Source: Reach Media / Radio One Sybil Wilkes delivers the latest on “What We Need to Know,” keeping our community informed and empowered. From urgent justice issues and healthcare battles to celebrating Black literary excellence and educational milestones, here is the breakdown of the top stories impacting Black America today. ✕
Source: ione nicole thomas / IONE, VIA NICOLE THOMAS We are keeping our ear to the streets and bringing you the hottest updates shaking up the sports world. From the tragic shooting in Minneapolis to Trump’s Venezuela plans, here is everything you need to know to stay ahead of the game. Here’s a closer look at the stories that had everyone talking about: FBI Takes Over Minneapolis Shooting Investigation Here’s what’s […]
Source: Stephen Maturen / Getty Not two full days have gone by since it was reported that the Trump administration had begun deploying some 2,000 federal agents, including ICE agents, to Minneapolis, escalating his immigration crackdown in the city in what is also purported to be the Trump administration’s response to the fraud scandal in Minnesota — and already, someone has been shot and killed. According to NBC News, a woman has […]
Source: Ron Pownall Photography / Getty John Coltrane’s Philadelphia home, located in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood, is undergoing a remarkable transformation to become a cultural and educational hub celebrating the jazz legend’s legacy. This historic landmark, where Coltrane lived from 1952 to 1958, is being restored and reimagined as a museum and community space. The rowhouse at 1511 N. 33rd Street was a pivotal place in Coltrane’s life. During his […]
Source: Reach Media / Radio One Sybil Wilkes delivers the latest on “What We Need to Know,” keeping our community informed and empowered. From calls for justice in the Midwest to political maneuvers in the South, here is the breakdown of the top stories impacting Black America today. ✕
Source: Joe Raedle / Getty After the news broke that President Donald Trump had confirmed that his administration carried out a “large-scale strike” in Venezuela, and that our government went into the country and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, I wrote a piece about how, under Trump, the U.S. isn’t even hiding that it is an imperialist nation that assumes authority over sovereign nations, destabilizes their governments, and plunders their […]
Source: hadynyah / Getty If there’s one thing MAGA America has been good for, it’s creating new racial slurs. Oh, they’re not creating new words or anything like that; they’re just taking existing language and doing their favorite thing with it: making it racist. For example, “illegal” was already an existing word, but it didn’t become a slur until white conservatives made it plural, referring to human beings — typically […]
Source: Reach Media / Radio One Sybil Wilkes delivers the latest on “What We Need to Know,” keeping our community informed and empowered. From changes in childhood vaccine guidelines to a wide-open governor’s race in Minnesota and crucial tax deadlines for business owners, here’s a breakdown of today’s essential headlines. ✕
✕ Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of the Eaton Fire, which killed 19 people and destroyed over 9,000 buildings. Thousands of Californians had their lives irrevocably changed in the blaze, with the Black residents of Altadena particularly feeling the impact. NewsOne’s documentary One Year Later: Eaton Fire explores the rich Black history of Altadena and the fire’s impact on the city’s Black community. “I feel sad, the memories are coming […]
