Since she immediately segued into the country music genre and said the incident happened “years ago,” fans immediately began to speculate that she was referring to her 2016 performance at the Country Music Association Awards with The Dixie Chicks, now known as The Chicks. Continue reading Did Beyoncé’s experience at the 2016 CMAs inspire her new album ‘Cowboy Carter’?
The song released Feb. 11, along with “16 Carriages,” and Beyoncé’s new country album debuted March 29. Continue reading Oklahoma country radio station responds to outrage over not playing Beyoncé’s song ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’
Pilnick posed buying cereal for dinner to save money on groceries in an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” Feb. 21. A clip from the interview is making the rounds online and has been met with what dissenters see as the irony in Pilnick’s proposal. Continue reading Kellogg CEO faces backlash for suggesting people eat ‘cereal for dinner’ to save money
In 1908, from Aug. 14 to 16, a mob of about 5,000 white people stormed Black neighborhoods to find and lynch two Black men. Continue reading Illinois Senators call for monument of a 1908 riot that launched the NAACP
In a statement posted to social media, the former first lady said the riots were a “fulfillment of the wishes of an infantile and unpatriotic president who can’t handle the truth of his own failures.” Continue reading Michelle Obama chastises ‘infantile and unpatriotic’ Trump over Capitol riots
He said the change would tell Black people, “you aren’t singing a separate national anthem, you are singing the country’s national hymn.” Continue reading Rep. Clyburn wants to make ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ a national hymn
The students voted for reparations in multiple forms, including preferential admission for descendants of enslaved people, direct payments to descendants and targeted investments in Black communities, according to the Undergraduate Council of Students. Continue reading Undergraduates at Brown vote for university to offer reparations
Vice President Kamala Harris addressed concerns that some Black Americans have had about Covid-19 vaccines, encouraging them to get the shot despite historical skepticism of the medical field. Continue reading Harris implores Black Americans to get Covid vaccines despite ‘righteous skepticism’
The uptick coincides with the racial and political interlockings of Covid-19, the Black Lives Matter movement and a surge of political polarization on and off college campuses, the Black student presidents said. Continue reading A wave of Black students takes presidencies at top-tier universities
HBCU representation in politics is not new, but after a contentious electoral season during a year when racial justice was front and center, students and graduates say it’s heartening to see other alumni reach some of the highest echelons of political office. Continue reading Beyond the Ivy League: How HBCUs have groomed prominent politicians like the vice president-elect
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