We Should Honor Radical Black Women During Black August

Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly, colloquially known as Dr. CBS (and famously @blackleftaf on her prolific Twitter account), spoke to ESSENCE about the importance of Black August, her forthcoming coedited book, Organize, Fight, Win: Black Communist Women’s Political Writing, and the radical Black women…

Inflation: 'No quick relief in rent increases,' economist explains

Inflation has been a persistent nightmare, and rising rents nationwide are partly to blame. Unfortunately for renters, things are unlikely to get better this year. “No quick relief in rent increases,” Alan Detmeister, a senior economist at UBS, told Yahoo Finance. “Probably…

WH physician: Biden tests positive for COVID again

By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday "as could be anticipated," his physician said in a memo released by the White House, adding that the president continued to feel well and would continue his…

Politicians' backlash over 'using Lionesses victory to self-promote'

Politicians face backlash as they are accused of using Lionesses victory to promote themselves after Ian Wright blasted government for jumping on bandwagon of Euro2022 success Lionesses’ achievement prompted different kind of huge effort from politicians MPs and leaders documented their support…

15 worst states to live on just a Social Security check

The average monthly payment for Social Security retirement benefits is $1,613.77. That’s not enough to get by in most places in America, but Social Security was never meant to serve as a retiree’s sole source of income. Yet for many seniors, Social…