The following article is sponsored by Bradford Edwards LLP Black athletes have been essential in building Division I basketball and football into a multi-billion-dollar industry. The NCAA is on the brink of settling two cases for approximately $2.8 billion in connection with certain antitrust claims involving name, image, and likeness. Due to limited advertising specifically […]
Courtesy of Word In Black When Donald John Trump takes the presidential oath of office for the second time, it will finalize an outcome that seemed improbable four years ago: the re-election of a twice-impeached insurrectionist and budding authoritarian who is now a convicted felon and purported sexual abuser. For MAGAland — Trump’s coalition of tech-bro billionaires, Christian evangelicals, […]
This article is supported by Purple Runway Domestic violence (DV) continues to devastate families and communities across Virginia. To combat this epidemic, Purple Runway supports the creation of a Domestic Violence Offender Registry through Virginia HB 1991, a vital tool to enhance public safety and accountability. Similar to the existing Sex Offender Registry, this registry […]
by John Reid “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” (Martin Luther King, Jr.) On the eve of the 2025 Presidential Inauguration, many will ascend upon Washington, DC that weekend. The rights of individuals on issues from Medicaid to reproduction are at risk, and the voices of those who […]
Courtesy of BlackPAC Right now, the House of Representatives plans to vote on a bill that would give the incoming Trump administration power to attack organizations that disagree with him. H.R. 9495 — the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act would effectively allow the Secretary of Treasury to designate any organization as […]
by Aswad Walker, Defender Network Now that we are knocking at Election 2024’s door, this might be a good time to plan out some things right now that can set our families, neighborhoods, communities, and selves up for success moving forward. UP LIFELONG LEARNING GAME The fact that is election was even close shows that […]
by Concerned Citizens and Community Action Network The following is a petition to Governor Glenn Youngkin by Natasha White: “On September 15th, a horrifying incident occurred. Ekong Eshiet, out of desperation to escape continual racism and abuse, set himself on fire inside Virginia’s Red Onion prison. This desperate act was a last-resort plea for transfer […]
by PW Perspective Editorial Board The Washington Post has been hemorrhaging subscribers lately after its owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, put his thumb on the scale and blocked the publication’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 Presidential Election. The move has been widely criticized not only by the public but by journalists […]
Sports, community, culture, and health will be celebrated this fall as the HBCU Tailgate Tour highlights the new Risk Less. Do More. campaign from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This multi-campus tour is an experiential celebration of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) culture that will make eight stops at college campuses […]
by Jennifer Roberts While many Americans work tirelessly toward racial justice in the United States, there remains an old, opposing, evil force that takes no days off – white supremacy. While the actors are somewhat new, the script is the same. White supremacy intimidates and subjugates its targets, forcing them to believe lies about themselves […]
