Source: David McNew / Getty The community of Altadena was one of the hardest-hit areas of the devastating wildfires that ravaged the area back in January — and now, months after the Eaton fire, the very first home is finally being rebuilt. However, there is a long road ahead before normalcy returns. Margot Stuebert was…
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos arrives at federal court for sentencing, Friday, April 25, 2025, in Central Islip, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) When Shaboozey heard that The Carter Family “basically invented country music,” he had about as honestly Black a reaction as one can have—shade. The American Music Awards (AMAs) took place over the…
A viral social media video showing a San Bernardino police officer viciously body-slamming a 17-year-old girl last week has sparked outrage and calls for an independent investigation. The brutal arrest occurred the afternoon of May 21 outside a grocery store in the 500 block of West Second Street. Police responded to a report of a…
France’s President Emmanuel Macron and his team failed to pull the wool over the public’s eyes as a video of the leader and his wife in a tense moment went viral. The politician and his first lady, Brigitte Macron, seemed at odds as they exited a plane in Vietnam on May 25. The media captured…
Janet Jackson performs onstage during the 2025 American Music Awards at BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on May 26, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Beyoncé, SZA, Kendrick Lamar, Megan Thee Stallion, and more Black artists won big during the 2025 American Music Awards. The legendary Janet Jackson ended her…
Source: Scott Olson / Getty Last week, we reported that the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division launched an investigation into the hiring practices of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. The investigation appears to be prompted by a single conversation in which the mayor boasted about the diversity during a sit-down with Bishop Byron Brazier…
(L-R) Cameron Hamilton and Lauren Speed-Hamilton attend the Uber and Delta SkyMiles partnership celebration at The Eastern on April 24, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Derek White/Getty Images for Uber and Delta) After four years of trying, Lauren and Cameron from season 1 of “Love Is Blind” are expecting their first child together. After…
Source: MoMo Productions / Getty Retirement is often framed as a conclusion. A long-awaited pause after decades of work. But for many Black professionals in academia, retirement is not the end. It is a shift. And in this current moment, it is a shift that requires new tools, new connections, and most importantly, a new…
Sherri Papini is changing her story in a big way, but does she have any credibility left to sell her new claim that her ex-boyfriend kidnapped her in 2016? Papini was released from prison more than one year ago after serving 10 months of an 18-month sentence for falsely claiming two masked Hispanic women kidnapped…
FILE – A sculler rows down the Charles River near Harvard University, at rear, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) A draft letter from the General Services Administration directs agencies to review contracts with the university and seek alternate vendors. The Trump administration is asking federal agencies to cancel contracts…
