Lord, Please Help Our Nation: Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states
Eviction moratoriums enacted because of the coronavirus are expiring and courts are reopening. Around 30 state moratoriums have expired since May, according to The Eviction Lab at Princeton University. On top of that, some tenants were already encountering illegal evictions even with the moratoriums.
Tamar Braxton speaks on suicide attempt and healing journey, says ‘God’s grace and his mercy’ spared her life
The 43-year-old singer and reality TV star, who was hospitalized after being found unresponsive in her room at the Ritz-Carlton hotel, said she attributes her survival to “God’s grace and his mercy.”
3 former presidents mourn John Lewis at funeral in Atlanta
John Lewis was mourned, revered and celebrated as an American hero on Thursday at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, a sacred place for many of those who helped to shape civil rights history.
Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies of Coronavirus at 74
Herman Cain, former Republican presidential candidate and former CEO of a major pizza chain who went on to become an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, has died of complications from the coronavirus. He was 74.
Au revoir: Oprah’s O Mag to end regular print editions after 20 years
The brand, which is among the most recognizable magazines in the U.S., is not going away but will become more “more digitally-centric,” a Hearst spokeswoman Monday said. There will be “some form of print” after the December issue “but what it is exactly is still being worked out,” she said.
Black Girl Magic: Christian actress Yvonne Orji is a first-time Emmy nominee, and we love to see it
Christian actress Yvonne Orji is a first-time Emmy nominee, representing one of the whopping eight nominations for HBO’s hit show, Insecure. And we love to see her (and all of her Black Girl Magic) getting the recognition she deserves.
We applaud Tamera’s decision to scale back, prioritize her family, and do what makes her happy
Tamera Mowry-Housley recently announced that she is leaving her daytime talker, The Real, after seven years of co-hosting. The Christian actress said she desires to spend more time with her family and pursue other opportunities – a decision we applaud.
Remembering John Lewis, civil rights icon and `American hero’
People paid great heed to John Lewis for much of his life in the civil rights movement. But at the very beginning — when he was just a kid wanting to be a minister someday — his audience didn’t care much for what he had to say.
What in the World? White couple draw guns at Black Lives Matter protesters heading to St. Louis mayor’s home
A white couple pointed guns at protesters in St. Louis as a group marched toward the mayor’s home to demand her resignation after she read the names and addresses of several residents who supported defunding the police department during an online briefing.
Mourners bid farewell to Rayshard Brooks at historic church, Rev. Bernice King speaks
Scores of mourners Tuesday paid their final respects to Rayshard Brooks at the Atlanta church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. used to preach, taking part in a funeral filled with historical echoes and a tragic sense that Black America has been through this all too many times before.
Museum to remove Roosevelt statue decried as white supremacy
The American Museum of Natural History will remove a prominent statue of Theodore Roosevelt from its entrance after years of objections that it symbolizes colonial expansion and racial discrimination, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday.
WATCH: African American girl, 9, delivers powerful skate performance on Black Lives Matter Plaza
Kaitlyn Saunders, 9, said her graceful tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement was inspired by the numerous injustices black people face in the United States of America.
Kierra Sheard announces engagement to ‘dream’ fiancé on social media
It was an amazing 33rd birthday for GRAMMY® and Stellar Award-winning gospel singer Kierra Sheard who celebrated another year of life and got engaged to her “dream” man on Saturday June 20, 2020.
Trump signs executive order on police reform
Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on policing that would encourage better police practices and establish a database to keep track of officers with a history of excessive use-of-force complaints.
Charges dropped against black pastor Leon McCray who was assaulted by 5 white racists
A black pastor who was attacked by five racists and pulled out a gun during the incident was arrested when he called the police on his attackers. But the charges have since been dropped against him, and his white attackers have been charged with hate crimes.
Feds to review cases into hanging deaths of 2 black men
Local authorities have said there is no evidence of foul play in the deaths of Robert Fuller in Palmdale and Malcolm Harsch in Victorville and early indications point both to suicide, but sheriffs have pledged to continue to investigate the cases.
As the nation remembers her birthday, Breonna Taylor's family grieves a life 'robbed'
Before she was a hashtag or a headline, before protesters around the country chanted her name, Breonna Taylor was a 26-year-old woman who played cards with her aunts and fell asleep watching movies with friends.
Minneapolis bans police chokeholds in wake of Floyd death
Minneapolis agreed Friday to ban chokeholds by police and to require officers to try to stop any other officers they see using improper force, in the first concrete steps to remake the city’s police department since George Floyd’s death.
Colin Kaepernick has more support now, still long way to go
When Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to take a stand against police brutality and racial injustice in 2016, he was mostly alone. Not anymore.
Demonstrators vow to sustain momentum until change happens
Protesters stirred by the death of George Floyd vowed Friday to turn an extraordinary outpouring of grief into a sustained movement as demonstrations shifted to a calmer, but no less determined focus on addressing racial injustice.