The U.S. Navy is expected to honor a World War II hero when a new aircraft carrier is named for Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller. The announcement is expected to be made at Pearl Harbor Monday, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Friday. Miller, born in Waco, […]
A video showing a Puerto Rican warehouse full of unused supplies—allegedly given to aid survivors in the aftermath of Hurricane María—has set off a political firestorm on the island, currently reeling from a series of earthquakes. The footage, streamed on Saturday by Lorenzo Delgado […]
By Audrey J. Bernard LOS ANGELES, CA The 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) honoring the best achievements in film and television performances, once again showed a lack of diversity and people of color went home empty handed. Fallout Continues in Puerto Rico […]
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 […]
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