Tag: Tenisha Warner

With Halloween right around the corner, we're revisiting some real-life horror stories that are far more chilling than fiction. Forget ghost stories or urban legends; these are real cases involving Black people whose lives were upended by racial violence, disturbing crimes, wrongful convictions, unexplained deaths, and failures of the justice system. These stories may send a chill down your spine, but their truths deserve to be remembered long after Halloween ends.

Drake was very much in his feelings as he discovered that the Backstreet Boys would be performing at his 40th birthday and video shows him totally geeking out while singing alongside the legendary boy band. In one clip the rapper exclaimed, Oh my God, as the Backstreet Boys walked on stage before smiling wildly, laughing and pointing at the boy band as they took the stage.

For decades, Black athletes have successfully converted cultural fame into political power. By stepping out of the game into public office, these trailblazers have tackled systemic inequality, reformed legislation, and advanced civil rights. Far from resting on their athletic achievements as elected leaders, they proved that sports can serve as a vital launching pad for civic leadership.

Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to the United Kingdom after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained him at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Louisiana. He had legally entered the U.S. in May 2019 but remained after his authorized stay expired.

With the midterm elections nearing, election protection organizers are racing to prepare volunteers for the possibility of seeing federal agents stationed at polling places across the country. Now, former Georgia State Rep. Stacey Abrams is set to lead a high-profile Democracy Protectors training, bringing attention to a program intended to help voters respond to intimidation and misinformation.