Picture it…In Wherever Land, sometime around New Year’s Day, you are reflecting back on the year behind you and looking towards 2020 with eyes full of hope and expectation. And, of course, your looking includes scrolling through New Year’s posts from people all around the world. Then, as fate would have it, you stumble upon a post that will chart the course of the beginning of your year on...
Talibah Mawusi Smith
Four Mississippians challenge obscure law, dating back to the Reconstruction Era, meant to keep Black Mississippians from being elected in certain races. Why? For the first time in almost 150 yrs, a Black candidate could win a statewide elected position. Jennifer Riley-Collins, a Black woman and Democrat, is running for state Attorney General. The law being challenged requires candidates for statewide office to win not just a majority of...
Activists were escorted from Democratic debate for disrupting Bill de Blasio’s opening address. Activists shouted “Fire Pantaleo” during Democratic candidate Bill de Blasio’s opening speech at the presidential debate held last night in Detroit, MI. The five activists were escorted out of the Fox Theater by police after being asked to leave. The activists, all well-known in the activist community, were Tamika D. Mallory (co-President of the Women’s March,...
John Singleton, director of multiple critically-acclaimed films, suffered a stroke on April 17, 2019. After almost 2 weeks of being in a coma, his family directed medical staff to remove Singleton from life support on April 29, 2019. He was 51 years old. Conflicting details surrounded the state of his health up until the time of his passing. Several news sources prematurely reported that Singleton had passed earlier in...
John Singleton, director of multiple critically-acclaimed films, suffered a stroke on April 17, 2019. Conflicting details surrounding the state of his health have been reported with his publicist releasing a statement on April 29 that Singleton remains in a coma. Having directed such iconic films as Boyz n the Hood, Poetic Justice, Higher Learning, Rosewood, and 2 Fast 2 Furious, he solidified himself as one of the most talented...
