Hill sat down to discuss the sexual harassment allegations with Melissa Harris-Perry for Essence, how she felt about Washington's portrayal of her, and why Thomas' "high-tech lynching" metaphor is still as painstaking as the three-day hearing in 1991.
Plus, "Star Wars" director JJ Abrams to start new diversity hiring practices at his production company and SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas finally breaks his 10-year silence.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asked questions during oral arguments for the first time in 10 years. Will he become the voice of conservative values in the absence of Justice Antonin Scalia?
George Takei, the Japanese-American actor best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu on Star Trek, has apologized for referring to Supreme Court Justice Clarence…
#HBO releases a photo of @kerrywashington (right) as #AnitaHill in the upcoming film #Confirmation. pic.twitter.com/mHLqbxeoJS — AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) June 17, 2015 In what’s sure…
Rev. Willie T. Barrow, an influential pioneer during the civil rights movement, has died. Barrow, who was dubbed the “The Little Warrior,” marched with Dr.…
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sparked debate this week with remarks he made during an appearance at Florida’s Palm Beach Atlantic University. Thomas claimed he’s…
Earlier this year, a Census Bureau report confirmed, for the first time in history, that Black people vote at a higher percentage than whites in a presidential election…
WASHINGTON — Several Democratic politicians are calling for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to be investigated for his failure to disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars of income. The investigation stems from Thomas’s wife, Virginia, who earned over $100,000 a year for several years from the conservative Heritage Foundation. Still, Thomas never indicated in his […]
As the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case continues to unfold, his accuser Nafissatou Diallo is caught in an old, deplorable game of demonizing the woman — and Black women in particular — as sexual aggressors and prostitutes. The media’s continued assault on her character practically forced her to come forward, defend her character and profess her truth. […]
