Atlanta Black Star

1 day ago | atlantablackstar.com | Grace Jidoun

Melania Trump’s “Einstein visa” status came under attack at a June 25 House hearing on restoring credibility to the visa process. Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett delivered an impassioned speech about “integrity,” questioning how the Slovenian-born former model could qualify for an EB-1 Visa, also known as the “Einstein visa,” which requires “some sort of significant achievement” for approval.

1 day ago | atlantablackstar.com | Jill Sieder

A white actress is suing the San Diego Library for racial discrimination after it canceled her one-woman show in which she portrays historic Black civil rights figures, including Harriet Tubman. County administrators thought some library patrons might find her performance culturally insensitive. Annette Hubbell, 76, has been presenting her “Woman Warriors” show, paying tribute to the women she most admires, for five years at venues across the country.

1 day ago | atlantablackstar.com | Grace Jidoun

Joy Reid was quick to correct conservatives during a panel discussion on “CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip” on June 24, providing a crash course in history — and her supporters are here for it. “Damn she cooked them,” enthused one of her many admirers, who found the journalist’s candid, calm, and collected demeanor a breath of fresh air.

2 days ago | atlantablackstar.com | Grace Jidoun

In an extraordinary exchange on TMZ Live this week, D.L. Hughley and TMZ producer Michael Babcock got into a screaming match over Trump’s “obsession” with Barack Obama and treatment of the African-American community. The right-leaning Babcock is facing harsh criticism on social media over his dismissive remarks toward Hughley, and their argument has sparked flashbacks to another controversial exchange involving the tabloid reporter.

3 days ago | atlantablackstar.com | Jill Sieder

A Black man who was arrested on live TV is suing the city of Frederick, Maryland, its police officers and the company that produces the reality cop show series “On Patrol: Live,” claiming he was falsely arrested for robbery and portrayed in a false light on the show, damaging his reputation.