Playing to the MAGA base, controversial Republican congresswoman Lauren Boebert refused to apologize for claiming her Democratic colleague Al Green of Texas used a “pimp cane” to confront Donald Trump at the president’s address to a joint session of Congress last week. Boebert, speaking to MAGA-leaning Real America’s Voice on Tuesday, where she first floated...
The Agriculture Department has eliminated two major programs that provided schools and food banks with funding to purchase food directly from local farms and ranchers, abruptly halting more than $1 billion in previously announced federal spending. This decision has sent shockwaves through state education departments, school nutrition professionals and local agricultural communities that had incorporated...
Lara Trump defended billionaire Elon Musk amid mounting outrage over his massive federal cuts to the government that have left tens of thousands jobless, telling Fox News that Americans “ought to be kissing the feet” of the Tesla CEO. The daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump made the remarks as an intense backlash targeted Musk and...
President Donald Trump has made eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives a cornerstone policy of his administration. In a recent congressional address that drew enthusiastic applause from Republican lawmakers, he signaled an end to what his administration terms “woke” policies, indicating an intensified push against programs designed to address historical inequities in American society. As...
Excessive force or citizen provocation? A series of videos appears to tell both stories in the recent arrest of a man as he held his young daughter. Last month, videos were posted on Facebook and Reddit that elicited widespread outrage and concern over the safety of the little girl. The first video, shot by the...
At this year’s Atlanta Black Expo, the conversation was deeper than business and networking, it was about power, politics, and the future of Black communities. In an insightful sit-down, Lex Kelly interviewed Kazemde Ajamu, a community leader, author, and founder of the Black Dot Cultural Center, to unpack the role of politics as a community...
A Black woman who was body slammed while being arrested by a police officer responding to a call about a family argument is suing the city of Akron, two police officers and its chief of police, alleging excessive use of force and malicious prosecution. In January of 2024, Dierra Fields, now 26, was among several...