Lloyd J. Austin III, the U.S. Secretary of Defense and the first Black man to hold that position, has been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer. It is why he was recently hospitalized for several days, leading to him transferring his office’s powers to his deputy, though he had neither informed the White House nor his...
A viral video shows an alarming scuffle between a teacher and student at a high school in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. The 40-second clip posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, shows the two wrestling on the floor in the hallway at Normandy High School in front of a crowd on Wednesday. It appears to...
Elon Musk, you got some ‘splaining to do. As the supposed champion of free speech, Musk’s X mysteriously suspended at least nine accounts on X belonging to left-leaning journalists and activists late Monday and early Tuesday without explanation. Hours later, amid a chorus of protests, the accounts were reinstated just as quietly. Alejandra Caraballo, a...
The mayor of a small Illinois village is facing backlash after she was accused of spending tax dollars on lavish trips and other miscellaneous expenses. Tiffany Henyard is the mayor of Dolton, which is located just over 20 miles from Chicago. She was elected in 2021, making her the first woman to hold the position....
The city that became known worldwide as “The Black Mecca” originated when a charismatic and brilliant lawyer named Maynard Jackson became the first Black mayor of Atlanta in 1974. Atlanta City Hall hosted the commemoration of the remarkable life of the late trailblazing legal lion, social activist, and political powerhouse on the 50th anniversary of...
The 17-year-old Michigan girl is speaking out more than two years after her parents filed a federal racial discrimination lawsuit against her school district following months of taunting and harassment. The Detroit News sat down with Clara Malick and her parents, Rob and April Malick, for an interview published on Jan. 3, and she shared...