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Cowboys star shrugs off Jerry Jones' silence

At least one Dallas Cowboys star doesn’t need to hear a message from team owner Jerry Jones when it comes to the civil rights and social justice statements that have...

985,000 NO-SHOWS: TRUMP RALLY TANKS

The event in Tulsa was the first Trump rally to take place in months. The upper stands were empty, and there was plenty of room in front of the stage. President...

Senior State Department Official Resigns Over Trump’s Response...

A double match: Black mother and daughter graduate...

“I’m glad I’ll get to do something that people need now more than ever with my daughter,” Dr. Cynthia Kudji said. When new physicians Cynthia Kudji and her daughter Jasmine Kudji...

Black teen shares the rules his mom makes...

By the age of 11, Cameron Welch had memorized the list of warnings his mom had given to him through the years whenever he was walking out the door: Don’t put...

I’m A 73-Year-Old Black Woman. Here’s How I’ve...

COURTESY OF PEARL ALICE MARSH The author in 2020 “A powerful binary choice guided my journey: ‘You can only be one of two things ― a credit to the race or a disgrace...

Lindsey Graham In New Ad: ‘Joe Biden Is...

Senator’s old comments come back to haunt latest video by Republican Voters Against Trump. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) gushes in a new Republican ad that former Vice President Joe Biden is “as good a man...

Cowboys star shrugs off Jerry Jones' silence

23-06-2020

At least one Dallas Cowboys star doesn’t need to hear a message from team owner Jerry Jones when it comes to the civil rights and social justice statements that have swept across the NFL and America since the homicide of George Floyd last month in Minneapolis. In an interesting twist, the man who is shrugging off Jones’ silence also happens to be one of the... Read more

985,000 NO-SHOWS: TRUMP RALLY TANKS

21-06-2020

The event in Tulsa was the first Trump rally to take place in months. The upper stands were empty, and there was plenty of room in front of the stage. President Donald Trump addressed an enthusiastic — though smaller than expected — crowd of supporters at a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday night as some protesters gathered outside to call... Read more

Senior State Department Official Resigns Over Trump’s Response To Raci…

19-06-2020

Mary Elizabeth Taylor, one of the highest-ranking Black officials in the administration, said Trump’s actions “cut sharply against my core values. Mary Elizabeth Taylor, one of the highest-ranking African American officials in the Trump administration, resigned on Thursday over President Donald Trump’s response to racial tensions across the nation, The Washington Post reported. Taylor, 30, was the youngest person and first Black... Read more

A double match: Black mother and daughter graduate together from medic…

16-06-2020

“I’m glad I’ll get to do something that people need now more than ever with my daughter,” Dr. Cynthia Kudji said. When new physicians Cynthia Kudji and her daughter Jasmine Kudji checked their emails March 20, Match Day, they didn’t expect to set two records. That morning, the duo had both been placed at Louisiana State University Health to complete their... Read more

Black teen shares the rules his mom makes him follow when leaving the …

15-06-2020

By the age of 11, Cameron Welch had memorized the list of warnings his mom had given to him through the years whenever he was walking out the door: Don’t put your hands in your pockets. Don’t put your hoodie on. Don’t be outside without a shirt on. Check in with your people, even if you’re down the street. A week ago... Read more