Jodie Turner-Smith attends the “Thunderbolts*” UK Special Screening at Cineworld Leicester Square on April 22, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) After finalizing their divorce, actress Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson continue to navigate co-parenting. Jodie Turner-Smith understands the importance of a mother in a child’s life, especially a Black mother in…
A 20-year-old man is facing murder charges for the shooting death of a young U.S. Navy veteran who family members say was killed during a “senseless act of road rage.” According to local reports, New York City police say Keino Campbell, 27, was found unconscious in a 2012 gray Infiniti around 2 a.m. on June…
Source: Handout / Getty A white Christian fascist MAGA plotted a day of bloodshed and later texted his family, “Dad went to war last night.” That chilling text message to his wife and kids was a blood-soaked benediction and a declaration of allegiance to his politics, to whiteness, to God. He dressed up like a…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 05: Dominique Thorne attends “The Hicks Happy Hour” Shorts: Showtime! premiere during the 2025 Tribeca Festival at Spring Studios on June 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Manoli Figetakis/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival) || LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 15: Robert Downey Jr. attends the 76th Primetime…
Chalk up another cherished American symbol that has quietly vanished under Donald Trump’s watch. A bust of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., once prominently displayed in the Oval Office, has been removed under Donald Trump’s presidency amid a broader rollback of civil rights iconography, military tributes, and diversity initiatives across federal agencies. The decision to move…
Dave Chappelle says the devastation of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential win made it difficult to find the laughter behind the scenes at “Saturday Night Live.” The comedian hosted the show four days after the presidential race on Nov. 12. In a new Variety “Actors on Actors” conversation with Mo Amer, Chappelle recalled the scene that…
Peter Bittenbender and Nas attends City Harvest: The 2019 Gala on April 30, 2019 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for City Harvest) Mass Appeal, a record label co-founded by Nas, settles racial discrimination lawsuit brought by former head of development in 2023. Nas’ record label, Mass Appeal,…
Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty For more than a century — 115 years to be exact — the person who holds the office of president of the United States has been invited to the NAACP’s national convention. That tradition has been put on pause for the first time, as President Donald Trump has been disinvited…
Chrisette Michele attends the 2024 Black Music Honors at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on May 18, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Carol Lee Rose/Getty Images) Chrisette Michele is “coming to grips with a lot” and giving herself room to take in the news of her recent autism diagnosis. On Sunday, Grammy-winning vocalist Chrisette…
Despite multiple witnesses telling police that Stephan Long had acted in self-defense when he shot and killed two white assailants who had attacked him during a road rage altercation, Denver prosecutors charged the Black man with two counts of first-degree murder. Long ended up spending four months in jail and an additional 10 months on…
