Southern University cuts ties with Omega Psi Phi after alleged hazing incident linked to student death. (Photo credit: WAFB) Following the death of student Caleb Wilson, the Beta Sigma chapter will not have any ‘privileges and rights’ with the school. In a public announcement on Friday, Southern University said that it has expelled the school’s…
President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio watch Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on television after the House passed the bill on July 3, 2025. Joyce N. Boghosian/White House via AP President Donald Trump has said the “big, beautiful bill” he signed into law on July 4, 2025, will stimulate the economy…
A young woman who was fed drugs, beaten and sex trafficked in a metro Atlanta hotel as a 16-year-old has won a $40 million verdict after five years of litigation and a federal trial, during which a jury found the hotel liable for and a participant in the sex crime activity on its premises. United…
A Philadelphia judge has handed down a lenient sentence after a former Philadelphia police officer was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a man in 2023. The former cop, Mark Dial, was sentenced to 9-and-a-half months to two years in prison in the killing of 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry, according to the Philadelphia…
Venus and Serena Williams’ names are at the center of new outrage aimed at British royal Princess Michael of Kent, who allegedly named two black animals after the tennis legends. These allegations were first mentioned in a 2018 Vanity Fair article titled “Palace & Prejudice” about Meghan Markle’s entry into the House of Windsor and…
FILE – Washington Commanders jerseys are displayed at an event to unveil the NFL football team’s new identity, Feb. 2, 2022, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, file) Trump threatens to block Washington stadium deal unless NFL team reverts to ‘Redskins’ name, reigniting debate over team names and cultural sensitivity. President Donald Trump is threatening…
Artist Franck Duval, aka FKDL, works on a mural of U.S.-French entertainer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker in Paris, Saturday, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla) A new mural in northeast Paris honors Josephine Baker’s legacy as a performer, civil rights activist, and WWII spy. Paris is reviving the spirit of U.S.-French entertainer and…
Salt-N-Pepa’s raps that made millions dance in the 1980s and 1990s and a bunch of little girls screaming, “Ooh baby, baby,” have become the center of a high-stakes legal drama that could reshape how artists reclaim their life’s work. Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton are discovering that getting back the rights to classics…
A 26-year-old interview featuring Melania Trump has resurfaced on the internet, offering a rare glimpse into the future first lady’s thoughts about love, wealth, and her relationship with Donald Trump. The 1999 ABC News conversation reveals a young woman determined to defend her romantic choices against critics who questioned her intentions. The interview took place…
The Minneapolis cop who fatally shot an unarmed Black man sleeping on his cousin’s couch during a no-knock police raid is now heading up the department’s use-of-force training program, leading to questions about how serious the city really is about reform after the police murder of George Floyd. Amir Locke, who was not a suspect,…
