Melissa Noel
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High Stakes and Surprising Civility: Top 5 Takeaways From the VP Debate Between Vance And Walz
With only 35 days until election day, the first and only vice-presidential debate saw the Ivy League-educated junior senator JD Vance face off against the...
Op-Ed: Abortion Bans Are Killing Us—Our Community Must Fight Back Against These Attacks On Our Bodies
Last month, ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative journalism organization, reported on the tragic deaths of two Black women resulting from Georgia’s six-week abortion ban. While the...
Op-Ed: Keeping Up The Momentum Heading Into November
The 2024 presidential election is less than five weeks away, and almost every poll tells us that the race is still dangerously close. Just as...
‘It’s About Time’: DOJ Opens First Federal Probe Into 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
More than 100 years after a white mob devastated the thriving Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced...
Trailblazing Startups Win Big At NBA Africa’s First Accelerator Demo Day
At NBA Headquarters in New York City, a dynamic gathering of innovators, investors and industry leaders came together to celebrate a significant milestone: the culmination...
11 Times Black And Latino Culture Linked Up
From food to dance to music, Black influence– from West and Central Africa especially– has shaped many popular Latino traditions. Considering that Latin America received...
Harris-Walz Campaign Launches HBCU Homecoming Tour To Mobilize Black Voters In Battleground States
With about a month until election day, the Harris-Walz campaign is stepping up its grassroots efforts by launching a Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted In Foreign Bribery And Fraud Scandal, Faces Calls for Resignation Amid Political Fallout
Mayor Eric Adams, only the second Black person to serve as mayor of New York City, has also become its first sitting mayor in the...
“Bridging Cultures & Igniting Futures”: Boris Kodjoe And Sabrina Elba Help Honor African And Diasporan Leaders At AAI’s 40th Gala
The Africa-America Institute (AAI) hosted its 40th Annual Awards Gala in New York City this week, celebrating African excellence and the transformative power of the...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted In Federal Corruption Investigation
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on multiple federal criminal charges, according to The New York Times. Federal prosecutors reportedly handed down...