Before there was Venus and Serena Williams, there were other Black female tennis stars who shined on the national spotlight. Many people know of Althea Gibson’s success as the first Black woman to win a Grand Slam tennis championship. But there were others, like […]
Speaking at a private event on leadership, Mr Obama said while in office he had mused what a world run by women would look like. “Now women, I just want you to know; you are not perfect, but what I can say pretty indisputably […]
Pope Francis has abolished Vatican secrecy rules for cases of sexual abuse, effectively allowing the Catholic church to share documents and information with civil authorities, and allow victims to be updated of the status of their cases. The church already shares files with authorities in some countries, […]
The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump based on the charges of: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The action makes Trump only the third president in US history to be impeached as the nation reacts. As expected, the impeachment vote in […]
There is much discussion about the need to rebuild the American middle class. In order to do this effectively, the nation must address the racial wealth divide and how it affects large groups like African Americans, Native Americans and Latinos. With a total of […]
Lizzo is feeling “good as hell” after being named Time magazine‘s 2019 Entertainer of the Year. The rapper-singer-flutist, known for her vociferous support of body positivity, earned the coveted title for her “relentlessly positive and impossibly catchy” sound. Archeologists unearth lost town from […]
With more parents and young adults being increasingly vigilant about sex trafficking, one Florida teenager’s story reinforces the perils of the predatory act. A 13-year-old girl told investigators that she was sold to more than 100 men for sex in less than a month’s time, NBC […]
Just one day after scoring six Critics’ Choice Award nominations, “When They See Us” is feeling no love from the Golden Globes. The Netflix miniseries had been widely considered a front-runner in the Limited Series or TV Movie category. Jharrel Jerome, who took home a history-making Emmy Award for his performance in September, was also […]
Republican Congressional Candidate George Buck is receiving heavy backlash after suggesting in a fundraising email that Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Somali-born Democrat representing Minnesota, secretly works for the country of Qatar and should be gravely punished for it. According to the Tampa Bay Times, […]
If you’ve ever felt so much as a passing appreciation of taxidermied owls and giant hot air balloons, The Aeronauts is for you. The Amazon Studios movie centers on real-life 19th century meteorologist and hot-air balloon enthusiast James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne) and a […]
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