Dayton, Ohio Officials Fear Town Becoming a New Charlottesville Ahead of Rally Saturday by Group Tied to the Ku Klux KlanAn offshoot of the homegrown terror group the Ku Klux Klan is headed to the city of Dayton, Ohio, to rally Saturday,…ByDara SharifPublishedMay 23, 2019
Judge Unseals Records in Jussie Smollett CaseA Chicago judge ruled Thursday to make public the arrest records and ultimate case dismissal for Jussie Smollett,…ByDara SharifPublishedMay 23, 2019
Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin May Have Left Behind a Will After AllIt seems the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, had a will after all—maybe even three.ByDara SharifPublishedMay 21, 2019
Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch Denies She Pushed James Comey to Downplay Probe Into Clinton EmailsFormer U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, testifying before Congress last year about how the probe into Hillary…ByDara SharifPublishedMay 21, 2019
Eric Holder, Suspect in the Shooting Death of Nipsey Hussle, Pistol-Whipped a Man an Hour Before Rapper Was Killed, Witnesses Tell ProsecutorsAuthorities prosecuting the murder case against Eric Holder, the man charged with shooting rapper Nipsey Hussle to…ByDara SharifPublishedMay 21, 2019
#MeToo Movement Takes on the Big Mac of Sexual Harassment ClaimsA group of 10 women who worked for McDonald’s restaurants in nine different U.S. cities, including four teenagers,…ByDara SharifPublishedMay 21, 2019
Border Agent Discussed ‘Frying’ Migrants Before Hitting One With His Truck, Feds ChargeA U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of deliberately hitting a Guatemalan migrant with his truck and then lying about…ByDara SharifPublishedMay 20, 2019
Melvin Edmonds, Founder of R&B’s Soulful After 7, Dies at 65Melvin Edmonds, older brother of legendary hitmaker Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds and a founding member of the R&B group…ByDara SharifPublishedMay 20, 2019
Forever Whitney: A Houston Hologram Tour Is in the Works and Maybe a New Album, TooSeven years after Whitney Houston’s untimely death at the age of 48, her estate has struck a deal to create a number…ByDara SharifPublishedMay 20, 2019
#YouKnowMe: Keke Palmer Shares Her Story in Response to Alabama’s Virtual Abortion BanAcclaimed actress Keke Palmer shared her personal experience with abortion in response to the #YouKnowMe thread…ByDara SharifPublishedMay 20, 2019
North Carolina: Where ‘No’ Doesn’t Mean ‘No’ When It Comes to Rape and Sexual AssaultIn this era of #MeToo and laws forcing women to have their rapists’ babies, a North Carolina bill that would have…ByDara SharifPublishedMay 17, 2019
Missouri House Sends to Governor Bill Banning Abortion After 8 Weeks of PregnancyMissouri’s governor got just what he asked for: The state’s House members on Friday passed and sent to him for his…ByDara SharifPublishedMay 17, 2019
When the Jailer Goes to Jail: Florida Sheriff’s Deputy Booked on Charges He Stole From InmateLike Spike Lee once exclaimed, “It’s gotta be the shoes!”ByDara SharifPublishedMay 17, 2019
Mystery Surrounding #BabySussex’s Birthplace Is Finally Put to RestWas the newest British royal, baby Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, born in a birthing pool? Or, perhaps he…ByDara SharifPublishedMay 17, 2019
The Ghost of Jussie Smollett: Chicago Lawyers Cite Actor’s Treatment in Defense of a Woman Facing Similar ChargeSoooo only Jussie gets special treatment?ByDara SharifPublishedMay 16, 2019
‘Thug Day’: Texas High School Students’ Theme-Day Attire Gets Called Out As Racially OffensiveWho approved this?ByDara SharifPublishedMay 16, 2019
Senate OKs Trump’s Latest Federal Judge Pick Despite Dem Fears About Where She Stands on Brown and RoeThe Senate Thursday confirmed Wendy Vitter, Donald Trump’s nominee to sit on the federal bench in New Orleans,…ByDara SharifPublishedMay 16, 2019
Oh, Polly! Fashion Brand Apologizes for ‘Segregating’ Plus-Size and Black and Brown ModelsFashion brand Oh Polly is saying “So sorry” after it was forced to issue apologies when social media users pointed…ByDara SharifPublishedMay 16, 2019
Unita Blackwell, Civil Rights Activist and the 1st Black Woman to Be Elected a Mayor in Mississippi, Dies at 86Unita Blackwell, a veteran of the civil rights movement and winner of a MacArthur “genius” grant who was the first…ByDara SharifPublishedMay 15, 2019
Popular Move: Maine Senate Passes Bill to Give All of State’s Electoral Votes to the Winner of the Popular Vote in 2020There’s a movement afoot in some quarters to get rid of the Electoral College, the institution that really elects…ByDara SharifPublishedMay 15, 2019