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Source: Scott Olson / Getty Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized on Wednesday evening. According to ABC News, the 84-year-old Jackson is currently under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a neurodegenerative condition that he’s been managing for a decade. The Rainbow PUSH Coalition announced Jackson’s hospitalization in a statement. “He was originally diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease; however, last April, his PSP condition was confirmed,” the statement read. […]
Source: Underwood Archives / Getty It has been 65 years since Ruby Bridges, now 71, made history by stepping into William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. In 1960, Ruby Bridges opened up the doors for millions of Black children around the world when she fearlessly walked into William Frantz Elementary School. She was the first Black student to integrate the New Orleans public school, walking past outraged white parents […]
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Source: Nicholas Hunt/Office of Marketing and Communications/Prairie View A&M / Getty DALLAS) November 10, 2025 – Grammy® Award-Winning Recording Artist and Actress Tamela Mann is stepping from the stage to the kitchen with her new business venture showcasing her love of cooking. Expanding her popular, award-winning MannTV YouTube series Mama Mann’s Kitchen, Tamela has been developing this collection for the last couple of years and partnered in 2025 with Celebrity Chef Erica […]
Source: Justin Sullivan / Getty A few weeks ago, I was invited to join a global gathering of advocates in Brazil. The event was scheduled for Oct. 29-30 and brought together changemakers from across the world to discuss justice, community, and liberation. It should’ve been an easy yes. But I said no. For many of the people planning to attend, there was no hesitation. When I shared my concerns, they […]
Source: Americans really should be more ashamed that their beloved nation elected, for a second time, a commander in chief who is fundamentally unable to engage with the media without sounding like the racist uncles at Caucasian Thanksgiving dinners we keep hearing about. Trump recently sat down with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham and launched into a rant about Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) that one could imagine him shouting from the […]
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