Southwest Airlines is facing a federal lawsuit after a Black woman, Dr. Briana Hicks, accused the airline of “blatant and egregious race discrimination” during a November 2024 flight in which she was allegedly chastised and removed without justification. Filed in Chicago, the lawsuit alleges that Dr. Hicks was targeted by flight attendants aboard Flight 952 […]
The Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party in Minneapolis has officially endorsed State Senator Omar Fateh for mayor, setting the stage for a dramatic showdown in one of the most closely watched local races in the country. Fateh, 35, made history in 2020 as the first Somali-American and first Muslim elected to the Minnesota State Senate. Now, with […]
A disturbing incident in Florida is drawing national attention after a Black sales representative captured a white couple threatening to lynch him while he was working door-to-door. The video, posted by TikTok user @Jizzle3, shows the young man calmly walking away as a white man is heard yelling, “If you come back again, I’m going […]
A woman from Cameroon is earning widespread praise for revolutionising the African hair braiding industry in the United States, one braid at a time. Nadine, the founder of Nadine’s Braiding Shop in Bowie, Maryland, has gone viral on TikTok after travel and lifestyle influencer Kemoy Martin spotlighted her 24/7 hair braiding salon in a video […]
A Democratic congressional candidate in Texas has been arrested following a tense confrontation during a state redistricting hearing, in a move that has drawn national attention to growing partisan battles over voting boundaries. Isaiah Martin, 27, who is campaigning to represent Houston’s 18th Congressional District, was removed from a Texas House committee meeting in Austin […]
