By Audrey J. Bernard The star-studded 25th annual Critics’ Choice Awards (CCA), recognizing achievements in film and television, were held Sunday, January 12, 2020, at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, and although major award nominations and/or wins eluded Black talent at […]
Bayard Rustin may receive a posthumous pardon from California legislators for a charge of lewd vagrancy. Due to the “morals charge” which was used to target homosexuals, Rustin was forced to register as a sex offender. He died in 1987 while still bearing […]
When I saw photos of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a headscarf and a bewildered, vaguely hostile expression in the wake of the bombshell departure of the Duchess and Duke of Sussex, my first thought was: They didn’t know who they were messing with. Most […]
On what would have been his 91st birthday, we celebrate the towering legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—his moral force as a faith leader, his devotion to nonviolent resistance and, of course, the sacrifices he made to end legalized segregation in the South. […]
Rastafarians in South Africa’s Wellington township are demanding police accountability following the in-custody death of a local businessman and father. Jan de Bruin, 48, allegedly died at the hands of police last month after cops raided his home looking for drugs, South African […]
More than a dozen stars will take the stage to perform in honor of musical legend Prince later this month, the Recording Academy announced in a news release. The concert, called, “Let’s Go Crazy: The GRAMMY Salute to Prince,” will take place […]
By Victor Omondi In America, your skin color determines the privileges you get, including getting loans from banks. You may just be having a good credit score, but still, miss a loan simply because your skin is dark. That’s exactly what’s happening in […]
Almost a third of the Earth will need to be protected by 2030 and pollution cut by half to save our remaining wildlife, as we enter the planet’s sixth era of mass extinction, according to a United Nations agency. The UN Convention on Biological […]
Sunday marked the 10th anniversary of the Haiti Earthquake. On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the country just before 5 PM. Depending upon the statistics submitted, the number of deaths ranged from 100,000 to over 300,000 lives lost […]
Now, this is why she’s The G.O.A.T. With her first big win in three years, Serena Williams is paying it forward in grand slam style. The tennis icon announced she would donate her winnings from her Sunday ASB Classic match in Auckland, New Zealand […]
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