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…
The countdown has begun for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding day in June. As their special day gets closer, Sánchez’s past continues to creep back up. On May 26, the Daily Mail went down the list of Sánchez’s former lovers before getting engaged to the Amazon founder, which started with the late sports broadcaster…
Japan’s Naomi Osaka reacts as she plays Spain’s Paula Badosa during their first round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Naomi Osaka took a break between questions, leaving the interview room following the 6-7 (1), 6-1, 6-4 exit against the 10th-seeded Badosa….
Charlie Rangel, the former congressman who represented several New York districts across his four-decade career, died on Monday (May 26) at the age of 94. Rep. Charlie Rangel’s storied career also included a stint in the military, where he became a decorated war veteran before completing his high school studies and going on to earn…
A Southwest Airlines traveler checks a bag at Midway International Airport, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File) Southwest had built years of advertising campaigns around its policy of letting passengers check up to two bags for free. It’s the last day to book a flight on Southwest Airlines without being hit…
The trouble started for Quentin and Alandria Seabron during the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight last November, when they noticed their daughter’s arm was limp. Alandria Seabron explained her daughter, Jirah, had trouble latching during breastfeeding and wasn’t gaining weight. She reached out to an expert who advised her to reduce breastfeeding due to overproduction and…
