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Source: Pacific Press / Getty / Eric Adams The federal investigation into NYC Mayor Eric Adam’s 2021 campaign continues to be a thorn in his side. Raw Story reports that Mayor Mixxy was reportedly subpoenaed as part of the ongoing federal investigation into corruption and unlawful campaign donations. Per Raw Story: Three subpoenas were served in July, The New York Times reported. They seek an array of materials such as texts, […]

Source: Courtesy / Time Heman Bekele, 15, has been crowned the 2024 Kid of the Year by Time magazine for his amazing soap that could someday “transform skin cancer treatment,” according to a press release.   In 2023, the Annandale, Virginia, teen was named America’s Top Young Scientist after competing in the Young Scientist Challenge held by 3M and Discovery Education. He was recognized as one of the country’s leading science […]

Source: Adam Gray / Getty A former writer for Politico has publicly wondered why their outlet and many others haven’t published leaked info from Donald Trump’s campaign. According to reports, at least three major news outlets – the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Politico – all received leaked internal documents from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign earlier in the week. None of them have published information from them, which […]

Source: CNN / x Dr. Michael Eric Dyson swiftly rebuked a Republican congresswoman for being racist toward  Kamala Harris, and social media took note of it. A panel discussion on CNN’s NewsNight got chaotic as a Republican member of the House of Representatives vehemently denied being racist while attacking Kamala Harris as guest speakers on the panel called her out. The Thursday night episode hosted by Abby Phillip featured a […]

Source: The Washington Post / Getty As many of you may already know, August marks Black Business Month. In addition to showing your support at all the local Black businesses of today, it’s also worth taking the month to brush up on the history of those who paved the way for us to even dream of sitting in the owner’s chair. In a somber twist of fate, we lost one […]

Source: Courtesy / Time TIME and TIME for Kids revealed the 2024 Kid of the Year, recognizing one exceptional young person and five honorees, who are all giving hope for the future. Meet 15 year old scientist Heman Bekele who’s changing the future of medicine with his innovative discovery and invention. Read more inside. The Fairfax, Virginia teenager made history as TIME’s 2024 Kid of the Year. Heman is being […]

Source: Chris duMond / Getty The ABC News network announced today that the Presidential Debate is going to be held in Philadelphia. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 6abc (@6abcactionnews) The debate will be on September 10th at 9 p.m. held that the National Constitution Center. David Muir from “World News Tonight” and Linsey Davis from ABC News Live ‘Prime’ will be the moderators for the debate. […]

Andra Day, who won a Golden Globe for her performance of Billie Holiday in The United States vs. Billie Holiday Source: Drew Angerer / Getty In 1939, not even three-quarters of a century after Black people took their final steps in this country as slaves, Billie Holiday released “Strange Fruit.” It was an uncoded charge against white American domestic terrorism–and a departure from the love songs the popular jazz singer […]

Source: Paras Griffin / Getty On Thursday (August 15) during the evening hours, the Hip-Hop community was shocked and saddened to learn that legendary Texas artist BeatKing had suddenly passed away at the too young age of 39.   According to KHOU, BeatKing’s manager, Tasha Felder, took to Instagram to announce the sudden passing of the man born Justin Riley. Having been a part of the Texas music scene—he recently […]