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Morgan Freeman Threatens Legal Action Against AI Voice Cloning

Morgan Freeman is taking a stand against people using AI to recreate his voice. In a new interview with The Guardian, Freeman, 88, condemned the...

What Happens Now That Government Shutdown Is Over

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is officially over, but a return to normalcy won't be immediate, per CNN. On Wednesday (November 12), President...

Government Shutdown Ends After 43 Days, But Fallout Still Felt Across Black Communities

The federal government’s funding stalemate has ended. On Wednesday night, Donald Trump signed legislation that re-opens the government after a 43-day lapse, the longest...

Cynthia A. Baldwin: Is this your America?

A country where masked, armed troops roam the streets of our cities arresting and deporting people without due process. A country where the president...

To Be Equal: Tell Congress to support families on SNAP

by Marc H. Morial (TriceEdneyWire.com)—“The loss of SNAP benefits leads to food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition … Low-income children who go without nutritious food will...

Halfway to chains: What’s already been enforced under Project 2025

Republican Project 2025 Photo by Douglas Rissing / NNPA They said it would never happen here. Yet here we are. Forty-eight percent of Project 2025,...

Always watching: How ICE’s plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens privacy and civic participation

ICE’s surveillance gaze is likely to sweep across millions of people’s social media posts. Westend61/Westend61 via Getty Images by Nicole M. Bennett, Indiana University When most...

Mary Sheffield Becomes the Youngest Black Woman Ever Elected to Lead a Major U.S. City

Mary Sheffield is Detroit’s new mayor-elect. For the first time in 12 years, Detroiters elected a mayor other than Mike Duggan, who announced earlier this...

‘I Feel Very Sad’ – Families Worry as Powerful Hurricane Moves Through the Caribbean

Howard University News Service By Damenica Ellis and Bamidele Aina Students pray during a vigil for those impacted by Hurricane Melissa (Photo courtesy of Malik Morris) Shaneal...

ICE Will ‘Increase’ Activity On Halloween Despite Governor’s Request

Homeland Security has declined Illinois Governor JB Pritzker's request to reduce Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Chicago on Halloween to allow children...

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