WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 13: Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Education, arrives for her Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. McMahon, the former head of World Wrestling Entertainment, is under fire as Trump has…
A Florida couple visiting California helped solve a murder mystery after their recording of a man and his sister’s liberal use of the N-word, posted on TikTok, led to the siblings’ arrest in connection with the shooting of a beloved 66-year-old businessman. Prosecutors have formally charged John Chong Uk Moon, 54 and 58-year-old Cindy Kim…
Source: Monica Schipper / Getty Congratulations are in order for the esteemed radio industry veteran, Chesley Maddox-Dorsey. In January, the CEO of A Wonder Media Company was named one of the U.S. Black Chambers Power 50 Women of Influence for 2025. The prestigious recognition honors influential Black women who have made significant contributions across various…
This U.S. Army image provided by the U.S. Dept. of Defense shows Medal of Honor winner US Army Major General Charles Calvin Rogers. (U.S. Army via AP) A U.S. official said the website was mistakenly taken down during an automated removal process. The Pentagon said Monday that internet pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor…
DEI has come to mean many things to many people, though it’s no longer just an acronym for diversity, equity and inclusion. For the Trump administration, it’s become a dog whistle used to denigrate the achievements of anyone who is not a white male. How else to explain the Department of Defense’s decision to remove…
Tracy Morgan arrives at the 9th annual Love Rocks NYC concert benefiting God’s Love We Deliver at the Beacon Theatre on Thursday, March 6, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) A spokesperson for Madison Square Garden said they hope Tracy Morgan feels better following last night’s incident. Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan got…
A man photographs the 1965 painting “Marian Anderson” by Beauford Delaney at the Black Paris exhibition which explores the presence and influence of about 150 Black artists in France from the 1950s to 2000 at the Pompidou Center, Monday, March 17, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga) Éva Barois De Caevel, associate curator, said that…
Oprah Winfrey is putting in the work to maintain her newly slimmed-down figure. While countless people are breaking New Year’s resolutions to shed the extra pounds, the 71-year-old was recently photographed leaving a Santa Barbara gym in the rain on March 15. She emerged from the facility in a pair of black leggings, a striped…
Sometimes, playing the role of characters that viewers may not like has consequences, and Jay Ellis knows firsthand. Accomplished actor Jay Ellis knows firsthand the consequences of playing a character who often triggers viewers who watch at home. The entertainer appeared on Andy Cohen’s “Watch What Happens Live” this month, where he talked about the…
Barbara Corcoran’s cold remarks on ABC’s “Shark Tank” left a young Black entrepreneur fighting back tears, sparking outrage from viewers and fellow Sharks alike. During Season 11, episode 11 in 2020, Corcoran essentially told Melissa Bartow, founder of the vegan date spread company Wanna Date, that she wasn’t hungry enough for success because her father…
