Source: KENA BETANCUR / Getty Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested and detained late Friday afternoon by officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The New York Times reports Baraka was part of a protest “at a new immigration detention facility that is expected to play a central role in President Trump’s mass deportation effort.” Baraka’s…
Rep. LaMonica McIver, center, demands the release of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after his arrest while protesting outside an ICE detention prison, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J, (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis) Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, said on the social platform X that Baraka committed trespass and ignored warnings from Homeland…
Kerry Washington as Syrah and Jahleel Kamera as Ky in Shadow Force. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lionsgate Kerry Washington breaks new ground in her first action role, showing that being a mother (and a fighter) requires more than just strength. Forget the one-note action hero or the overburdened mom trope. “Shadow Force” gives us something…
Sherri Shepherd is apologizing after talking dirty to another woman’s husband — and Patti Labelle might be to blame. Shepherd had Kerry Washington and her “Shadow Force” co-star Omar Sy as guests on “The Sherri Shepherd Show” to talk about the upcoming film when the talk show host suddenly got carried away. Enthralled by Sy’s…
It started routinely enough. “It was a traffic issue,” Cheektowaga, New York, police Lt. Brian Bzibziak said to Buffalo TV station ABC-7. “Somebody came off a side street, they weren’t happy, and it led to the road rage incident.” For 34-year-old Justin Goodrich, his alleged inability to control his temper and suppress his racial animus…
Grieving father, Rodney Hinton Jr. in court for allegedly killing an officer (Screenshot: AP News Video) Rodney Hinton Jr. is accused of running down a deputy in Ohio with his car on May 2 after viewing bodycam footage of his son’s shooting. The popular online fundraising platform GoFundMe is apologizing after multiple fundraisers for Rodney…
Source: Ray Tan / Getty As much as Republicans, especially in the MAGA era, fearmonger about election security and voter fraud that largely does not exist in the U.S., the true threat to American voters that we really don’t discuss enough is the years-long trend of red states redistricting their congressional maps with the clear…
Source: Shannon Finney / Getty In yet another shocking display of power and partisanship, President Donald Trump has fired Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress. For those unfamiliar with her, Dr. Carla Hayden is a trailblazer — the first woman and the first African American to ever hold the prestigious role of Librarian of Congress,…
Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark speaks during a Juneteenth reparations rally at Newark City Hall on June 17, 2022 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was reportedly arrested for trespassing and ignoring warnings from Homeland Security Investigations. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was reportedly arrested on Friday while…
Did you know Leonardo DiCaprio made his Met Gala debut in 2025? The acclaimed actor avoided walking the fashion event’s red carpet, but a photograph of him with his young girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti surfaced online. The verified Vogue Instagram page shared a black-and-white picture of DiCaprio, 50, and Ceretti, 26, from the Met Gala on…
