By Brandon Drenon The US House of Representatives is working through the night as Donald Trump and his allies try to pressurise holdouts in the president’s own Republican Party to back his mega-bill on tax and spending in a final vote. The sprawling legislation, which could define Trump’s second term in office, passed a key
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In a surprising turn of events, the jury in the federal case against Sean “Diddy” Combs reached a mixed verdict on Tuesday (July 2), causing massive hysteria amongst Black Americans online and victims of abuse everywhere. Diddy has been found not guilty on racketeering conspiracy and two counts of sex trafficking of his ex-girlfriends Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura
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By Phenix S. Halley With all the talks about President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” it’s time we take a deep dive into what’s really at stake for Black Americans. The Republican-led spending act is one step closer to reaching the finish line after a tie breaking vote in the Senate passed the legislation back to
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“There were so many stories that needed to be told.” That’s how Cassandra Illidge, executive director of the HBCU Grants Program at Getty Images, describes the growing urgency behind a groundbreaking initiative to preserve and digitize the legacy of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Now, thanks to a first-of-its-kind partnership with Ancestry.com, that mission
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By Adam Edelman The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday formally struck down an abortion ban from 1849 that had technically retaken effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights. In a 4-3 decision that came down along ideological lines, the court’s liberal majority affirmed a lower court ruling that overturned the 176-year-old ban and left in
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