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Source: Getty Images A Black Hawk military helicopter collided in midair with a plane around 9 p.m. Wednesday, causing aircraft traffic to be halted at Ronald Reagan National Airport. The airport will reportedly be closed until 11 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Agency. American Airlines Flight 5342, which was a PSA Airlines plane, out of Wichita, KS, collided with the helicopter in midair, leading to the aircraft landing into […]

Source: kali9 / Getty It’s frightening to consider that the government can dictate whom you are allowed to love. Yet, America has a long history of policing Black, brown, and mixed-race families. With Trump’s administration seemingly intent on dragging us back to the 1940s and ’50s, could interracial marriage be at risk? NewsOne explores interracial marriage and how Trump and his allies might undermine an institution that has been legal […]

Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Black History Month will begin in a couple of days, but since the current presidential administration has already indicated that it will spend the next four years serving as a white nationalist regime — with President Donald Trump rolling back federal DEI initiatives because he has convinced himself and his supporters that they’re the anti-white equivalent of Jim Crow — there’s now a huge question […]

Source: Jacob Wackerhausen / Getty A newly proposed bill in Mississippi, provocatively titled the “Contraception Begins at Erection Act,” is sparking national debate about reproductive rights, gender accountability, and the politics of contraception. The irony of the proposed bill after the ban against abortion is satirical to say the least. Read more about the bill inside. The legislation, introduced by a group of progressive lawmakers, would fine men who engage […]

Jackie Johnson. | Source: Glynn County Sheriff’s Office Most of the jurors selected to serve on a Georgia trial in which a former district attorney is accused of covering up a racist vigilante murder of a young Black man are white, according to a new report. Conversely, just one Black person was picked to help decide the fate of Jackie Johnson, who allegedly protected the killers of Ahmaud Arbery, a […]

Source: Lester Cohen / Getty Few bands have left a mark on music history like Earth, Wind & Fire. Known for their infectious grooves, soulful lyrics, and uplifting energy, this legendary group has delivered countless hits that span decades. Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to their sound, here are the top 10 Earth, Wind & Fire songs that showcase their timeless artistry., Few bands have left a mark […]

Source: MANDEL NGAN / Getty A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans. The funding freeze hat could total trillions of dollars and impact healthcare research, education programs, and other initiatives. However, U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action Tuesday afternoon, minutes before it was set to go into effect. The administrative stay pauses the freeze until Monday, as reported by […]

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 […]