PoliticsPoliticsCharles Booker, Kentucky Democrat, Wears Noose in New Campaign Ad and Calls out Sen. Rand PaulThe first Black Kentuckian to receive a Democratic nomination for Senate wearing a noose in the emotional ad…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJune 1, 2022
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeGinni Thomas Texts Spur House Panel Investigation Into Judicial EthicsHouse Democrats intend to look at exploring codes of conduct for federal judges outside the Supreme Court.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedApril 27, 2022
EventsThe Root InstituteEventsThe Root InstituteVP Harris Urges White House to Make Black Maternal Health A National PriorityAll mamas might matter, but Black mamas and their health are never regarded quite the same.ByAlexandra JanePublishedApril 17, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersBiden Administration Appoints 'Racial Equity Czar' To Join HUDAdjoa B. Asamoah is the only Black woman advising a Cabinet Secretary on Racial EquityByKeith ReedPublishedApril 11, 2022
PoliticsThe National InterestPoliticsThe National InterestIt's Official: Ketanji Brown Jackson Is First Black Woman US Supreme Court Justice (Updated)Today, Biden celebrates the new Supreme Court Justice during a celebration in the White House.ByKeith ReedPublishedApril 8, 2022
CultureCulturePodcast Addresses How Climate Change Affects Black CommunitiesThe Coolest Show hopes to inspire people of color to get involved in the fight against climate changeByAngela JohnsonPublishedApril 4, 2022
NewsNewsSen. Cory Booker Speaks About His Impassioned Speech Defending Ketanji Brown Jackson“I’m grateful that Sens. Schumer and Durbin put me in a position to be in that moment. But make no mistake, we are…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 31, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace Matters246 Years Later, Lynching Is Finally A Federal Hate CrimePresident Joe Biden signs anti-lynching act named for slain Emmett Till.ByKeith ReedPublishedMarch 29, 2022
NewsNewsSen. Cory Booker Calls For A Change In Ethics Rules Concerning the Supreme CourtOn NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday, the New Jersey Senator also stated Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 28, 2022
OpinionSome ThoughtsOpinionSome ThoughtsKetanji Brown Jackson's Tearful Moment Captures the Joy and Pain of Being FirstSupreme Court Justice nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson met the hearings with grace and intelligence and her tears are a…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 24, 2022
NewsNewsSen. Tim Scott Says President Biden's Voting Rights Speech Is "Misleading," Ignoring His Own Party's Role In the MatterSen. Scott speaks on his new series of videos that he deemed "pertinent to the Black community" and managed to fit…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 19, 2022
EntertainmentTelevisionEntertainmentTelevisionEXCLUSIVE: Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance to Executive Produce New Docuseries One Thousand Years of Slavery—The Untold StoryThe four-part docuseries comes in tandem with the Smithsonian Channel and MTV Entertainment Studios.ByShanelle GenaiPublishedJanuary 18, 2022
NewsNewsSenate Passes Bill to Posthumously Award Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley66 years after the death of a 14-year old Black boy from Chicago, the government recognizes Emmett and Mamie’s…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 12, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Tests Positive For COVID-19 in Latest Omicron Surge Through Congress"She is experiencing symptoms and recovering at home,” the office for New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrote…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedJanuary 10, 2022
Beauty + StyleBlack HairNow playing Beauty + StyleBlack HairMan With Dreads Sues Employer For Hair DiscriminationIt's the first court case filed under the CROWN ActByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 9, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsMeghan Markle Gets Political With an Open Letter Advocating for Paid Family LeaveBreaking from royal protocol, the duchess addressed Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, urging paid…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedOctober 21, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeIn Loving Memory of Tim ScottSen. Tim Scott was once a proponent of police accountability. But after he obstructed police reform legislation,…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 30, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsThe Unbearable Whiteness of the Democratic Party...and AmericaActivists, voters and members of the Congressional Black Caucus have expressed frustration at the Democratic Party's…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 29, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsBipartisan Police-Overhaul Talks Fail Because Republicans Love Cops More Than Black PeopleThe two sides couldn't reach an agreement, and something tells me Republicans are just fine with that.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedSeptember 23, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsRep. Madison Cawthorn Calls Vaccine Mandates ‘Modern-Day Segregation’The Republican congressman was discussing the case of three Black woman from Texas who got into an altercation at a…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedSeptember 22, 2021