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A first-term Republican lawmaker referred to African Americans as “colored people” on the House floor Thursday, prompting outrage from Democrats and a quick rebuke from the chamber’s presiding officer. Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) was reprimanded after he took to the floor to promote an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that he says […]
US President told political fundraiser that China was ‘in trouble’ due to internal economic and social tensions. US President Joe Biden’s comment about China being a “ticking time bomb” referred to internal economic and social tensions that could have an effect on how Beijing interacts with the world, a White House official has clarified. Biden […]
A federal appeals court on Thursday overturned the sentence and the conviction of a Black man after a white federal judge in Michigan had said during a court proceeding that the man “looks like a criminal to me.” The remarks were made in 2020, two years after the man, Leron Liggins, was charged in Michigan […]
The creator of the Dilbert comic strip faced a backlash of cancellations Saturday while defending remarks describing people who are Black as members of “a hate group” from which white people should “get away.” Various media publishers across the U.S. denounced the comments by Dilbert creator Scott Adams as racist, hateful and discriminatory while saying […]
The creator of the Dilbert comic strip faced a backlash of cancellations Saturday while defending remarks describing people who are Black as members of “a hate group” from which white people should “get away.” Various media publishers across the U.S. denounced the comments by Dilbert creator Scott Adams as racist, hateful and discriminatory while saying […]
US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides waters down his headline-catching comments that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government should “pump the brakes,” in its push to overhaul the judiciary. “I didn’t say put the brakes on, I said pump the brakes. I’m not involved in how Israelis pick their Supreme Court,” Nides tells the annual National […]
Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE Source: Gilbert Flores / Getty A recent risqué convo between rappers Yung Miami and Trina about golden showers provides a fresh look at erotic practices between consenting adults. As reported by Bossip on the most recent episode of Yung Miami’s podcast Caresha Please the rapper not only admits to partaking in […]
WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday its policy towards North Korea had not changed after a senior U.S. official responsible for nuclear policy raised some eyebrows by saying Washington would be willing to engage in arms-control talks with Pyongyang. Some experts argue that recognizing North Korea as a nuclear-armed state, […]
Pakistan on Saturday summoned the US ambassador for an explanation after President Joe Biden described the south Asian country as “one of the most dangerous nations in the world” and questioned its nuclear weapons safety protocols. Biden made the apparently off-the-cuff remark late on Thursday while talking about US foreign policy during a private Democratic […]
The opposition Congress in Kerala on Friday came down heavily on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat for his community-based population imbalance remark, saying it was part of a “communal agenda” to spread hatred in the community for political gains. Senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, V D Satheesan […]