And while she describes incumbent Representative Daniel Ryan, a Charlestown Democrat, as a nice guy, the Afro-Latina and environmental activist said, I feel we need a change in new energy. Others are vying to succeed legislators who decided not to run for reelection, such as state Representative Daniel Cullinane, a…

Such is the tumult thats enveloped the Fourth District, where the countrys last unsettled open-seat primary has shed candidates but not uncertainty with just days left before the Sept. 1 election. Nine Democrats are on the ballot but just seven are still running. The races scant polling has shown a…

Following the Milwaukee Bucks refusal to play in Game 5 of the NBA playoffs, n+1 assistant editor Elias Rodriques and n+1 contributor Andrew Liu (76ers and Stephen Curry supporters, respectively) exchanged emails about labor, protest, the bubble, Du Boiss Black Reconstruction, and Giannis Antetokounmpos fondness for green smoothies. edsDear Andy,…

For several minutes at the Republican National Convention, it seemed like President Donald Trump was winning the vote of Black and Latino public housing residents. In a 2-minute and 27-second video shown Thursday night, four New York City Housing Authority tenants and a tenant leader praised the Trump administration and…

The Giants werent among the various NFL teams to cancel a practice this week following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin, but they unveiled a new initiative and showed a sign of solidarity before Friday nights Blue-White scrimmage at MetLife Stadium. Players and coaches assembled in two lines…

Editor’s note: Richard Lapchick is a human rights activist, pioneer for racial equality, expert on sports issues, scholar and author. He is president of the Institute for Sport and Social Justice, chairman of the DeVos Sports Business Management Program at the University of Central Florida and director of the Institute…

Watch the new CBSN Originals documentary, “Speaking Frankly | Censorship,” in the video player above. It premieres on CBSN Sunday, August 30, at 8 p.m., 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. ET. Musician Joy Villa’s red carpet dresses at the past three years’ Grammy Awards were embellished with pro-Trump messages that cemented her…

Today, thousands of protesters will converge in the nation’s capital to march for police reform and racial justice. The 2020 March on Washington comes 57 years after the original 1963 March on Washington that demanded racial justice and civil rights for Black Americans. Here’s what you need to know about…

One can trace the trope of the child genius back to stories of Mozart composing his first concertos at four, or perhaps even earlier, to the young Alexander the Great absorbing philosophy at Aristotles knee. Film and television have long had a fascination with prodigiesDoogie Howser, Sheldon Cooper, and Jimmy…

NEW YORK — Chita Rivera, Gloria Estefan, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Thalía will headline a benefit digital concert in October to celebrate Latino culture and achievement in theater. Viva Broadway! Hear Our Voices will be held online Oct. 1 and will be hosted by Andréa Burns. It will be directed and…