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*Migos rapper Offset has publicly slammed House Bill 314, also known as the Alabama Human Life Protection Act. The legislation bans all abortions in the state, with no exceptions for victims of rape or incest. The law was signed by Republican Gov. Kay Ivey last week, and allows women to terminate a pregnancy only […]

Bill Bellamy – Getty *Needless to say, this is messy. Really messy. Actor and comedian Bill Bellamy recently lost both his father and father-in-law and is now feuding with his sister. Reportedly, Bellamy, 57, told media outlets that he had to forgo his father’s funeral, held yesterday (June 24). The Cousin Skeeter star […]

*California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 793 into law on Aug. 28. The legislation is one of the country’s strongest restrictions on flavored tobacco. The bill makes it a crime for any retailer or individual to sell a flavored tobacco product or any tobacco product flavor enhancer in the state. Violation will be punishable by a fine of […]

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal *Georgia Governor Nathan Deal said he will veto the controversial religious liberty bill, which critics have denounced as anti-gay. Gov. Deal said the bill doesn’t reflect “the character of our state and the character of our people,” in prepared remarks he gave on Monday, according to the AP. “Georgia is […]

[…] Klux Klan protests on July 8, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia – Getty *As the white-washing of American history continues in Texas, the Republican-led Senate has passed a bill that removes requirements for public school teachers to instruct students that the Klu Klux Klan is “morally wrong.” According to Complex, as reported by The Hill, […]

Beth Ferrier, one of two Denver women who claim to have been sexually assaulted by comic Bill Cosby, heads to a hearing room after a news conference Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, in the State Capitol in Denver. *A Colorado House committee on Thursday unanimously approved a bill prompted by sexual assault claims against Bill […]

Saving Grandpa Bill – book cover *Willie “Bill” Davis, a 70-year-old African American grandpa, author, and speaker, is on a mission to transform lives through his debut book, “Saving Grandpa Bill.” In the book, he reveals his journey from nearly 400 pounds to 150 pounds, and how he was able to accomplish this without […]

*Despite all the sexual abuse and drugging allegations leveled at Bill Cosby, his wife Camille continues to stand by her man. So much so that it’s still business as usual for her as news surfaced last week about Cosby admitting his intent to drug various women he wanted to have sex with by obtaining […]

[…] to pass a debt limit deal that will be in effect through January 1, 2025. It was a way for lawmakers to prevent a catastrophic default. The bill will next need to be passed by the Senate before it can be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. In the Senate, […]

*The recent passing of Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell prompted nearly every NBA team to retire his number six jersey.  Russell joins MLB icon Jackie Robinson and former hockey player Wayne Gretzky as the only athletes to have their number retired league-wide. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal reports that the Celtics will debut […]

*Mum was truly the word for Camille Cosby, as she remained silent and brief during her recent deposition in a libel lawsuit involving her husband, Bill Cosby. Referencing a report from the New York Daily News, BET detailed a15-page excerpt of the deposition released by Cosby’s lawyers, which revealed that Camille appeared defensive and […]

[…] speaks at an AB 2774 rally in front of the State Capitol in Sacramento before a hearing held on April 27. Weber is the author of the bill ( Margaret Fortune founder of Fortune charter school CEO standing to her right). (CBM photo by Antonio Ray Harvey). *With a 7-0 vote, the Assembly Education […]

[…] kill Obamacare for the umpteenth time. “I cannot in good conscience vote for the Graham-Cassidy proposal,” Arizona Senator John McCain said in a statement, referring to the bill by Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana. “I believe we could do better working together, Republicans and Democrats, and have not […]

*Former television Judge Joe Brown is not down with putting abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, as he believes a Black man deserves the honor.  “The status of an ethnic group is determined by its men, not its women,” Brown said during a conversation with Umar Johnson. “And putting a Black woman on […]

[…] U.S. House of Representatives broke the hearts of a broad and diverse coalition of advocates after Members of Congress passed predatory lending legislation on February 14. A bill passed the lower chamber that would render useless state laws in the majority of states, including the 15 states and the District of Columbia where state […]