Reps. Cori Bush, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley Sleep Outside the U.S. Capitol to Protest End of Pandemic Eviction Freeze

The federal eviction moratorium enacted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to keep people who have lost employment or wages due to the pandemic from losing their homes expired Saturday, but congressional Democrats are keeping the pressure up on the Biden administration to have it renewed. One of the…

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After Winning Olympic Silver, Shot-Putter Raven Saunders Protests on the Podium for 'All People Who Are Oppressed'

Raven Saunders’ journey to the 2020 Summer Olympics was anything but easy.

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Honoring James Baldwin and His Legacy Through 'Inviting In Day'

Much to the chagrin of some nosy people, David Johns doesn’t typically offer up an answer to the ever-probing question of, “When did you know?”

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Kicked-Out Kirk: DaBaby Removed From Lollapalooza and Governors Ball Lineup Following Homophobic Comments

DaBaby has been put in time out.

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Hip-Hop Legends to Celebrate the Life of Biz Markie on Monday

The life of hip-hop icon Biz Markie is set to be celebrated on Monday, August 2.

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