What's On Today - Thursday

MoveOn activists call for the impeachment of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas outside of the U.S. Capitol Building on March 30, 2022, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Paul Morigi / Getty

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thursday that is expected to make it easier for Americans to carry concealed weapons in public was punctuated by the majority opinion written by none other than Clarence Thomas.

The controversial associate justice led his five fellow conservative-leaning Supreme Court judges in the decisive ruling on the Second Amendment that overturns a key New York law amid a national gun violence crisis replete with a record number of mass shootings.… Read more

Sydney Angela Holder | Source: Tuscaloosa County Jail

A white woman community college student from McCalla, Alabama, has just been arrested and charged for posting to social media her apparent desire to shoot Black people. Specifically, 20-year-old Sydney Angela Holder allegedly posted that she’ll “shoot a n***** in Walmart,” according to a statement by the Tuscaloosa County Branch of the NAACP.

Now, if you’re Black, I know exactly what you’re thinking: Here we go again!

After all, before 18-year-old Payton Gendron ruthlessly gunned down 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, he reportedly posted things online that alluded to his intent to commit deadly violence against Black people.… Read more

Malika Andrews’ name is quickly becoming a fixture in the world of sports.

The young television personality will host the 2022 NBA Draft, making her the first woman in history to host the event. She will be replacing Rece Davis, who hosted the broadcast for the last 10 years. She also hosted the NBA Draft lottery in May of this year.

Andrews will be making her NBA Draft hosting debut on the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the federal civil rights law which prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or any other education program that receives funding from the federal government.… Read more

Reproductive justice is under siege as the Supreme Court sits protected behind a gate Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty

Reproductive justice is a matter of freedom. Some members of the Supreme Court, a fatally flawed institution,  say it’s a matter of states’ rights.

Many argue that the central issue is one of privacy. Some feel comfortable making reproductive decisions for others. But ultimately, the ability to control what happens to your body, feel safe in your body and feel trusted to know your own body are all matters of freedom.… Read more

Pro-choice and pro-life signs are seen outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2022. | Source: MANDEL NGAN / Getty

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday morning overturned Americans’ constitutional right to abortion in a landmark ruling that polling shows goes against the will of more than two-thirds of the country’s citizens.

The 6-3 decision — which was led by Justice Samuel Alito, who was accompanied by the five other conservative-leaning Supreme Court Justices — ends the legal right to an abortion after the nearly 50 years since Roe v.… Read more

Fried chicken and collard greens are shown at Harlem EatUp!: The Sunday Stroll on May 22, 2016, in New York City. | Source: Rob Kim / Getty

Signature food dishes are essential to any ethnic culture, and Black people are very familiar with soul food staples like macaroni and cheese, sweet potato pie and the glorious combination of collard greens with fried chicken, just to name a few.

Unfortunately, that cultural fact can and has been used by bigots as material for racist jokes and commentary, which one insurance agency in Millinocket, Maine, attempted to pull recently after apparently being angry that it was being forced to closed in recognition of the Juneteenth federal holiday on Monday.… Read more