Source: Gary Hershorn / Getty Several companies have learned the hard way that the Trump administration isn’t as “pro-business” as it claimed. The administration’s pronounced crackdown on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives has resulted in several companies rolling back, if not outright ending their DEI programs, which in turn has inspired consumer boycotts that…
Source: Reach Media Inc. / Getty / Reach Media Inc./ Getty Radio executive Colby “Colb” Tyner joined Get Up Mornings with Erica Campbell to talk about a powerful new project: Altadena After the Fire, a podcast produced by Urban One that sheds light on the recovery of a historic Black community devastated by wildfire. Altadena,…
President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) A federal court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law, swiftly throwing into doubt Trump’s signature set of economic policies…
A Maryland woman is facing felony child abuse charges for attacking a child who called her “fat” and referred to her as the Muppets character “Miss Piggy” on a plane. Kristy Crampton was charged on Memorial Day following a vacation she took with her family to Disney World in Orlando, according to an arrest report…
(Photo: White House) “I’m happy that she got the mercy that she deserved, but to provide cover for this racist administration…is appalling and unconscionable,” says political expert Reecie Colbert. As President Donald Trump announced his pardons for Todd and Julie Chrisley during an Oval Office call on Tuesday, his newly minted “pardon czar,” Alice Johnson,…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty On Tuesday (May 27), Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that COVID-19 vaccines would no longer be recommended for healthy children and pregnant women. He did so in a video posted on X, formerly Twitter, alongside National Institute of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattarchaya and…
Allana Gray was out running errands on May 21 when she got the phone call every parent dreads. Her 2-year-old daughter, Egypt, had been seriously injured. Gray rushed home to find a chaotic scene. People surrounded the home, drawn by the commotion. At one point, one of Gray’s family members confronted the crowd with a…
Quinta Brunson arrives at City Year Los Angeles’ 14th Annual Spring Break Gala on May 10, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, file) Quinta Brunson receives a key to the city and mural in a ceremony at the Philadelphia school that inspired her hit show “Abbott Elementary.” Philadelphia’s mayor honored actor and producer…
Elon Musk looks on as President Donald Trump meets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Elon Musk’s departure marks the end of a turbulent chapter of his spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy. Elon Musk is leaving…
Karoline Leavitt, 27, made history by becoming the youngest White House press secretary in January 2025, but her age continues to make headlines for other reasons as well. The official spokesperson for President Donald Trump’s second administration is married to real estate developer Nicholas Riccio, a man who is more than 32 years Leavitt’s senior….
