By Lisa Respers France There was backlash over Vanessa Williams performing for Independence Day before it even happened. Williams hosted PBS’ “A Capitol Fourth” on Sunday, and it had been announced that she would sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which has
By Eric Bradner, CNN The restrictive voting laws that Republican-led states are implementing this year are more likely to withstand legal challenges, experts said, after the Supreme Court on ThursdayĀ gave states the tacit green light to go as far as they want
Review by Brian Lowry A pair of documentaries showcase strong directing debuts by Black filmmakers for the Fourth of July weekend: “Summer of Soul” transforms long-lost video into an intoxicating and layered look back at the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969; and
Opinion by Roxanne Jones A few weeks ago, a meeting was not going well. My business partner had just shut down a room of wealthy, powerful White men. No easy feat. “That is not what I do,” she said to a client.
Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf It’s a strange twist at a strange time in sports: The fastest American woman has been banned from her signature event at the Tokyo OlympicsĀ for taking a performanceĀ decreasingĀ drug. Marijuana is legal in some form in most US
By Emma Tucker, Omar Jimenez and Kristina Sgueglia At least 150 people were killed by gun violence in more than 400 shootings across the country during the Fourth of July weekend as major cities nationwide confront a surge in violent crime, according
By Emma Tucker Nearly five years ago, the prosecution of six Baltimore police officers in the case of Freddie Gray,Ā a 25-year-old Black man whose death in police custody sparked historic unrest in the city, ended with no convictions. After three officers in
By Chandelis Duster James Clyburn, a member of House Democratic leadership, said Sunday he was “absolutely” open to West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s proposed changesĀ to election law reform that include a voter ID requirement — as long as it’s equitable. “We are
By Ariane de Vogue Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch on Friday said the Supreme Court should revisit the breadth of the landmark First Amendment decisionĀ in New York Times v. Sullivan and explore how it applies to social media and technology companies.
By Anneken Tappe The US economy added 850,000 jobs in June, when adjusted for seasonal changes. It was far more than economists had expected and a signal that American job growth is accelerating. It was the biggest monthly jobs gainĀ since August 2020,
