National News

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has welcomed the first African leader to visit the White House during his presidency, Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari (moo-HAH’-mah-doo boo-HAH’-ree). Security and economic issues top the agenda for the one-on-one meeting and working lunch. They also plan a joint news conference. The Nigerian president’s visit Monday follows an uncomfortable start […]

A passenger on board an American Airlines flight to Washington D.C. says a flight attendant called the cops on her for “flying while fat and Black”, according to Vice. Amber Phillips, 28, writer and co-host of the of Black Joy Mixtape says that during a 30-minute flight an attendant called the cops on her because a white woman sitting […]

Entertainment News

A woman who had sued Usher claiming he gave her herpes is now suing the singer again – this time on a slew of other charges. Laura Helm claimed she contracted the sexually transmitted disease during unprotected sex with Usher in July. He denied Helm’s claims and in November her lawyer requested the dismissal of […]

In 2012, the state of Washington legalized the use of marijuana making it recreational and accessible to almost everyone. The city of Seattle has decided to reverse past marijuana convictions between 1996 and 2010 that would help 542 people since the city has legalized the use according to the NY Daily News. “A drug conviction, even for […]

A Toronto Chinese restaurant is receiving backlash after what it appears to be targeting its Black customers by asking them to pre-pay for their meals. The restaurant now has to pay 10,000 Canadian dollars due to ruling from a 2014 incident according to Blavity. Emile Wickham a Black man from Trinidad and Tobago went to Hong Shing a Toronto restaurant […]

National News

INDEPENDENCE, Ore. (AP) — Unfazed by signs banning soliciting and dogs that barked at her in almost every home she visited, a political newbie knocked on doors, handed out campaign flyers and asked voters to elect her to the Oregon Senate. Deb Patterson, who canvassed in the riverside town of Independence on a recent Saturday, […]

Have you ever been to a cookout, boat ride, pool party, music festival, family reunion, old school basement party and sorority/fraternity conference all at the same time? Then you haven’t been to the Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage presented by Denny’s. There’s a reason why it’s a bucket list item for so many people. As […]