Before former MTV VJ and activist Ananda Lewis passed, she texted her best friend Stephanie Elam, “we come in love and choose to leave it with love as well.” (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images) Before Ananda Lewis died, she texted her best friend Stephanie Elam, “we come in love and choose to leave it with…
Federal courts in this country have long protected police officers from lawsuits in the name of qualified immunity, a legal doctrine that shields cops from civil lawsuits unless their actions violated a “clearly established statutory or constitutional rights.” But last month, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed the “Back the Blue” bill into law which expands…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty The Trump administration’s second term can only be described as bootleg authoritarianism. They’re certainly trying to be authoritarian as all get out, but as the shock and awe of the early months has faded, it’s clear that ol’ boy is going to be facing pushback from various levels of…
Denzel Washington is at the center of swirling speculation, with new reports suggesting the Oscar winner may be grappling with anger issues behind the scenes. Sources claim the 70-year-old actor’s inner circle is growing concerned about what they describe as an increasingly uncontrollable temper—rumors fueled by a heated confrontation with a photographer at the Cannes…
Straw. Taraji P. Henson as Janiyah Wiltkinson in Straw. Cr. Chip Bergmann/Perry Well Films 2/Courtesy Netflix ©2025 Love or hate Tyler Perry movies, the numbers continue to demonstrate that Perry delivers movies that his audience is waiting to see. Since its release on June 6, “Straw,” the latest movie written, directed and produced by Tyler…
It’s a scene that plays out in homes across the world — a parent punishes a child by preventing TikTok access. Child sobs, thinking their life as they know it is over. That’s essentially what happened, on a much larger scale, to California-based influencer Natalie Reynolds, whose public meltdown outside the company’s Los Angeles headquarters…
So who wins in the court of public opinion between a Black man hitting an allegedly overserved woman and a white man who tried to intervene but then threatens to kill the Black man, or ‘n—a,” as he words it? On Reddit, at least in the feed of Bodymore410, on whose page, which promotes “Baltimore-related music and street…
Source: Tulsa Police / KJRH An incident involving police officers in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and a Black alleged jaywalker resulted in the civilian being injured by a police cruiser that one officer, apparently, failed to put in park before exiting. Also, it arguably looks like it could be a case of racial profiling gone wrong. Bodycam…
Jenna Bush Hager tried to put her “Today” show colleague Al Roker on blast during a morning segment this week. The “Jenna & Friends” host dropped a bombshell during the “Jenna’s Morning Boost” segment before later having to correct herself. The mix-up took place on June 10 when Bush Hager revealed that her late grandmother…
FILE – A hiring sign is displayed at a grocery store in Northbrook, Ill., Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) New unemployment claims remain at 248,000 for a second week, the highest since October, as tariff tensions and corporate cost-cutting weigh on the labor market. U.S. filings for jobless benefits were unchanged last…
