PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsBiden Announces Historic First for Black Women in The White HouseShuwanza Goff will be the first African-American woman to serve as Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs.ByKeith Reed and Jessica WashingtonUpdatedJuly 25, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalSupreme Court Allows Mississippi Jim Crow-Era Voting Law to ContinueThe Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Mississippi felony voting provision intended to block Black…ByJessica WashingtonUpdatedJuly 4, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalAffirmative Action Decision Is Clarence Thomas' Dream Come True"This is the culmination of a dream that has been held by Justice Roberts and especially Clarence Thomas for…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJuly 1, 2023
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsBlack Politicians Speak Out on Affirmative Action Decision FalloutVice President Kamala Harris called the Supreme Court's ruling "a denial of opportunity."ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJune 30, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalThe Supreme Court Kills Biden Student Debt Relief PlanIn a 6 to 3 decision, the Supreme Court tanked Biden's student debt plan. Here's what that means for Black student…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJune 30, 2023
EntertainmentEntertainmentEntertainmentEntertainment2023 ESSENCEFest: VP Kamala Harris Speaks On Supreme Court Decision Restricting Affirmative ActionThe VP also took the time to encourage the audience to read the dissenting opinion from Justice Ketanji Brown…ByShanelle GenaiPublishedJune 29, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalSupreme Court Restricts Race-based Affirmative Action in Higher EducationIn a historic blow to affirmative action, the Supreme court ruled that UNC and Harvard University's race-consious…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJune 29, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalSupreme Court Pushes Back Against Troubling Conservative Election TheoryIn a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court pushed back on a conservative legal theory granting state legislatures nearly…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJune 27, 2023
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsClarence Thomas Has Gotten An Extension On Annual Financial Filings, The Court Has SaidOther justices, like Ketanji Brown Jackson, disclosed their additional income almost immediately.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJune 9, 2023
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsShould Black People Worry As Joe Biden's Approval Rate Dramatically Dips?What does this mean for Black Americans as we inch closer towards the 2024 presidential election?ByCandace McDuffiePublishedMarch 23, 2023
PoliticsPoliticsBiden Claps Back at Florida’s Black AP Studies BlockPresident Joe Biden declared “Black history matters” at the White House reception.ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 28, 2023
NewsNewsBiden to Visit Selma Bridge in Honor of AnniversaryThis weekend will be the 58th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday."ByKeith ReedPublishedFebruary 28, 2023
NewsNewsBiden Signed an Executive Order Combatting Inequality, Here's What It Actually DoesIn the wake of the Tyre Nichols murder, President Biden signed an executive order to address racial inequality. But…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedFebruary 17, 2023
PoliticsPoliticsTwo Years In, What Has President Joe Biden Done for Black Americans?Black Americans helped deliver the Presidency to Joe Biden and he appointed Kamala Harris as his VP, but how else…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJanuary 20, 2023
PoliticsPoliticsJustice Alito Jokes About Black Kids In KKK Robes, Which Further Proves He Shouldn't Serve On the Supreme CourtHis remarks were made during a case concerning discrimination against LGBTQ folks.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedDecember 6, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalKetanji Brown Jackson Believes Court Should Have Ruled In Favor Of Death Row Inmate In Her First OpinionJackson sided with a man convicted of murder during a robbery from more than 30 years ago.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedNovember 8, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsThis Supreme Court Case Could Spell the End of Affirmative ActionThe Supreme Court is hearing a case on affirmative action, causing concerns that the court may put the final nail in…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedOctober 31, 2022
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeSupreme Court Rejects Racist Jury Claim by Death Row Inmate Who Gouged His Eyes OutKetanji Brown Jackson joined the dissent that a biased jury compromised his trial.ByKalyn WomackPublishedOctober 12, 2022
PoliticsThe National InterestPoliticsThe National InterestTulsi Gabbard: Who Knew You Were Still Here? Girl, Bye.The former congresswoman and presidential candidate made a loud declaration that she's leaving, but truth be told—…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedOctober 11, 2022