As voters across Texas cast their ballots in high-stakes primaries on March 3, 2026, Black Texans are facing more than just candidate choices. They are dealing with tough questions about representation, power, and the future political landscape of a state. A state that has long been influenced by conservative forces. Houston’s Third Ward is a […]
Allyson Friedman is an associate professor at Hunter College. She has faced significant backlash after a racist remark she made was caught on a live microphone during a Community Education Council (CEC3) meeting earlier this month. The comments were made on February 10. This was during a hybrid virtual meeting about Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan […]
Conservative commentator Candace Owens has challenged Turning Point USA’s (TPUSA) claim that its All-American Halftime Show attracted over 20 million viewers. This disagreement has sparked a heated debate about the event’s actual audience numbers. TPUSA, a right-wing nonprofit organization, hosted its All-American Halftime Show at the same time as the NFL’s Apple Music Super Bowl […]
Maryland Governor Wes Moore, the nation’s only Black sitting governor and vice chair of the National Governors Association, criticized the Trump White House after finding out he was excluded from this year’s traditionally bipartisan National Governors Association dinner at the White House. The decision breaks a decades-long tradition that has promoted federal-state cooperation. The annual […]
President Donald Trump sparked outrage on February 6, 2026, after posting a video on his Truth Social account that briefly shows former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. This imagery is a historically racist trope that dehumanizes Black people. The footage is part of a longer clip promoting false 2020 […]