Rayceen Pendarvis speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Washington, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) As World Pride pulses through Washington D.C., LGBTQ+ elders reflect on the battles they fought—and the generational divide they now face. David Perry recalls being young and gay in 1980s Washington D.C. and having “an…
Melania Trump finds herself once again at the center of public scrutiny as social media users dissect her every gesture and interaction with her husband, President Donald Trump. The first lady has become the subject of discourse on the X platform, with observers analyzing her body language and public appearances for signs of friction in…
Students walk around the school compound at Uganda Martyrs’ Secondary School Namugongo, in Kampala, Uganda Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda) As Catholic schools in sub-Saharan Africa raise tuition and embrace privatization, struggling families question whether the Church is abandoning its mission to uplift the poor. A crying parent with an unpaid tuition balance…
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 13: Bishop TD Jakes attends the “Hillsong – Let Hope Rise” premiere at the Westwood Village theater on September 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Pure Flix) The Good Soil Forum, hosted by Bishop T.D. Jakes, is a three-day event focused on equipping Black…
Carrie Underwood‘s return to “American Idol” was supposed to be a triumphant full-circle moment for the country superstar. Now calls for her exit from the show that made her a star are growing louder. Fans are demanding she step down from her role as judge following a rocky season that ended in backlash over her…
Ciara fans had good reason to do multiple double takes after spotting the superstar and her daughter at the inaugural Black Women in Music Dinner in Los Angeles earlier this month. The “Goodies” singer and Sienna, 8, took a twin approach to their fashion choices as they wore matching black pantsuits with white button-ups and…
Republicans and supporters of President Donald Trump are finding themselves caught in the middle of an escalating feud between Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk, which spilled into the open this week amid increasingly angrier social media posts by both men. Trump’s influential deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller is the latest to find himself…
A little rain can’t stop Queen Bey from giving her all to her fans. During her May 28 show in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and her dancers went all out, even in the middle of a rain shower. But that was not the only surprising move she had for the night. She also…
Coco Gauff of the U.S. plays a shot against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus during their final match of the French Tennis Open at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Gauff is the first American to win the coveted Grand Slam since Serena Williams in 2015. Coco Gauff has won…
North West is growing up and getting her own style. The 11-year-old daughter of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian was seen hanging out with her mom in Malibu on Wednesday, June 4, and had heads turning after revealing a new look. The preteen who normally wears her hair in black in pigtails or updos stepped…
