California Becomes 1st U.S. State to Create Proposals for Reparations to Descendants of Enslaved People

According to latimes.com, California Governor Gavin Newsom today signed Assembly Bill 3121, which makes the Golden State the first in the U.S. to formally adopt a law to study and develop proposals for potential reparations to descendants of enslaved people and those impacted by slavery. Newsom said the new […]

Gabrielle Union Reaches Settlement With ‘America’s Got Talent’ Over Toxic Workplace Claims

Gabrielle Union and NBC have reportedly reached a settlement over her allegations of a “toxic work environment” at “America’s Got Talent” that led to her subsequent exit as a judge. An NBC spokesperson recently told Page Six: “We’ve reached an amicable resolution. NBC Entertainment appreciates the important […]

Virginia School District Apologizes for Historical Racism

  The nation may struggle to acknowledge racism, but Virginia’s Loudoun County School Board has apologized for its long-standing racist practices via an open letter and a 14-minute video to its Black community members last week (September 25). An Apology to the Loudoun County Black Community from LCPS–TV on Vimeo. Addressed to the “Black Community of Loudoun County,” […]

‘Devastated’: Kerry Washington, LeBron James and More Celebrities React to Lack Of Charges Brought in Breonna Taylor’s Case

Kerry Washington, Lebron James, Yara Shahidi and other celebrities are reacting to a grand jury’s decision to not charge any of the three officers as being responsible in the shooting that led to the death of Breonna Taylor of Louisville, Kentucky. Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 23, Kentucky’s Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced during […]