The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has agreed to pay $5 million to the family of a man who was dragged to his death by a subway train in Boston three years ago. Robinson Lalin died on April 10, 2022, after his arm got stuck in the doorway of a subway car that dragged him as…
Source: Color of Change / Color of Change As the party formerly claiming to care about fiscal responsibility prepares to unleash an unprecedented money grab at the expense of millions of Americans, a group of lawmakers isn’t letting the proposed Republican budget pass without a fight. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) co-sponsored a Lobby Day with…
Depicted in this courtroom sketch, Sean “Diddy” Combs, sits at the defense table with one of his attorneys, Teny Garagos, right, during his bail hearing, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP, File) As psychologist Dawn Hughes details the impact of abuse, defense attorneys push back, a former executive assistant details…
Tabitha Brown attends the 2025 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on February 27, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Tabitha Brown shed light on how the Target boycott, nearly five months in, has been impacting her peers at the retailer. Tabitha Brown will always…
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 21: U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a printed article from “American Thinker” while accusing South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa of state-sanctioned violence against white farmers in South Africa during a press availability in the Oval Office at the White House on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip…
Former “American Idol” sweetheart Carrie Underwood vexed some viewers all season long with her perceived disinterest in certain contestants. That sentiment remained prevalent when season 23 winner Jamal Roberts was announced on May 18. The idol alum, who won the competition in 2005, returned as a judge this year alongside Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan….
Source: picture alliance / Getty As the Trump administration seeks to purge the U.S. military of trans people for no other reason than how they identify, one can only wonder if it has the same energy for purging the military of racists and bigots. (Spoiler alert: they don’t have that same energy and no one…
The Fulton County Superior Courthouse is seen, March 14, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) Wave, whose real name is Rodarius Green, voluntarily surrendered to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office on warrants stemming from an April 21 police call in the Atlanta suburb of Milton. The rapper known as Rod Wave faces more than a…
Denzel Washington, 70, made a huge splash at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival in France following a viral clip of his heated confrontation with a photographer. The Hollywood icon attended the prestigious festivities for the world premiere of the A24-produced crime thriller directed by Spike Lee, “Highest 2 Lowest.” Multiple camera angles captured the…
As the federal trial of embattled music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs continues in a New York court, many around the world are hanging onto the updates given via journalists, as no cameras are allowed in the courtroom. Diddy’s trial officially began on May 5 with jury selection. After the jury was chosen, the trial…
