The Justice Department is suing Georgia over its voter suppression law that was recently passed by Republicans, alleging the law violates the federal Voting Rights Act by purposely imposing voting restrictions that largely affect minorities. “Our complaint alleges that recent changes to Georgia’s election laws were enacted with the purpose …

When Brent Cobb was in grade school, he used to look forward to guest visits by Okefenokee Joe, a local singer-songwriter who taught kids about nature with songs about the Georgia swamp from which he took his name. “I grew up in a rural place, going to public school and …

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Swizz Beatz and Busta Rhymes will lead a tribute to DMX at the 2021 BET Awards, which will air this Sunday, June 27th, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Swizz Beatz is leading and curating the tribute, while Fatima Robinson will serve as the creative director. Additional performers include Method Man and …

Until this day, no out man has ever played on an American professional football team. That means Americans have never turned on the TV to see an honest gay man in the end zone. Las Vegas Raiders’ Carl Nassib made history on Monday by casually coming out as gay via …

As the highly transmissible Covid-19 Delta variant has spread to 74 countries in just six months since its discovery, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is warning Americans that the strain will become the “predominant variant in the months ahead” in the United States. The …

WASHINGTON —“What’s Manchin’s Twitter handle again?” It was just past 2 o’clock on Tuesday, June 15, and Trey Martinez Fischer stood outside of Sen. Joe Manchin‘s office in Washington, D.C. Martinez Fischer had been there for an hour, and was prepared to wait longer. He had no plans to leave …

The House voted on Thursday to repeal a nearly two-decade-old war powers measure that expanded presidential authorities following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The House passed the bill by a bipartisan 268-161 vote that included 49 Republicans. If the bill gets through the Senate, it would end the 2002 …

Ariana Grande, Broadway star Marissa Jaret Winokur, and James Corden teamed up to sing about the end of Covid-19 restrictions on The Late Late Show. The trio parodied “Good Morning Baltimore” from Hairspray with the tune “No Lockdowns Anymore.” In the clip, Corden appears on a spring street in his …

The University of Southern California (USC)’s Annenberg Institute, which conducts annual research on gender and race in the music business, released a new report on Tuesday. It details the gender and race makeup of executive-level managers across the music business — and unsurprisingly, the Institute’s findings suggest significant room for …