87-year-old Cecil Williams walked down the runway to "Neva Scared" during Actively Black and Spill's #NYFW show this weekend

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The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.

A spokesperson for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition tells me:

“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”

It’s impossible to watch this without getting emotional

Malcolm-Jamal Warner has died, according to multiple reports. He was 54

In April, U.S.-made bombs destroyed a detention facility that held Ethiopian migrants in Yemen, crushing bodies and shredding limbs. Few answers have emerged, and the U.S. has not claimed responsibility. Amid official silence, the survivors are left wondering why.

The entire reason we created the ACA and Medicaid expansion is many jobs don’t offer health insurance, and certainly those who work as contractors or consultants are not employees. They all understand this and are just saying crazy shit up there all the time. Ugly bill will hurt entrepreneurship.

Before y’all jump on Olandria I think it’s important to note that she prob has a real friendship with Austin and doesn’t know his political views. Also keep in mind Austin was the ONLY person to vote against Taylor on the epi. Charlie left so she prolly was returning the favor. #loveislandUSA

Trump and Republicans in Congress are trying to pull off one of the biggest heists in U.S. history.

The so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” is robbery, plain and simple.

And it’s being committed by the billionaire class and the politicians they put into office.

In classic Republican fashion—they've found a way to make their "Big Beautiful Bill" even worse.

More cuts to health care.
More money added to the debt.
More Americans suffer.

NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Cuomo concedes New York City Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani.

Lowcountry community honors black historic cemetery #chsnews

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas governor signs bill requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, the largest state to do so.

The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.

The USWNT defeats China 3-0 🇺🇸

A huge barred owl flew down a Virginia family’s chimney, knocked over the star on top of their Christmas tree, and perched himself on top www.wusa9.com/article/life...

From an interview I did with Nikki Giovanni back in 2017:

Virginia Tech professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, has died at the age of 81.