New American citizens recite the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony in Miami on Aug. 17, 2018. AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee The Trump administration wants to take away citizenship from naturalized Americans on a massive scale. While a recent Justice Department memo prioritizes national security cases, it directs the department to “maximally pursue denaturalization proceedings…
A white supremacist group claims it’s helping flood victims in central Texas. Patriot Front has declared it’s part of “disaster relief” efforts, according to The Guardian, after catastrophic flooding swept through Kerr County early Friday, killing at least 120 people, including dozens of children, and leaving more than 170 missing. Raging flood waters from the…
President Donald Trump‘s latest public appearance has countless social media users sharing their unfiltered reactions across various platforms. What was meant to be a serious White House diplomatic engagement quickly morphed into an online spectacle focused more on appearance than policy, as the internet fixated on the visuals over the foreign policy implications of a…
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has stepped in it again as rabid MAGA voters erupt in anger over the continuing fallout from the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, accusing the administration of trying to clean up the mess by lying about it. Epstein, a disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, had…
Janet Jackson’s first marriage to James DeBarge remains one of the most talked-about chapters in the pop icon’s personal life, and now DeBarge is opening up about their whirlwind romance while teasing major revelations in an upcoming documentary. The brief but intense relationship between the Jackson family princess and the R&B crooner has captivated fans…
Chief Executive Officer, ESSENCE Caroline A. Wanga speaks onstage during the 2022 15th Annual ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards Luncheonat Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 24, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Caroline Wanga responds after discourse around the 2025 Essence Festival of Culture…
Source: picture alliance / Getty Two former West Virginia correctional officers were sentenced this week over the in-custody death of Quantez Burks. According to AP, 41-year-old Mark Holdren and 33-year-old Johnathan Walters were sentenced to 20 and 21 years in prison, respectively, in relation to Burks’ 2022 in-custody death. Holdren and Walters both pleaded guilty…
Pastor Kenneth Moales Jr. (Photo credit: WJZ) After a pastor was carjacked in Baltimore City, he is calling for compassion and change. A pastor who miraculously fought off and forgave a teen carjacker while visiting Baltimore hopes something positive can come out of the moment. Pastor Kenneth Moales Jr., who was visiting Baltimore City towards…
Source: Liubomyr Vorona / Getty While much has been said about the Trump administration’s assault on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), there have been equally regressive moves within state governments across America. As a result of Tennessee’s DEI ban going into effect this month, Memphis’ Minority Women Enterprise program was quietly shuttered this week. According…
Right-wing podcaster Charlie Kirk is shockingly blaming what he calls Austin, Texas’ “DEI fire chief” for the deadly flooding that killed 119 people and left another 173 missing over the Fourth of July holiday in Kerr County, Texas. On Wednesday, on his podcast, “The Charlie Kirk Show,” Kirk ranted over Democrats, whom he called “despicable.”…
