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Felicity Huffman Gets 2 Weeks in Jail for Gaming Educational System â Not So Long Ago, a Black Mom Wasnât So Lucky
With tears of misspent white privilege streaming down her face, actress Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 14 days in prison for paying a fixer to change her daughterâs SAT scores in order to secure her a spot in the college of her choice. It was the first major outcome of a national college admissions…
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Recalled Judge Who Gave Stanford U Sex Offender Slap on the Wrist Fired as Girls Tennis Coach
The California judge who got ousted from the bench in a recall after he handed out a light sentence to a Stanford University student convicted of sexual assault is now out of yet another job, that of high school girls tennis coach. Former Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky was hired at the…
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LeBron James Gets Shot-Blocked on His Attempt to Trademark âTaco Tuesdayâ
LeBron James will have to take an âLâ on his desire to trademark the phrase âTaco Tuesday,â a phrase he often employs while sharing his familyâs dinner menu with his followers on Instagram, but heâs sees a silver lining. If James canât trademark âTaco Tuesday,â his representatives say, ESPN reports, then no one can, protecting…
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The Black Man Trump Called âMy African Americanâ Calls It Quits on the Republican Party
Gregory Cheadle, the black Republican Donald Trump once referred to as âmy African American,â has finally had enough of Trumpâs shenanigans and is quitting the GOP and making a run for Congress as an independent. In an interview with PBS NewsHour, Cheadle said he had hoped that as president, Trump would focus on economic issues…
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Sharpiegate: Democrats Launch Probe Into Whether Team Trump Worked to Muddy Hurricane Facts
Donald Trump wouldnât let Sharpiegate go when he kept insisting that Alabama was in grave danger from Hurricane Dorian, and now, neither will the Democrats. On Wednesday, the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, led by Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas), started an investigation into whether Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross meddled in the presentation…
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Trump Administration Reportedly Wonât Offer Temporary Protected Status to Bahamians Displaced by Hurricane Dorian
Looks like Donald Trumpâs fears of âvery bad peopleâ when it comes to Bahamians devastated by Hurricane Dorian may have killed any hope that the U.S. would do the right thing offer temporary protected status to people whoâve lost so much in the storm. According to NBC News, citing âan administration official,â the U.S. will…
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Trump Mulls Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes Amid Rise in Deadly Lung Disease Linked to Vaping
An alarming rise in a mysterious and sometimes deadly lung disease linked to vaping has the Trump administration gunning for non-tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes in a bid to at least discourage young people from taking up the habit. The lung disease has so far sickened hundreds of people across the nation and killed six, CNBC reports. U.S.…
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Trumpâs Cringe-Worthy Pitch to HBCU Leadership: Iâm the Best Youâve Ever Had
Donald Trump, addressing leaders of the nationâs HBCUs on Tuesday, pledged to be a force for âstrengtheningâ historically black colleges and universities, as HBCU leadership often find themselves working to separate the messaging on money for their schools from the often divisive rhetoric of the man himself. âI think itâs important to stay focused on…
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Antonio Brownâs Former Trainer Accuses the New England Patriot of Rape in Lawsuit
Antonio Brown, the NFL receiver who this weekend was traded to the New England Patriots from the Oakland Raiders after getting into a dustup with his Raiders coach, is being accused of rape by his former trainer who filed a lawsuit against him Tuesday. Brown vehemently denied the accusations and vowed to clear his name.…
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Virginia Theological Seminary, With Deep Roots in Slavery, Sets Aside $1.7 Million to Pay Reparations
The Virginia Theological Seminary, in what is being called a first for an institution of its kind, has set aside $1.7 million in a fund to pay reparations to the descendants of enslaved Africans that toiled on its campus during the 1800s. Unlike some other institutions which have grappled with figuring out how to come…
