*Sacramento Democratic Mayor Darrell Steinberg was among the speakers Saturday for the second in-person meeting held by California’s reparations task force. As Fox Business reports, members of the public were allowed to weigh in on a proposed reparations program for descendants of Black slaves. The state legislature is considering whether to support cash payments to
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion / Getty *Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion want to star together in a remake of B.A.P.S, according to director Robert Townsend. The original 1997 film, helmed by Townsend, starred Halle Berry and late actress Natalie Desselle-Reid as “two tackey homegirls who move to L.A. to become dancers; instead
*(CNN) — Two of the four Americans kidnapped by armed gunmen in a Mexico border city on Friday were found dead and two were found alive, Mexican officials said Tuesday. In a phone call with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador that was played at a news conference, Tamaulipas Gov. Américo Villarreal Anaya said “ambulances
ChriseanRock and Blueface attend the 2nd annual Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 24, 2022, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Prince Williams/Getty Images) *Chrisean Rock and Blueface unpacked their toxic and volatile relationship during a recent episode with Hotboxin with Mike Tyson. Fans of the couple’s reality show on the
*If you thought a “Creed” movie couldn’t exist without Sylvester Stallone appearing in it, “Creed III” is proof it can happen. You might have expected to see Sylvester Stallone playing his original ‘Rocky’ character, acting as boxing coach and mentor to Michael B. Jordan’s Adonis Creed’s character. But Sylvester Stallone didn’t appear in “Creed
By Laura Ungar and Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Now, the U.S. Department of Energy has assessed with “low confidence” that it began with a
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com The Congressional Black Caucus on March 2 announced its agenda for the 118th Congress during the House Democrats 2023 Issues Conference held in Baltimore City at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor. Under the theme of “delivering for our communities, housing, jobs and justice,” CBC Chairman Rep. Steven
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com As the 118th Congress entered its third month, House Democrats held their annual issues conference March 1-3 at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Habor hotel in Baltimore, Md. President Joe Biden, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott joined congressional Democrats and a host of
By Maya Pottiger, Word in Black It had been a crazy summer. And, at the end, Sharif El-Mekki was in tears. He was watching students perform in their end-of-the-year showcase, showing off the singing, dancing, and cultural skills they had learned during the summer of 2019. El-Mekki had worked in schools, both as a teacher
By Sara Burnett, The Associated Press Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term, issuing a rebuke to a leader who made history as head of the nation’s third-largest city. Vallas, a former schools CEO backed by