A one-square-mile section of downtown Los Angeles was under curfew Wednesday after five days of protests and unrest sparked by federal immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, with police announcing “mass arrests.”
As the United States readies for the FIFA Club World Cup, concern over such things as international travel, fan safety and even economic uncertainty threaten to diminish enthusiasm for the tournament.
Before the oppressive summer heat descends on Atlanta, therapist Brittanee Sims usually gets her thick, curly hair braided at a salon to preserve her healthy mane.
falsely painting it as favoritism for Black Americans. Yet, according to experts and multiple studies, white women have long been the ones gaining the most from these very initiatives.
By the 2010s, the rate had declined to 1,073 per 100,000 for Black infants and 499 per 100,000 for white infants, yet the disparity grew to a mortality ratio of 2.15.
Senator Cory Booker, the senior Democrat from New Jersey, delivered the longest speech in U.S. Senate history, speaking from 7 p.m. on March 31 to 8:05 p.m. on April 1, 2025. In honor of the late civil rights leader and Representative John Lewis, he dedicated the 25-hour and 5-minute speech to the pursuit of “good trouble,” drawing national attention.
Though disappointed and disgusted, I’m not devastated nor dismayed about the outcome of the U.S. presidential and congressional elections.
This election, he has warned, is about the economy. Freedom. Stopping Project 2025 and the MAGA extremes.
Concerts and carnivals hosted at polling precincts. “Souls to the Polls” mobilizations after Sunday service. And star-studded rallies featuring Hollywood actors, business leaders, musical artists and activists.
I need to do my disclaimer up front. Can you please allow me to have a good ‘ol barbershop conversation and share with you my thoughts about the debate last week and what I saw? For all of you that say ‘OKAY’ and will continue reading, buckle up Black people, this is going to be a rough ride!
While condolences and prayers of comfort for recovery are much needed considering the callous events in Butler, PA, it should not be lost to us that vile verbal vitriol in any volatile political environment WILL make conditions conducive for physical violence.
In the aftermath of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, we hear of divine intervention; that God’s mercy saved him from a deadly bullet that whizzed by within less than an inch of his head. Our school children haven’t been so lucky.
After the assassination attempt on Donald Trump on June 13, in Butler, PA, various California leader denounced the violent act and shared messages of support with the Republican presidential candidate.
Roberts’ comments are of little surprise considering the Heritage Foundation’s plan for a Trump return that includes Project 2025, a detailed agenda that threatens reproductive freedoms nationwide, banning abortion with or without Congressional approval, slashing Social Security, conducting mass deportations, building migrant detention camps, weaponizing the Department of Justice to retaliate against Trump’s political opponents, and providing substantial benefits to the ultra-wealthy at the expense of working families.
Isn’t it sad, at best and pathetic, that lies and lying have gone viral in America? You do know that this type of behavior is not really foreign to America and American culture. Lying, cheating, stealing and “BS”ing is as American as apple pie and baseball. How else could anyone with an IQ over 2 explain the nearly 74 million plus Americans voting for an orange mendacious madman pretending to be human?