A year ago, the U.S. marked its first deadly gun rampage of the year on Jan. 23. By the same date this year, there have been six mass killings that have claimed 39 lives, leaving communities nationwide reeling from the onslaught of violence.
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I thought most snarky comments about Black holidays were about Juneteenth but apparently Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a topic of conversation too. A secretary at a Louisiana high school made a wack joke referring to the holiday as N****r Day in a text that got exposed and ended up costing her job, according to a Daily Mail report.
The NAACP is outraged by the Florida Department of Education’s recent “whitesplaining” of Black history and culture. The DOE’s pathetic attempt to defend the DeSantis administration from criticism after they rejected AP African American Studies shows just how out-of-touch they are with American consciousness. Unfortunately, the DOE’s actions are just a symptom of a much larger problem in our education system. For too long, Black students have been underserved and mistreated by a system that is supposed to be helping them succeed.
The superstar’s management company, Roc Nation, said that it would drop its lawsuit against the state Department of Corrections now that the maximum-security prison for men has been greatly improved.
The Assault Weapons Ban seeks to prohibit the commercialization, distribution, production, and importation of assault rifles and other firearms designed for use in military operations, as well as high-capacity magazines and similar devices.
As expected, a police union has entered from stage right to defend the actions of their officers this month. The Los Angeles Police Department became the center of controversy following the viral arrest of BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors’ cousin Keenan Anderson, who died following the traffic stop.
After 88 years, the organization said it has changed its governance structure to work more efficiently.
Black celebrity menswear designer Miguel Wilson outfitted Governor Wes Moore, the first Black Governor of Maryland, for his inauguration and inauguration ball which took place on Wednesday, January 18.
eet Eden Scott McLauchlin, a 7-year-old African American author from Fayetteville, North Carolina. Eden released his first children’s book entitled Eden Saves The Day: The Adventures of Captain Cleanup. This book helps young kids understand the importance of lending a helping hand, and how important it is to keep the environment clean.
In the 118th Congress, the CBC will have 58 members, nine of whom are new to the chamber.