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Source: Bilanol / Getty Innerbody Research Group recently issued its 8th annual study of national STI (Sexually Transmitted Infections) rates, using the latest data published by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Looking at statistics on a city-by-city basis, the group developed the list of the 100 metropolitan areas with the highest STI rates. According to the CDC’s data, overall STI rates dropped by 1.8% in 2023, showing signs of […]

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on January 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. | Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Amid the spate of presidential pardons being doled out by newly sworn-in President Donald Trump is a report that he was working to extend his executive powers to include two police officers convicted in the murder of an unarmed Black man. Considering Trump […]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade inside Capitol One Arena, in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2025. | Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty By now everyone has seen what MAGA supporters are desperately trying to convince us we didn’t see: Elon Musk’s (alleged) Nazi salute at President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Musk apologists have tried to explain that the tech bro was actually […]

Source: Stefania Pelfini, La Waziya Photography / Getty Warming Up Your Car In The Winter Could Do More Harm Than Good The idea of warming up your car on a frosty morning might sound like a good practice rooted in habit, but for modern vehicles, it may actually do more harm than good. While this was a necessity for older models, many experts now advise against prolonged idling for several […]

Source: Anna Eremeeva / Getty Dangerously cold temperatures are sweeping the country, including areas that haven’t seen snow in years. Experts warn that, much like when temperatures are excessively hot, certain items shouldn’t remain in your vehicle when temps plummet. Keep scrolling to see what you shouldn’t keep in your car during this American deep freeze! Electronics This one should go without saying, but freezing temperatures and electronics do not […]

Source: Kevin Carter / Getty Trump Strikes a Major Blow to Civil Rights, Rolling Back 1965 Affirmative Action Order Former President Donald Trump has taken a bold step in undermining decades of civil rights progress by signing an executive order that directly attacks the core principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in the federal government and private sector. The order reverses key protections established by President Lyndon B. […]

Source: National Urban League Civil rights leaders and justice organizations gathered on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., to address the urgency of newly sworn-in President Donald Trump’s efforts to roll back civil rights protections and policies that promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The event, titled the “Demand Diversity Roundtable,” is being held at the National Press Club and be moderated by National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial. […]

Source: Michael Ochs Archives / Getty In a historic move during his final days in office, former President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned iconic civil rights leader and founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), Marcus Garvey. Read more details about who was involved to make this happen inside. The legendary civil rights activist and a champion of Black empowerment and racial equality was convicted of mail fraud in 1923, […]

Listen: We’ve seen a lot of strange Karen activity over the years. We’ve seen encounter after encounter involving the most entitled of wayward white women spotting Black people in their neighborhoods who they don’t think belong and deciding it’s their unofficial duty to mind everyone’s business but their own and weaponize tears, white fear and/ police presence in order to reinforce their non-authority. But imagine being a Black person who […]