I want to be clear that I support Nicole Collier and all that she’s doing, but let us not romanticize her kidnapping by fascists.
Rep. Nicole Collier was one of several Texas Democrats who left the state to protest Texas’ redistricting effort, which many view as gerrymandering.
According to ABC 7, Filmore Brown’s Brooklyn home was sold out from underneath him due to an unpaid water bill of $5,000.
In this op-ed, Lawrence Ross discusses the political imprisonment of Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier and the need to be brave enough to resist fascism.
Here are five key facts that shed light on Texas State Representative Nicole Collier's life, work, and impact on Texas politics.
Rep. Nicole Collier was among the state Democrats who left the state earlier this month to stall the Texas redistricting effort.
President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard into D.C. and has threatened to do the same in several cities with Black mayors.
A groundbreaking study led by Binghamton University has shed light on a long-overlooked inequity: Black Americans spend more on energy bills.
In this commentary, Jamie Nesbitt Golden provides a nuanced take on the colorism discussion singer Ari Lennox started regarding the television show 'Martin.'
Mayor Cantrell's second term has been shrouded in controversy, from a failed recall effort to a state ethics complaint over travel expenses.
Fawn Weaver, founder of Uncle Nearest, remains “unshaken” despite a federal judge placing the brand and its distillery into a receivership.
Despite mounting evidence that Black women in the U.S. face disproportionately high rates of maternal mortality, efforts to close the gap remain inconsistent. How do we change this?
Trump’s tariff blitz is more than an economic policy. It’s a racial one, with the weight of U.S. policy pressing hardest on Black and brown nations.
There is a ghost roaming the halls of Pickens County Museum in South Carolina and his name is Willie Earle.
Jussie Smollett isn’t backing down from his claim that he was the victim of a hate crime in 2019.
Just as we thought, Wendy Williams was on the up and up; a new medical exam has allegedly determined that her dementia diagnosis is valid.
Spike Lee, Denzel Washington and many more where outside for the reveal of the upcoming crime thriller, in theaters this Friday!
The irony is staggering; Putin, the leader of a country condemned globally for staging sham elections, is now dictating America’s democratic playbook to its own president.
The former Attorney General has been a staunch opponent of gerrymandering and has called the Texas redistricting effort a threat to democracy.
Economic boycotts have a long history in American politics as a means of driving change and bringing entrenched power structures to their knees.
Under the new law, Illinois law enforcement agencies must review and share an officer’s full job history, including any misconduct, when they apply for a new role.
As an Indigenous scholar who studies history, I know that countries have used starvation to conquer Indigenous peoples and acquire their land.
To many young people today, the Watts Riots are a distant headline in a history book. But for those who lived it, it still resonates six decades later.
On Aug. 10, Alfred Brooks, a teacher at Charles Drew High School in Clayton County, Georgia, shared a now-viral video of himself joyfully greeting and "dapping up" his fellow Black male teachers.
Marc Philpart, the fund’s executive director, said the endowment would allow for $10 million in annual grant-making to support Black people.
Henrico County is planning a $16 million investment in a new walking trail that would pay tribute to United States Colored Troops.
Marjorie Taylor Greene clearly took offense when Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett called her a “bleach-blonde, bad-built, butch body,” bringing it up again in her interview with Megyn Kelly this week.
In this op-ed, Lawrence Ross breaks down Shedeur Sanders the character versus Shedeur Sanders the real person and why all of this matters.
The president claims his deployment of the National Guard is about crime. The truth? It’s about control—and silencing the people who call this city home.
Advocates warn the regulations could be weaponized to punish states, cities, and nonprofits that conflict with the administration’s political agenda.
Target has been the, um, target of several consumer boycotts as a result of its backtracking on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
A federal judge has ordered Mississippi to redraw its Supreme Court election map, finding that the current map unfairly weakens the voting power of Black voters living in the state's Central district.
The state ranked 50th in education will now require educators from California and New York to agree with conservative curriculum and debunked election-denial theories
In an era where authenticity is often a tagline, Sprayground continues to show us the redemptive power of culture to carry us toward our shared purpose.
The Gathering Spot announced its newest initiative, "Safe House," in response to heightened political tensions in D.C.
In this NewsOne exclusive, Howard University student Zoe Cummings provides on-the-ground coverage of Howard University student reactions to the occupation of D.C.
A Black disabled veteran says he’s blessed to be alive after being shot in the chest in broad daylight on Seattle’s waterfront last month.
The transfer of Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, to a minimum security prison has Democrats demanding answers.
