Written By Lexx Thornton While taping his Thursday show, host Stephen Colbert made the surprising announcement that CBS is ending his late-night show in May. The live audience at New York’s Ed Sullivan Theater booed when he delivered the news that this
Written By Lexx Thornton While taping his Thursday show, host Stephen Colbert made the surprising announcement that CBS is ending his late-night show in May. The live audience at New York’s Ed Sullivan Theater booed when he delivered the news that this would be the show’s final season. “Yeah, I share your feelings,” he told
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Written By Lexx Thornton Class reunions were once a staple in American culture, a chance to reconnect with old classmates and reminisce about the good ol’ days, but in today’s fast-paced, social media-driven world, are they still a thing? People do still attend high school reunions, with an average of 40% of classmates attending at
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Written by Lexx Thornton Immigration authorities are demanding that landlords turn over leases, rental applications, forwarding addresses, identification cards and other information on their tenants, a sign that theTrump administration is targeting them to assist in its drive for mass deportations. Some legal experts and property managers say the demands they reviewed pose serious legal
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Written By Lexx Thornton Building on the progress of the 2024 MLB Draft, three HBCU players earned selections in the 2025 MLB Draft. The San Francisco Giants selected Florida A&M catcher Broedy Poppell in the 13th round, as Alabama State saw two players drafted in the 20th round:infielder Juan Cruz with the 591st pick by
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Written by Lexx Thornton Barbie is expanding its repertoire with the launch of a doll that has Type 1 diabetes and is outfitted with medical devices, such as a wearable insulin pump, commonly used by people with the condition. Mattel announced the newest member of its Barbie Fashionistas line on Tuesday, saying that it not
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Written By Lexx Thornton Governor Jared Polis today signed into law legislation to establish statewide Black history education standards in Colorado’s public K-12 schools. Once approved by the Colorado Board of Education, public K-12 schools will have to adopt the new Black history education standards into their curriculum as part of the state’s social studies
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Written By Lexx Thornton The Georgia chapter of a Confederate group filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a state park with the largest Confederate monument in the country, arguing officials broke state law by planning an exhibit on ties to slavery, segregation, and white supremacy. Stone Mountain’s massive carving depicts Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Gen. Robert
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Written By Lexx Thornton Redemption Holding Co. has completed its acquisition of Utah-based Holladay Bank & Trust, making it the first time a bank has been owned by a Black-led investment group in the Western U.S. The newly formed Redemption Bank will be the first Black-owned bank in U.S. history not physically located within an
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Written by Lexx Thornton Come September, every public school classroom will be required to display the Ten Commandments — part of a larger push in Texas and beyond to increase the role of religion in schools. On Saturday, Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 10, despite a federal court ruling that a similar Louisiana law
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Written By Lexx Thornton The magistrate court in Clayton County, Georgia has nine judges. 8 of them are women, and all of them are Black. It is the first time in the county’s history to have an all-Black magistrate bench. The magistrate court’s Chief Judge Keisha Wright Hill was the one assigned to choose the
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