R.I.P. bell hooks, 69, Acclaimed Author, Activist and Poet
[bell hooks at The New School. Photo: Spencer Kohn, 2013] Professor, author, and activist bell hooks, who explored and dissected social, political, gender and interpersonal issues in addition to intersectionality in works such as All About Love, Bone Black, Ain’t I a...
New York’s state Senate has passed the “Rap Music on Trial” bill
New York’s state Senate has passed the “Rap Music on Trial” bill that will not ban song lyrics from being used as evidence in court. However, it would limit the use of “creative expression” as evidence of a crime. According to Pitchfork, on May 17, Senate Bill S7527...
Macron Says ‘Worse it to Come,’ Is There A Pathway Forward?
White House Correspondent Ebony McMorris is a native Washingtonian and University of South Carolina alumna. Her passion is mentoring young adults by teaching community empowerment and media education. She is an NAB member and board member of the Thurgood Marshall...
Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane pleaded guilty on May 18
Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane pleaded guilty on May 18 to a state charge of abetting the second-degree manslaughter death of George Floyd in May 2020, the Associated Press reports. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said in a statement, “His...