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Source: narvikk / Getty Listen, I have raised this point many times, but it’s always worth repeating: It’s interesting that as much as they love to highlight that Democrats largely supported slavery–when of course being a Democrat then was a Southern slave-owner thing–it is Republicans (and not the “Party of Lincoln” Republicans) who passionately believe in the necessity of preserving the legacy of the Confederacy. A reminder: The Southern Democrats […]

Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) speaks during the WisDems 2024 State Convention on June 8, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. | Source: Daniel Boczarski / Getty While Donald Trump trafficks in disparaging opinions about Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s Democratic Congresswoman Gwen Moore is responding in kind with facts. Moore clapped back loudly after reports attributed to a Republican lawmaker claimed Trump called Milwaukee a “horrible” city. Milwaukee County, it should be noted, is the […]

Source: The Washington Post / Getty Donald Trump’s comments on the campaign trail have raised alarms from those noting his “unwell” behavior and media’s reluctance to call it out. The mounting collection of bizarre remarks by Donald Trump on the presidential campaign trail has caused observers to note how “deeply unwell” he is and to question why more media outlets and figures aren’t calling for an examination of his mental […]

Source: Angelina Ishmukhametova / Getty Black women are at an elevated risk of cancer, with specific types of the disease showing significant increases among women in their 30s. A 2023 report by the JAMA Network highlighted a concerning trend: early-onset cases of breast, thyroid and colorectal cancer are increasing in adults under 50, especially among women in their 30s. Data from the medical journal uncovered alarming rates of these cancers […]

Source: MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images / Getty / Austin Rivers Austin Rivers is not happy with Hulu’s original series Clipped or the casting choices for the roles of members of the Los Angeles Clippers during Donald Sterling’s tenure as owner. In a recent episode of his The Offguard Podcast, former NBA player turned ESPN NBA analyst expressed his frustration with the actors chosen to play his […]

Source: Joseph Sohm / Getty Booooy, there’s something going on with these cops in Mississippi. I mean, cops across the country, especially in every Black-populated area, are prone to racial profiling, harassment, police brutality and all other manner of reckless and racist behavior. But these cops in the state where Emmett Till was brutally murdered, where six cops tortured two Black men because they were in the home of a white […]

Source: U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA / DOJ It’s been just over two years since white supremacist murderer Payton Gendron gunned down 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, for no other reason than because they were Black. Now, in Atlanta, another aggrieved, violent and vehemently anti-Black white man from Arizona has been indicted after his alleged plot to murder innocent Black people at […]

Source: Universal History Archive / Getty America has, once again, made it clear that it has no interest in doing even the bare minimum to make amends for the historic atrocities committed against Black people—even the Black people who experienced those atrocities firsthand. According to CNN, the Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by the remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Wednesday, siding with a lower court’s […]

Malcolm-Jamal Warner is currently the host of a new podcast which made its debut earlier this week, titled Not All Hood. Alongside his co-hosts Candace Kelley and Weusi Baraka, Malcolm-Jamal Warner made waves after a clip from the podcast went viral where the famed actor shared he no longer listens to J. Cole because of the rapper’s use of the N-word. Not All Hood debuted on Monday (June 10) and […]