Venus Williams celebrates her win over Peyton Stearns during a match at the Citi Open tennis tournament Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Venus Williams earned her first singles victory in nearly two years, becoming second-oldest woman to win a tour-level match. Venus Williams wanted to send a message — to herself and…
FILE – The Olympic rings are reinstalled after being taken down for maintenance ahead of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the Odaiba section in Tokyo, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has directed national sports bodies to comply with Trump’s executive order banning transgender women from women’s…
Former President George W. Bush’s fierce defense of Barack and Michelle Obama against divorce rumors has fans revisiting what they believe is the pivotal moment he became smitten with the former first lady. Social media erupted with playful theories and admiring comments about Bush’s protective stance toward Michelle, suggesting it reveals something deeper than political…
A recent photo of Zoë Kravitz having what seems to be a casual outing is igniting concerns for her well-being. The actress was spotted leaving The Bowery Hotel in New York City on Friday, July 18, wearing an understated outfit while sipping some iced coffee. Sporting a red oversized shirt with the words “Black History…
Source: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Getty Long before Texas officials scrambled for a special session to attack Black voter power in the Lone Star state, Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis was already stacking the deck in his party’s favor. Now, four years after redistricting began, the Florida Supreme Court upheld maps backed by DeSantis diluting Black voter…
Lizzo attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) While Lizzo was ruled officially off the hook, her touring company, Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc. remains a defendant. Lizzo’s legal team has fired back against…
(Photo: Getty Images) A spokesperson for President Obama slammed the Trump administration’s “bizarre allegations” as a “ridiculous and weak attempt at distraction.” President Donald Trump doubled down on his attacks against former President Barack Obama, again accusing his predecessor, without evidence, of personally targeting him with a federal investigation of his 2016 presidential campaign and…
A trip down memory lane has lady fans of 80-year-old Rod Stewart drooling at the mouth. What got women online all hot and heavy for the British rock and pop singer was a single image taken more than five decades ago. The photo, which was shared to his personal Instagram account on July 20, shows…
Murder charges have been filed against a man who got into a drunken row with bar patrons, then fatally shot a Black man who helped de-escalate his fights, right after calling him a racial slur. The shooting happened in Indianapolis, Indiana, on July 17 at a bar called Mucky Duck, 4WTHR reported. Police charged 21-year-old…
Source: LeoPatrizi / Getty As a Black woman who walks around daily loving her Blackness, I’m tired. Tired of seeing the same recycled “African vs. African American” debate clog my timelines and create division-centered conversations that should be rooted in solidarity. Tired of watching “light skin vs. dark skin” tropes resurface every summer like it’s…
