Source: Photo via Zahrie Walls’ Instagram page. Community members in Chicago are mourning the loss of Zahrie Walls, a well-known hairstylist and a reported friend of the late Kenneka Jenkins, the 19-year-old woman who died in a hotel freezer in 2017. According to the Chicago Tribune, the body of the 27-year-old Walls was recovered from…
FILE – Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif., March 2, 2025. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP File) Venetian activists stage peaceful demonstrations saying the billionaire’s lavish wedding in Venice spotlights deepening wealth gaps and local neglect. This…
It looks like the honeymoon is over. Conservative political commentator Candace Owens, a longtime supporter of President Donald Trump, now says she’s “embarrassed” she voted for him. Owens made that comment during an interview with Piers Morgan on Tuesday. The author and activist, also known for promoting conspiracy theories, is upset over Trump’s handling of…
Source: Anastasiia Havrysh / Getty As artificial intelligence becomes more embedded in our healthcare systems, one thing is clear: the same institutions that have failed Black, Indigenous, disabled, queer, trans and poor communities for generations are now automating that failure at unbelievable scale. Experts, including practitioners and organizers from Healing Justice and Disability Justice, have…
Iranian protesters attend an anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli rally at Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) A tense ceasefire between Israel and Iran holds after 12 days of war, raising hopes for lasting peace—even as Iran vows to continue its nuclear program and suspends cooperation with the…
Niecy Nash-Betts attends The Connie Orlando Foundation’s Inaugural Black Women in Music Dinner at Audrey Irmas Pavilion on June 03, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images) Actress Niecy Nash Betts divulges all of the behind-the-scenes wedding drama after going “to the big show three times.” Niecy Nash-Betts married her wife Jessica…
When Billie Eilish announced her tour dates, a New York City mother knew she had to get tickets for her daughters. Sadia Brangan was willing to spend hundreds of dollars to make her girls’ dream of seeing their favorite pop star come true. What seemed like a straightforward online purchase would end up costing her…
In what may be the most audacious rewrite of history since the invention of alternative facts, the Trump White House now wants you to believe that “peace through strength” — a centuries-old military doctrine dating back to ancient Rome and George Washington — was cooked up by none other than President Donald Trump. Appearing on…
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani arrives at the NBC studios to participate in a Democratic mayoral primary debate, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, Pool) Mamdani would be the city’s first Muslim and Indian American mayor if elected. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo conceded New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran…
When celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s “Secret Service” production crew rolls into town restaurant owners usually hope for a miraculous turnaround. But for Firenze Restaurant & Pizzeria in Warren, Michigan, the celebrity treatment might have been the curtain call. The beloved Italian eatery that had served its community for more than six decades permanently shuttered its…
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