Nominee Kara Young from “Purpose” attends the 78th Annual Tony Awards Meet the Nominees press event at the Sofitel New York on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) Broadway star Kara Young shines in “Purpose” and could make Tony history with back-to-back wins on Broadway. Don’t bother asking Kara Young…
CLOSE American musician, educator, and composer Javon Anthony Jackson has used Jazz to not only bring Joy to his life, but also to the many people who have had the opportunity to hear him play. Born in Carthage, Missouri, but raised in Denver, Colorado, Jackson found his love for Jazz as a boy listening to…
After a long and controversial trial against Young Thug, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis dropped the only remaining murder charge this week. (Photos: AP Newsroom) After a long and controversial trial against Young Thug, District Attorney Fani Willis dropped the only remaining murder charge this week. Three years after Atlanta rapper Young Thug and 27 others…
A viral video showing a group of white men beating a Black customer at a Fort Wayne, Indiana, bar sparked considerable outrage and a quick rationalization from the establishment’s owner. “There are two sides to every story,” Pike’s Pub owner Kelly Rost, who was not present when the fight occurred last Friday night, said the…
President Donald Trump speaks during a summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Trump’s announcement bans travel from 12 countries and imposes restrictions on 7, including Haiti, the Republic of Congo and more. President Donald Trump on Wednesday resurrected a hallmark policy of his first…
Michelle Obama is opening up about her elder daughter’s journey toward independence. During a recent interview on Kate and Oliver Hudson’s “Sibling Revelry” podcast, the former first lady shared details about how her daughters are navigating life on their own — including dropping the Obama last name. In a moment that captures the challenges of…
Performances in biographical movies such as “Malcolm X,” The Hurricane,” and “Antwone Fisher” made Denzel Washington a Hollywood legend. The Oscar winner can even channel hip-hop mogul Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter on demand. Washington, 70, was a guest on the revamped “The Queen Latifah Show” daytime talk program in 2014. Latifah, a Grammy Award-winning rapper, hinted…
CBS News reports that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who this week ordered the renaming of a fleet replenishment oiler named in honor of the late pioneering gay rights activist Harvey Milk, is considering more name changes. Documents obtained by CBS reveal all of the potential changes are of vessels named after civil rights icons,…
Maria Shriver, 69, has learned a lot about love in the years since divorcing her ex-husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 77. She and the former California governor tied the knot in 1986 and stayed married for 25 years. In a new episode of the “Jamie Kern Lima Show,” Shriver described herself as a “frustrated matchmaker” who has…
Aya Nakamura attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) Aya Nakamura became the target of a racially motivated stunt after she was announced as a performer for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Thirteen individuals…
