Morehouse College is making history as the all-male historically Black college has become the first HBCU to create a polo team. Amy Fraser, Director of Intercollegiate/Interscholastic Polo, affirmed the team’s official status and sent an official welcome to them, saying, “We would like to officially welcome Morehouse College to the …
Read More »Wendy Williams Issues Tearful Apology After Being Blasted For Homophobic, Transphobic Comments
Wendy Williams (L) and Big Freedia attend event on December 05, 2019 in Miami.Photo: Bryan Bedder (Getty Images) After being torched on Thursday following a tangent she went on — telling men to stop wearing dresses — Wendy Williams is apologizing for her homophobic rhetoric and transphobic transgressions. “I don’t …
Read More »Abraham Lincoln’s Radical Moderation
Radicalism is more than a packet of views or policies. The contents of the packet will change with circumstances and over time. (One reason Bordewich admires the Radical Republicans is that their views on race are so close to current mainstream attitudes; today’s radicals, valorizing group identity above all else, …
Read More »Dwyane Wade Debuts New Doc in Chicago
The 69th annual NBA All-Star Weekend has officially begun and there’s no better way to kick off the festivities than with one of the greatest legends who ever played the game of basketball. Dwyane Wade returned to his hometown of Chicago on Thursday night to debut his latest project with …
Read More »California School District Names Elementary After Michelle Obama
The Wilson Elementary School in Richmond, California, will be renamed as Michelle Obama Elementary School when it reopens later this year, according to Newsweek. The unanimous decision was made recently among board members of the West Contra Costa Unified School District after considering a proposal from the school’s Parent Teacher …
Read More »Body Cam Footage Raises Questions Why 6-Year-Old Girl Was Sent to Mental Institution by School
Photo: Shutterstock Unfortunately, it’s no secret that black students are disciplined much harsher than their white counterparts. Even knowing that the case of 6-year-old Nadia King is still unusually disturbing. CBS News reports that the body camera footage of a Duval County sheriff shows that Nadia was completely calm upon …
Read More »Ruth Bader Ginsburg Versus the Equal Rights Amendment
There’s a reason why, in our system, judges don’t decide issues in the abstract. They decide issues after those issues are presented by counsel in an adversary proceeding. And on the merits of the legal issues, the arguments in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment at this time are very …
Read More »Vanessa Bryant Shares Message To Kobe For Valentines Day
Valentines Day for people who have lost a significant other can be a very difficult time. For Vanessa Bryant, it has to be an incredibly difficult holiday to get through. The 37-year-old posted a photo of her late husband Kobe Bryant with his arms wrapped around her and giving her …
Read More »Patti LaBelle, Cathy Hughes, Michelle Obama, and Black Women Execs Talk Wellness at Oprah Winfrey’s 2020 Vision Experience
The star power at “Oprah’s 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus” national tour stop at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, last weekend was undeniable—both on and off stage. Lupita Nyong’o, Niecy Nash, Hoda Kotb, and Gayle King were just some of the notables within the sold-out crowd of …
Read More »Close to 66,000 Marijuana Convictions to Be Dismissed in Los Angeles
As we’ve seen over the past few months, one of the benefits of marijuana legalization has been states allowing those previously convicted to have their charges dismissed. Los Angeles County has become the next city to do just that. According to CNN, approximately 66,000 marijuana convictions will be dismissed as …
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