A Black woman with a pronounced, hyper-visible body stepping into an overwhelmingly white space of political power has never been a neutral act in Western history.
Bad Bunny, Kehlani, and Billie Eilish didn't waste their Grammy Award win moments to call out ICE for what their doing to immigrants.
Besides Don Lemon, federal agents arrested Trahern Jeen Crews, Georgia Fort — who went live on Facebook — and Jamael Lydell Lundy.
Georgia Fort and Don Lemon, two independent Black journalists, were arrested for covering an anti-ICE protest in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Arresting a Black journalist no longer protected by a corporate network is an example of the state testing the perimeter of power.
Intelligence Expert Malcolm Nance breaks down the various types of terrorism and provides an overview of ICE's place on the terror spectrum.
Sean Grayson was convicted of second-degree murder in October 2025 for the July 2024 shooting death of Sonya Massey.
The Black maternal health crisis in Houston cannot be understood solely as a healthcare failure; it is a reproductive justice crisis.
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In this week’s episode of 'Le[e]gal Brief,' Lee Merritt, Esq., explains several legal avenues you can use to push back against rights violations by ICE.
Federal agents arrested Don Lemon on thursday in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy Awards according to his attorney.
For Black folks, masked men with guns, arbitrary detention, children seized, bodies made disposable, and law operating as spectacle rather than protection have never been unthinkable.
The Bison ONE Newsroom is a groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind partnership between a national media corporation and an HBCU journalism program—a partnership that honors the power of HBCUs as incubators of cultural and political transformation.
<b><i>The Covfefe Chronicles with Dr. Stacey Patton</i></b> is where America’s chaos meets unflinching commentary. Hosted by award-winning journalist and author Dr. Stacey Patton, this podcast cuts through the noise with sharp analysis, biting humor, and unapologetic truth-telling about race, culture, politics, and power. Each episode peels back the headlines to expose the double standards, lies, and historical amnesia shaping our current moment. If you’re tired of sanitized punditry and craving clarity with edge, The Covfefe Chronicles will give you the context and candor mainstream media won’t touch.
There is a ghost roaming the halls of Pickens County Museum in South Carolina and his name is Willie Earle.
“Melania,” a documentary that follows First Lady Melania Trump leading up to the 2025 inauguration, is tracking to be a box-office bomb.
For Black people, award shows are like elections; we hope for the best but prepare for the worst, and the upcoming Oscars are no exception.
Muhammad Ali's legacy as a trailblazing athlete and civil rights icon is honored with a historic U.S. Postal Service stamp.
Virginia Democrats were set to unveil a new Congressional map this week that would’ve potentially put four new House seats into play.
President Donald Trump has been trying his hardest to rewrite and redefine the Jan. 6 attack as well as the role he played in inciting it.
As we head into the 2026 midterms, five years after January 6, the lesson is not subtle: get active, get serious, and get organized.
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Black History Month marks 100 years, but the fight to protect Black history is far from over amid censorship and erasure.
This moment cannot be separated from a broader political climate in which Black people who dare to use their voices are increasingly targeted, censored, and criminalized for telling the truth.
Lede Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the DOJ will conduct a civil rights investigation in the death of Alex Pretti.
The 19 monks, led by Bhikkhu Pannakara, began their journey Oct. 26 at the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
Slang words reigned supreme in 2025, with new terms flying left and right across the internet faster than ever before.
Over 50 years ago, Cathy Hughes, the founder and chairperson of Urban One, was one of the very first faculty members of the School of Communications at Howard University.
When Donald Trump says housing prices should stay high to protect homeowners, he’s repeating one of the oldest scripts in the country: protect wealth at the top and call it fairness.
Elder Lawrence Blake, who served on the pastoral staff of West Angeles Church of God in Christ, died last week at 54.
Forgiveness, especially the kind that requires a greater degree of vulnerability and complex emotional honesty, is rarely modeled for us in healthy ways.
Intelligence expert Malcolm Nance explains how President Donald Trump’s immigration campaign is backfiring and why we all need to be in the fight.
During a hearing on Friday, a federal judge ruled that prosecutors would not be able to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione.
The teenager, who has not been identified, drove by the protest multiple times before revving the engine and running into a female student.
A nationwide “economic blackout” is being staged on Friday, as more state officials take action to end ICE cooperation and hold agents accountable.
Widespread outrage from public figures like Jemele Hill, Hakeem Jeffries, and Karen Bass over the arrest of Don Lemon and the violation of his first ammendment right
Maher Tarabishi was the primary caregiver for his ill son before he was detained by ICE agents last year during a routine immigration check-in.
Celebrities that have condemned ICE, called for accountability after fatal shootings, demanded action on human rights and democratic values.
President Donald Trump has long been obsessed with Georgia’s 2020 election results, with leaked audio revealing he asked the Secretary of State to “find him votes.”
The Republican senator also posted that she asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to pause operations in Minnesota as well.