Source: Fox 5 / Fox 5 On April 5, 23-year-old Black man Dinari McAlmont, a resident of Bowie, Maryland, was found dead while vacationing in the Bahamas. The authorities in the Bahamas reported that McAlmont’s death was caused by “drowning,” according to a medical examiner and that they have no reason to suspect foul play, but his family, who says they haven’t been allowed to view his body, believe McAlmont […]

Source: Courtesy of Akira And just like that, it’s festival season; bring on the joy of planning your festival outfit! It’s that time of the year when you gather all your friends to hang out on grassy knolls while enjoying cumulus clouds, eating great food, listening to groovy music, and wearing cool fashions. Festivals like Dreamville, Coachella, Stagecoach, French Quarter Festival, and others are already upon us, so in case […]

Source: The Washington Post / Getty President Donald Trump would like to send Americans to foreign prisons.  Yep, you read that correctly.  The president of the United States wants to send U.S. citizens to prisons outside of the U.S., as he was overheard telling El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele that he would love to send  “homegrown criminals” to his country next. Technically, he already has.  Kilmar Abrego Garcia was wrongly […]

Source: JOSEPH PREZIOSO / Getty Harvard University publicly rebuked the Trump administration’s demands for the school to eliminate diversity efforts and screen international students. On Monday (April 14), Harvard University responded to a letter it received from the Trump administration on Friday (April 11) which demanded that the university eliminate its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs as well as to screen international students for potential support of antisemitism, terrorism, and […]

Source: Dimitris66 / Getty When you think of political parties in America, it’s almost impossible not to think in red and blue. Democrats and Republicans dominate the political landscape, shaping everything from policy debates to presidential elections. But the Founding Fathers didn’t set out to create a party system. Many of them feared it. So how did political parties come to be in the United States? Let’s take a quick trip […]

Source: Melissa Nyomi Stoll / Melshotya The Big Apple was buzzing as the star-studded premiere of Sinners lit up New York.  The film drops in theaters this Friday, April 18th.   Directed by the brilliant Ryan Coogler (Black Panther, Fruitvale Station, Creed) and and starring heavyweights like Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo, the highly anticipated film dives deep into the roots of the blues, mixing it with mystery, action and vampires. Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, […]