A retired general who twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, a political operative with no military background and a former football coach highlight Donald Trump’s appointments to boards overseeing the nation’s top military academies. “They will make our Country proud,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post announcing the appointments to each academy’s…

Teyana Taylor 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) “Our names do not need to be attached to one another for us to be great,” Teyana Taylor says, addressing the rumors about her divorce…

Civil rights attorney, Sheria Smith, speaks with theGrio about how DOE layoffs are impacting the Black community. “What is distressing about these terminations, which have started since Jan. 21, is the disparate impact on Black employees in our agency and certainly in the federal government,” says Sheria Smith. Sheria Smith was living her professional dream…

Source: Scott Eisen / Getty Harvard University announced a “significant expansion” of its financial aid program this week, but who will these changes actually help? In a statement released Monday, Harvard announced free undergraduate tuition for students from families with annual incomes of $200,000 or less. For students whose families have an annual income of…

Source: Leon Bennett / Getty Eugene “Big U” Henley is known in the hip-hop community as a former member of the Rollin’ 60s who changed his life after spending 13 years in prison, using his stature in the city to prevent gang violence and make moves with artists like the late Nipsey Hussle. But an…

A viral video of a beloved, internet-famous Black pianist being berated by a bystander as he’s playing a public piano drew an immense outpouring of support online for the performer. Camden Stewart, a London-based composer and classical pianist, often posts popular videos of his street performances that attract and impress social media users from all…

Source: Mario Tama / Getty When Gavin Newsom announced last month that he would be launching a podcast, This Is Gavin Newsom, ahead of a presumed presidential bid in 2028, in theory, it made a lot of sense as Americans continue to break from traditional forms of media. However, as soon as people found out…

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 27: Jess Hilarious speaks onstage during the 2024 Black Effect Podcast Festival at Pullman Yards on April 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Derek White/Getty Images for iHeartMedia and The Black Effect Podcast Network ) OPINION: Jess Hilarious may have valid claims about her treatment after coming back from maternity…

“30 Rock” actor Alec Baldwin, 66, became a trending topic on social media after footage of him and his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, 41, during a red-carpet interview spread across the internet. The Baldwins spoke with Extra correspondent Mona Kosar Abdi at the grand re-opening of Planet Hollywood in New York City at the invite-only event…

Tyler Perry attends Tyler Perry’s “Duplicity” New York Premiere at Museum of Modern Art on March 18, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) Tyler Perry’s upcoming film “Tyler Perry’s Duplicity” celebrates its premiere with a red-carpet screening at the MoMA ahead of debut on Amazon Prime. After nearly three decades of…