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Source: Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images / Getty Born January 2, 1950 in Queens, New York, Sheila Jackson Lee served the citizens of Houston as part of the city council from 1989 to 1994. One year later, she was elected to the United States House of Representatives. Throughout the years, her impact touched not only her constituents in the City of Houston, but Lee managed to become a prominent […]

Pedro Becerra We are sad to report that Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, the last surviving original member of the iconic Motown quartet The Four Tops, has passed away at the age of 88. A family spokesperson confirmed to the Associated Press that Fakir died on Monday (July 22) of heart failure with his wife and other loved ones by his side. A lifelong Detroit native, Fakir was a teenager when he befriended […]

Source: The Washington Post / Getty Donald Trump’s social media posts after President Joe Biden’s decision not to run for re-election suggest that he’s worried. Donald Trump’s social media reactions in the wake of President Joe Biden dropping out of the race for president on Sunday (July 21) have garnered heavy notice. So much so that it has led many to believe that he’s worried about the prospects of facing […]

North Carolina Capitol Source: John Coletti / Getty Like marching ants, they keep coming, those Karens. This time, it’s Kitchen Karen AKA Lisa Callaghan leading the menacing army of insects. Callaghan is the former owner of Durham, North Carolina’s posh restaurant, Plum Southern Kitchen and Bar, (now called Plum). It was shuttered, almost pandemic-like in early July. Now we know why. Paula Deen, the original Kitchen Karen Source: Dave Kotinsky […]

Source: Mark Makela / Getty Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro spoke out in support of Kamala Harris leading the Democratic Party in the 2024 Presidential race. News of President Biden’s withdrawal from the race has only drawn more uncertainty for the Democratic party. RELATED: President Biden To Drop Out Of Presidential Race Vice President Kamala Harris has agreed to lead the Democratic Party and run for President of the United States. As […]

Source: ReDunnLev / Getty As we are in the closing months of this years presidential election, many states have a strong mind on which presidential candidate will win theie states share of electoral votes. However, there are more than a few ‘swing’ states this election year, whose support could decide the winning candidate of the 2024 presidential election. What is a swing state? A swing state, according to Merriam Websters’ […]

Source: fstop123 / Getty I was raised in upstate New York and went to schools that were predominately white. The education I received about my own heritage was mostly absent from those classrooms, but not from my life. I found myself, my ancestors and our stories in the town library, which had a far more diverse collection of books than the one at school. Because of my local public libraries, […]

Source: Thomas Shea / Getty We’d only just caught our breath after hearing the news last month that Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.  We worried, knowing it was a form of the disease rarely able to be caught in its earlier stages. But still, we had hope. How could we not? For 30 years, the Congresswoman had been there for the people of Houston–and […]

Source: Gotham / Getty Cardi B has taken to Instagram with her latest political opinion. In the wake of President Joe Biden’s historic decision to withdraw from the 2024 U.S. presidential race, Cardi B reminds fans of her previous commentary about Vice President Kamala Harris leading the Democratic ticket. In true Cardi fashion, the rapper is bringing receipts. “Check the date.. said this on JUNE 30TH,” Cardi B captioned her […]