s history. Beyonce Knowles-Carter specifically requested that a Black woman photograph her for the cover of British Vogue, giving Kennedi Carter the opportunity of a lifetime. “I thought I wouldn’t be able to do something …
Read More »Chrissy Teigen Gets Tattoo In Honor Of Son Jack
RELATED: Chrissy Teigen Reacts To John Legend’s Moving Tribute After Losing Their Son According to People, Los Angeles-based artist Winter Stone is behind Teigen’s new ink, along with a few other meaningful family tattoos that she and husband John Legend have. The mom and former model also has a tattoo …
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