LeBron James Helping Florida Ex-Felons Pay Fees So They Can Vote
A voting rights group founded by NBA superstar LeBron James is raising funds to help people in Florida with felony records pay outstanding court debts that prevent them from voting,…
Virginia’s Energy Kingpin Could Finally Face A Reckoning Over Race
Summer 2014 was an exciting and nostalgic season for the most powerful unelected man in Virginia. In May of that year, Dominion Energy CEO Thomas F. Farrell II made his…
Will Smith Has Last Laugh Over Instagram Joker’s ‘Very Funny’ Entanglement Gag
Smith on Wednesday shared footage of himself jumping rope. The Instagram video, filmed on a camera attached to the rope, prompted a plethora of positive and lighthearted comments from the…
Ex-Philadelphia Cop Charged With Assault For Pepper-Spraying Kneeling Protesters
A former Philadelphia police officer who was fired after being filmed pepper-spraying protesters as they knelt on an interstate during a Black Lives Matter demonstration last month now faces criminal…
Police Violence Against Black Disabled People Can’t Be Ignored Anymore
Pearl Pearson Jr. was driving home from a Starbucks in Oklahoma City in 2014 when he noticed police lights flashing behind him. Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers suspected him of being…
‘F**king Bitch’ And The Everyday Terror Men Feel About Powerful Women
Two words placed side by side with great frequency are what linguists call “a collocation.” The pairing’s existence indicates that the words pack a greater punch when used in tandem.…
Esteemed Civil Rights Organizer C.T. Vivian Laid To Rest In Atlanta
Elijah Nouvelage via Getty Images ATLANTA, GA – JULY 23: The casket holding the body of civil rights icon C.T. Vivian is carried out of Providence Missionary Baptist Church following…
Minnesota Adopts Police Reforms Following George Floyd Protests
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed new police accountability reforms into law on Thursday, after nearly two months of protest following the police killing of George Floyd. The Minnesota Police Accountability…
Whole Foods Accused Of Punishing Workers Wearing Black Lives Matter Masks
(Reuters) – Whole Foods Market was sued on Monday by employees who accused the upscale grocery chain of punishing workers who wear “Black Lives Matter” face masks on the job.…
Gun-Wielding St. Louis Couple Hit With Felony Charge
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis’ top prosecutor told The Associated Press on Monday that she is charging a white husband and wife with felony unlawful use of a weapon…