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Source: demerzel21 / Getty This Black woman media mogul is buying back the block. Dr. Vonnya Pettigrew makes history as the first Black woman to own a block on Baltimore’s Waterfront. Read more about her powerful story inside. Dr. Pettigrew is making major moves! This powerhouse media mogul, and CEO of Root Branch Media Group, is reclaiming space and making history. Root Branch Media Group, a full-service media production company, […]

Source: Kent Nishimura / Getty In a speech that will likely be defined by many American historians as powerful, brave and self-sacrificing, I’d like to offer the remix. President Joseph R. Biden actually seemed more Dickensian, more a tale of two temperaments: his was the most strained of voices, his was the most defiant of voices; it was the most generous of tones and the most parsimonious of tones. It […]

Source: Jason Doiy / Getty A judicial watchdog panel has determined that a state Supreme Court justice should be removed from the bench after going on an angry, violent and offensive dog-whistle rant against Black teenagers who showed up to a graduation party that appeared on its live-stream to be open-invite when it wasn’t. According to CBS News, New York’s Commission on Judicial Conduct said in its report issued Monday that […]

Source: Wikipedia / Sonya Massey Imagine being a Black woman who called the police and only ended up being shot dead in your home; that was the sad and tragic reality for Sonya Massey. *Trigger warning: this article contains detailed descriptions of violence.* Outrage has taken over social media after body-camera footage of the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, who was gunned down by the same […]

Source: The Washington Post / Getty The term “DEI” is now being widely recognized as a substitute for the N-word to be used toward Black people, including Vice President Kamala Harris. As Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign is up and running, the attacks directed toward her by Republican politicians and other right-wing figures have had one common phrase – DEI, which stands for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Many are […]

Source: General / Radio One Kamala Harris has a two-percentage-point lead over #DonaldTrump ever since President Joe Biden announced the end of his re-election campaign, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. Harris’ campaign says the Vice President has secured the Democratic nomination. Trump led Biden by 3.1 points as of July 21, when Biden dropped out of the race. Harris will be in Houston Thursday (July 25) to deliver the keynote speech […]

Source: NewsOne / iOne Digital The election this November is so much more than a race between two candidates, it’s a battle for the soul of America, and that battle will be won on the issues. During our time in Milwaukee during the RNC, NewsOne got an exclusive opportunity to speak with Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and People For the American Way National Political Director Markus Batchelor about the […]

Source: Courtesy Sotheby’s / Sotheby’s Since his untimely passing in 2020, Kobe Bryant-related memorabilia and attire has been a hot commodity amongst fans and collectors. Now, someone out there will have the chance to own something extremely rare as Kobe’s personal locker is now up for auction.   Source: Courtesy Sotheby’s / Sotheby’s Sotheby’s has begun taking bids for Kobe Bryant’s Staples Center locker, which was actually discarded once the […]

Source: Anadolu / Getty Listen: We really didn’t need any more evidence of the demonstrable racism and sexism of Donald Trump, the GOP and the MAGA world, but if we did need more evidence, we would easily be singing, “My cup runneth over” now that Vice President Kamala Harris is the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. Harris isn’t even the official nominee yet, but after President Joe Biden announced he […]