Source: Jackson State University / Getty Every commencement season, many confront the end of one period and the birth of another. Many stand at a crossroads, turning their backs on what they’ve long known, even as they gaze into an uncertain future. It is no wonder, then, that educational or career changes can give rise to anxiety…
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is upset and embarrassed over his AI chatbot Grok and is threatening to “rewrite the entire corpus of human knowledge” with the next version of the artificial intelligence-based bot. Social media is having a meltdown over his warning, even as plenty of users, most MAGA supporters, are reveling in the idea…
A viral video showing an Asian man walking hand-in-hand with a Black toddler wearing nothing but a saggy diaper, a tiny backpack and a leash around his neck is raising alarm in Philadelphia. The man was also accompanied by an older Black boy, and although a group of bystanders questioned him briefly and made light…
Gabrielle Union speaks onstage at the Sisterhood & Savings A Conversation With Gabrielle Union during the 2025 American Black Film Festival at New World Center on June 12, 2025 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Treyvon E. Eugene/Getty Images for ABFF) Gabrielle Union opens up about life with an 80-year-old father who has been in…
This satellite picture by Planet Labs PBC shows Iran’s underground nuclear enrichment site at Fordo following U.S. airstrikes targeting the facility, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP) Iran says its missile barrage was a calculated move to mirror U.S. strikes without provoking full-scale war. Iran launched missile attacks Monday on U.S….
The reaction of a Black customer to a conversation between another customer and two employees that many believed mocked Juneteenth has left the North Carolina body shop where it occurred scrambling to minimize the damage. Synergy Auto Care owner Josh Dougherty said the two store employees shown in the video have left the Wilson, N.C., store…
Billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos, 61, and award-winning media personality Lauren Sánchez, 55, are set to wed in Venice, Italy, in the coming days. Some residents of the City of Canals have called out the Amazon founder and his fiancée for choosing their international city for their upcoming three-day celebration. According to reports, a “No Space…
Source: Matt Pendleton Photography / Getty If someone were to say to you, “So, a judge nominated by President Donald Trump was once a law school professor in Florida, and while he was a professor, he granted an award to a white supremacist student in his class for writing a paper arguing in favor of…
The family of a Washington state woman who was shot to death by police while undergoing a mental health crisis will get $2 million to resolve a wrongful death lawsuit. Katelyn Rose Smith, 30, was killed in an officer-involved shooting on New Year’s Day 2024 at a home in Longview, Washington. According to the federal…
Samantha Smith and Stephen A. Smith on”The Stephen A. Smith Show” (Screenshot: YouTube/The Stephen A. Smith Show) Known for his hot takes and commentary, Stephen A. Smith is getting a taste of his own medicine from his daughter Samantha. Stephen A. Smith might’ve finally met his match—and she shares his last name. On Juneteenth, the…
