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Source: Tasos Katopodis / Getty At first glance, birthright citizenship and slavery may appear to be separate issues, but their histories are deeply intertwined, grounded in the same constitutional principles, and shaped by the same racial and economic forces that eventually allowed African Americans and many other people of color to gain U.S. citizenship. With President Trump threatening to undo this legal right through his latest executive order, the history […]

Source: Robert Hradil / Getty U.S. public health officials have been instructed to immediately halt collaborations with the World Health Organization, according to a memo from a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official. The sudden stoppage is expected to impact efforts to investigate and prevent outbreaks of diseases such as Marburg virus and mpox in Africa. President Trump’s executive order to withdraw the U.S. from WHO has not […]

Lay’s Potato Chips | Source: NurPhoto / Getty Lay’s Potato Chips have been hit with a significant recall, affecting over 6,300 bags across two U.S. states. The FDA has classified the recall as a Class 1, its highest risk level, due to the potential for serious health consequences. Key Details of the Recall On December 13, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled 6,344 bags of Lay’s Classic Potato Chips […]

Source: KPpix / Getty Google has confirmed it will replace ‘Gulf of Mexico’ with ‘Gulf of America’ on Google Maps. This comes after President Donald Trump’s executive order to change the name of the ocean basin during the first days of presidency. RELATED: Trump Proposes Renaming Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” (WATCH) “It is in the national interest to promote the extraordinary heritage of our Nation and ensure future […]

Source: MLADEN ANTONOV / Getty The Chinese AI app DeepSeek has shaken up U.S. stock markets, causing a sell-off in major tech stocks and sparking concerns about the future of America’s dominance in AI. The app’s developers claim to have built the model for a fraction of the cost of other AI giants, prompting skepticism in Silicon Valley. OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, reportedly spent $5 billion last year, DeepSeek’s […]

Source: Culture Club / Getty   In the context of American history and literature, the characters Sambo and Uncle Tom have become emblematic of specific racial stereotypes rooted in the era of slavery. Understanding the nuances between these two figures is crucial for historians, social justice advocates, and students, as it sheds light on the racial dynamics and cultural narratives that have shaped American society. RELATED: Little Known Black History Fact: […]

In this handout provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent watches as undocumented immigrants are loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Tucson International Airport on January 23, 2025, in Tucson, Arizona. | Source: Handout / Getty On Sunday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials boasted that they arrested 956 undocumented immigrants after being enabled by President Donald Trump to outdo Elon […]

Homes lay in ruins less than two weeks after the Eaton Fire devastated the area in Altadena, California, on January 26, 2025. | Source: Robert Gauthier / Getty In a continued fight for justice, nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump, along with co-counsel Anne Andrews, have filed a third wrongful death lawsuit against Southern California Edison (SCE) over its alleged role in the devastating wildfires that […]

President Donald Trump holds the executive order he signed to declassify the files of slain former President John F. Kennedy, former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on January 23, 2025. | Source: ROBERTO SCHMIDT / Getty The short-fingered vulgarian is at it again, bumbling through the first weeks of his presidential […]