It was a dream vacation for Hannah Smith — a week in the Bahamas with friends celebrating their college graduation. But the joyous excursion turned tragic when 22-year-old Hannah, who just finished her studies at Miles College in Alabama, fell — according to her parents — or jumped — say police — off a pontoon…
Barack Obama is once again charming the internet — this time simply by being a gentleman. The former president was spotted by a Chicago-based content creator leaving his residence in the city with his wife, Michelle Obama. In a video posted on May 25, the creator and other onlookers waited outside to catch a glimpse…
Supporters of President Donald Trump are criticizing CBS 60 Minutes anchor Scott Pelley and referring to Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as “Woke Forest” after Pelley delivered a commencement address last week that criticized the Trump administration’s policies. “Guys like Scott Pelley, who want to posture as bastions for ‘free speech’ are more…
In this June 16, 2016 file photo, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rangel retires after more than four decades in office. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File) Charles Rangel, a Harlem icon and founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, served nearly 50 years in Congress—never afraid…
A single-family photograph of Steph and Ayesha Curry‘s family shared on social media has once again thrust them into the center of an unexpected online controversy. What began as an innocent snapshot celebrating the NBA superstar’s picture-perfect family life quickly spiraled into a heated debate that has resurfaced old wounds and reignited discussions about the…
A Black man who worked as a cook at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Idaho filed a federal employment discrimination lawsuit claiming his co-workers subjected him to relentless racial harassment, including calling him an “ape” and “ni—er” and comparing him to a slave. According to his complaint obtained by Atlanta Black Star, shortly after Thomas Wade…
An actor in the upcoming film “Madden” allegedly quit the production after director David O. Russell called him a racial slur. But since news of the incident broke, the rumor mill has been churning with contradictory accounts. The biopic of Bay Area football legend John Madden, starring Nicolas Cage and Christian Bale, is currently a…
Charity Harvey, left, and Marcus Parks, both of Washington, attend the opening gala of DC Black Pride, Friday, May 23, 2025, at the Capitol Hilton in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) At World Pride in D.C., Black and Brown LGBTQ+ communities are showing up with joy, strategy, and solidarity—because their fight for survival is as layered…
Walaa Al-Kilani, center, mourns her mother and brother, who were killed when an Israeli military strike hit a school sheltering displaced residents, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) Israeli airstrikes killed at least 52 Palestinians, including families sheltering in a school. The offensive continues as aid access remains…
Family members of George Floyd, from left, Bianca Williams, Zsa Zsa Floyd, and Arianna Williams, 7, react during a memorial service on the anniversary of Floyd’s death on Sunday, May 25, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Five years after George Floyd’s death, Minneapolis still grapples with how to honor his memory, support Black communities,…
