As the nation prepares to mark Juneteenth, the day the last enslaved people in the United States learned of their freedom in 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, Black Americans are taking stock of what that freedom has meant in practice. And for many, the answer is sobering. In a recent BET special commemorating […]
Tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams are stepping into the podcasting arena with a new show titled Unfiltered Truth, set to debut this August exclusively on X (formerly Twitter). Announced by Serena Williams on her official X account, the podcast promises far more than tennis talk. Produced by Serena’s Nine Two Six Productions, Unfiltered Truth […]
As former President Donald Trump doubles down on his vow to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education if re-elected, concern is growing, particularly among educators in states like Mississippi, where historic racial inequities and chronic underfunding already strain public education . For many Black teachers, the threat isn’t just political, it’s personal. In interviews with […]
It was a calm Sunday broadcast until it wasn’t. In a Fox News interview that aired on June 15, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a statement that left many viewers stunned: “Iran tried to assassinate President Trump twice. He is enemy number one for the regime.” For some, it sounded like a typical hardline […]
1. Trump’s military parade and “No Kings” protests Saturday, June 14 marked a massive U.S. Army 250th-anniversary parade in Washington, D.C., also Trump’s 79th birthday and Flag Day. The cost ranged from $25 M to $45 M, featuring 6,600 troops, 150 vehicles, flyovers, veteran ceremonies, and Sanders-style hardware. Simultaneously, a coordinated “No Kings” nationwide protest erupted in […]
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