Source: Brandon Bell / Getty The nation’s oldest sorority founded by African American women are making their voices heard in a new way this election season. As first reported by Salon, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated has reportedly filed paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission on Friday to launch a Political Action Committee (PAC). The sorority, which already has a voter mobilization operation, filed to create the AKA 1908 PAC, connected […]

Source: hobo_018 / Getty As summer draws to a close, it’s the perfect time for Black families to embark on memorable journeys that celebrate culture, history, and the joy of togetherness. It gives families one last time to bond before the kids pack their bags for a busy school year and mom and dad jump head first back into their loaded work schedules. Travel doesn’t have to break the bank […]

Source: Xinhua News Agency / Getty Jordan Chiles To Be Stripped Of Olympic Bronze Medal American gymnast Jordan Chiles will lose her Olympic bronze medal on the floor exercise after judges decided to reinstate her previous score. This reversal follows an appeal by her coach, Cecile Landi, which had initially changed the competition’s outcome. What Happened Chiles initially scored 13.666 in her floor routine, trailing Romania’s Ana Barbosu who scored […]

Lawrence O’Donnell opened the Thursday night broadcast of his MSNBC show, The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell with a fiery takedown of his network and other outlets. O’Donnell blasted the media for their handling of Donald Trump and failing to fact-check the presidential candidate’s statements with immediacy O’Donnell aimed his opening monologue on Donald Trump’s recent news conference from his Mar-A-Lago residence which aired in full on several networks and […]

SAO PAOLO, Brazil — Brazil’s president says 62 people are dead after a passenger plane crashed in Sao Paulo today. Cell-phone video from the ground shows the propeller-powered plane spiraling and falling from the sky, killing 58 passengers and four crew members. Sao Paulo’s state fire brigade said several crews have been sent to the crash site, which looks to be close to a residential area. https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1821975608089297376 The post 62 […]

Source: Courtesy / Netflix If you’re on the lookout for your next binge-watch, this week’s lineup is stacked with must-see shows that’ll have you glued to your screen. From nostalgia trips to iconic reality TV drama and a superhero farewell, here’s what you need to be watching. Check out our ‘What to Watch’ TV list inside. Hulu’s “Dance Moms” is back to remind us why we were so hooked in […]

Source: picture alliance / Getty Breaking made its official debut at the Olympic Games, and social media had praise and jokes for it in equal amounts. On Friday (August 9), the art of breaking officially became a sport at the Olympic Games being held in Paris, France. Snoop Dogg opened up the event walking into the venue to his hit, “Drop It Like It’s Hot” which got the packed crowd […]

Source: Maryland Heights Police / Maryland Heights Police PD Nelly thought he was up at the casino but that wasn’t the case. It is being reported that he cashed his winnings right before his recent arrest. As spotted on TMZ, the St. Louis native seemingly got the surprise of life earlier this week. On Wednesday (Aug. 7), he was booked by local police at the Hollywood Casino in St. Charles, Missouri. […]

Source: JEFF KOWALSKY / Getty With Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s popularity surging and the Donald Trump and “JV” Vance campaign collapsing, MAGA supporters are panicking that they won’t get another four years of Cheeto Jesus at the helm. Lil Pump isn’t happy about that one bit. According to TMZ, the “Gucci Gang” rapper sees the writing on the wall and with his preferred presidential candidate seemingly on the ropes […]