Really? Arkansas, the Birthplace of the Little Rock 9, to Replace Its Confederate-Era Statues in Statuary Hall in the US CapitolFor some 100 years, Arkansas was perfectly happy having the statues of two Confederate-era stalwarts—attorney Uriah…ByDara SharifPublishedApril 17, 2019
Cory Booker Proposes Getting a Day Off to Get Your Vote OnSaying there is a need for a “new Voting Rights Act,” U.S. Sen. Cory Booker promised a number of voting reforms if…ByDara SharifPublishedApril 17, 2019
US Supreme Court to Weigh In on Whether Census Can Ask Citizenship StatusIt’s funny how the “construction” of the U.S. Constitution only really seems to matter to conservatives when said…ByDara SharifPublishedApril 16, 2019
White People Don’t Live in Flint or Puerto Rico, So President Sends Aid to FranceFive years have gone by, some 1,825 days, since the people of Flint, Mich., were doomed to a life with no clean…ByDara SharifPublishedApril 16, 2019
1-Year-Old South Carolina Girl Dies in Burning Car After Police Say Father Abandoned Her to Escape ArrestA one-year-old South Carolina girl died in a burning car after her father abandoned the car (and her) in an attempt…ByDara SharifPublishedApril 16, 2019
Trans Bathroom Panic: HS Girl Expelled for Kicking a Boy in the Groin After He and Others Crash Girls Room in Transgender ProtestA group of high school boys in the town of North Pole, Ala., (yes, you read that correctly), apparently took offense…ByDara SharifPublishedApril 16, 2019
A Late-Night Food Run at Barnard College Turns Into a Racial Hashtag for One Black StudentA college student’s quest for late-night leftovers turned into a racially charged episode where the student was…ByDara SharifPublishedApril 15, 2019
Rejection From Women Led Suspect to Throw 5-Year-Old Over Railing at Mall of America: ReportThe 24-year-old man charged with hurling a 5-year-old boy over a railing at the Mall of America was “looking for…ByDara SharifPublishedApril 15, 2019
Trump Tweets He Will Award Tiger Woods Presidential Medal of FreedomJust one day after winning his fifth Masters Tournament championship in one of the greatest comebacks in golf…ByDara SharifPublishedApril 15, 2019
Flags Fly Half-Staff to Honor NJ Principal Who Died After Donating Bone Marrow to Help a Boy He Did Not Even KnowFlags were flown at half-staff Monday in Westfield, N.J., and a funeral is set for Tuesday to honor a beloved…ByDara SharifPublishedApril 15, 2019
Police in Texas Investigating After Off-Duty Cop Tackles Young Woman to Ground in Altercation at Apartment ComplexA group of young women in Nacogdoches, Texas, say they’re on a mission to clear their friend’s name after they say…ByDara SharifPublishedApril 12, 2019
A Trump Dream Comes True: Pentagon Ban on Transgender Soldiers Took Effect TodayIn “if it looks like a duck, it’s a duck” news, the Trump administration today got to implement its ban on allowing…ByDara SharifPublishedApril 12, 2019
8-Year-Old Florida Boy Donates Bone Marrow and Saves His Brother and Sister From Sickle Cell DiseaseAnd now for some heartwarming news out of Florida, the hashtag that is a state. An 8-year-old boy is being credited…ByDara SharifPublishedApril 12, 2019
Daddy's 'Baby': Donald Trump Considered Naming Daughter Ivanka to Lead World BankWe know Donald Trump really, really, really loves his only eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump. (Remember that creepy…ByDara SharifPublishedApril 12, 2019
Dallas Police Chief Defends Decision to Charge Black Woman Seen on Video Being Brutally Beaten in AssaultSay what, now?ByDara SharifPublishedApril 11, 2019
Mystery Surrounds Deaths of Couple Who Went Missing in Dominican RepublicanThe deaths of a suburban New York couple who went missing while vacationing in the Dominican Republic before…ByDara SharifPublishedApril 11, 2019
Nipsey Hussle Celebrated as a Visionary Activist at Public Memorial in Los AngelesTens of thousands of people packed Los Angeles’ 21,000-capacity Staples Center Thursday while many others stood…ByDara SharifPublishedApril 11, 2019
4/10/19Not a Good Look: UK Grocer Pulls 'Ugly'-Named Chocolate Duckies After Complaints of RacismThere’s the old adage that good things come in threes:ByDara SharifPublishedApril 10, 2019
Warner Bros. Shuts Down Trump 2020 Video for Using Dark Knight RisesNot so fast, Donald Trump!ByDara SharifPublishedApril 10, 2019
Women Could Face Death Penalty for Having an Abortion Under Proposed Texas LawTexas lawmakers held a hearing this week on a bill that could subject women to the death penalty if they had an…ByDara SharifPublishedApril 10, 2019