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26 Apr Remembering Harry Belafonte
Today, we remember the great Harry Belafonte, who died yesterday at the age of 96 due to congestive heart failure. The singer, actor, and role model is most memorable for advocating human rights while excelling as a performer. Charismatic, with lots of charm — Belafonte...
20 Apr Museums Across America Are Making Efforts to Decolonize Art
Museums across the United States are making significant strides to decolonize their art collections, exhibits, and practices. The process of decolonization involves recognizing and dismantling the power structures, worldviews, and practices of colonialism that have been imposed on many parts of the world. But why...
19 Apr Republicans Worry About New York Crime Wave
Following indictment of former President Donald trump in New York, a handful of Republicans accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of permitting a crime wave in the city. Earlier this week, members of the House Judiciary Committee even held a hearing. A Crime Wave in New York?...
15 Mar URI Removes Partial Malcolm X Quote
University of Rhode Island removes partial Malcolm X quote from its campus library last Friday. Reasons primarily is because it misconstrues the leader’s message, which is why the school’s Black Student Leadership Group made sure it comes down. The inscription of the quote installed in...
06 Mar Melzer Sentenced to 45 Years
Former U.S. soldier Ethan Melzer was sentenced last Friday to 45 years in prison for attempting to murder fellow servicemen. His charges were based on planning a jihadist attack on soldiers leading up to deployment to Turkey. In addition, illegal information about the unit was...
01 Mar Supreme Court Doubts Student Loan Forgiveness
The possibility of the Supreme Court accepting Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan are slim. His plan suggests forgiving up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt for borrowers. When Biden announced the plan in August of 2022, a subset of Americans had their payments affected...
27 Feb Controversial Bill Takes Over Jackson
The new bill proposed to reshape the authority of Jackson, Mississippi has the city in uproar. It gives the state government officials more power, but not without the fight from Jackson locals. The controversial bill, HB 1020, is the root of the matter. This act...
22 Feb Jennifer McClellan’s historic win in Virginia
Jennifer McClellan makes history in her senatorial win for Virginia’s 4th Congressional District. Not only will she represent the late Democratic representative Donald McEachin, but she will become Virginia’s first black Congresswoman. An accomplishment among many milestones. Her win blew Republican Leon Benjamin out the...