(Photo: Adobe Stock) Medical schools are the latest private institutions grappling with President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign to shutter DEI programs. As private institutions continue to grapple with President Donald Trump’s executive orders to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, scholarships aimed at diversifying the medical field are the latest potential casualties of the White…
Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty “Send me your bitter. Your huddled masses of racists. Your wretched, sun-worn, and paranoid, waving the flag of a dying empire, terrified of DEI, hallucinating about genocide, and teeming with desperation to Make Anywhere Great Again.” The Neanderthalic Donald Trump is certainly no Emma Lazarus, the poet whose 1883 sonnet “The…
This combination photo shows Tory Lanez performing at the Festival d’ete de Quebec on Wednesday July 11, 2018, in Quebec City, Canada, left, and Megan Thee Stallion at the premiere of “P-Valley” on Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Photos by Amy Harris, left, Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) The bodyguard and driver for Kelsey Harris alleges…
As she does on or near May 5 every year, Dr. Cheryl Jackson, the founder of Minnie’s Food Pantry, which serves healthy meals to the homeless, took the day off for a shopping trip to Dillard’s department store in Fairview, Texas. It’s an annual tradition marking the anniversary of her mother’s death by purchasing some…
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 21: Group Vice President of State Government Affairs (South Region) at Charter Communications/ Spectrum Marva Brown Johnson speaks during the Affordable Connectivity Program – Maximizing Opportunities In Marginalized Communities panel on day three of the 2023 37th Annual NOBCO Economic Development Conference at The Westin Charlotte on October 20, 2023…
Donald Trump famously mocked Joe Biden as “Sleepy Joe” during the 2020 presidential election, but it is the Republican politician who is now being called out for seemingly falling asleep on camera again. President Trump, 78, was seen shutting his eyes during a televised meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,…
Source: Netflix / Netflix When I heard Mara Brock Akil was adapting Judy Blume’s “Forever”, I was cautiously optimistic. Judy’s work has always been honest, raw, and ahead of its time, and flipping the lens to highlight young Black love in a way we rarely, if ever, get to see felt revolutionary. It was the…
Cassie attends the CFDA Fashion Awards at Casa Cipriani on November 07, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) R&B singer Cassie returned to court in the high-profile sex trafficking case against Diddy with more allegations of abuse. WARNING: This story contains graphic descriptions of physical and sexual violence. Singer and model…
Source: Photo courtesy of John Ewing Jr.’s campaign site. Democrat John Ewing Jr. is set to become the next mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, making history as the city’s first Black mayor. According to KETV 7 Omaha, on Tuesday night, the Douglas County Treasurer won the official vote of the general election, beating out Republican incumbent…
A bizarre case surrounding an Oregon man who shot at another man who asked him to stop harassing a flock of wild peacocks came to a close last week after he was sentenced to more than seven years in prison. A Multnomah County judge sentenced 25-year-old Dylan Levi Rhoads to 90 months in prison after…
