Jacob Wells. (Photo credit: NewsNation YouTube) Shiloh Hendrix has raised more than $750,000 through GiveSendGo after footage leaked of her calling a 5-year-old Black boy a racial slur. Amid growing controversy around a fundraising campaign launched by a woman after she called a 5-year-old a racial slur that has raked in over $750,000, GiveSendGo’s CFO…
Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty When you’re Black in America, justice is rarely served—it’s endured. It is a word we’re taught to believe in but often experience as a double entendre: a promise for others, a punishment for us. The heartbreaking and complex case of Rodney Hinton Jr. reminds us just how devastatingly true that…
Sean Diddy Combs sits at the defense table before the start of jury selection at Manhattan federal court, Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP) The trial for Sean “Diddy” Combs has begun in New York City with opening remarks from prosecutors and Combs’ defense team. The sex trafficking trial for…
Source: Christopher Furlong / Getty When Pope Leo XIV stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, history was made, but for some in New Orleans’ 7th Ward, it felt like a family affair. You see, the first American pope is not just an international figure with a humble smile; he’s a descendant of New…
In Tyler Perry’s upcoming release “Straw,” which was shot in four days, Taraji P. Henson plays a single mom. (Photos: Getty images) In Tyler Perry’s upcoming release “Straw,” which was shot in four days, Taraji P. Henson plays a single mom. Tyler Perry Studios is gearing up for another film release– and it’s another thriller….
Pauletta Washington and Denzel Washington attend the Premiere of Netflix’s “The Piano Lesson” at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on November 19, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images) “Othello” opened on Broadway in March at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, breaking the record for the highest-grossing play in its first week. Pauletta Washington…
Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty Back in my younger years, I once wrote a story about youngsters mixing Red Bull energy drink with liquor. It was a new thing. This is back when I was a cub reporter still trying to get my feet wet, and it seemed like something fun that the Washington Post…
Tyler Yarbrough. (Photo credit: Tyler Yarbrough; Warner Bros. Pictures and Copyright is © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.) Warner Bros. is currently in talks to host a special screening of “Sinners” in Clarksdale after an online petition by Tyler Yarbrough took off. Ryan Coogler’s new film “Sinners” has been delighting audiences throughout…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez were spotted enjoying a romantic evening out in New York City earlier this weekend, but it was Sanchez’s revealing outfit that stole the spotlight and stirred up a storm on social media. The 55-year-old former news anchor flirted with what could’ve been considered a wardrobe malfunction…
Source: Julia Beverly / Getty Let’s start with what is now undisputed: Sean “Diddy” Combs was violent toward Cassie Ventura. That’s not alleged anymore; it’s admitted. In fact, during a federal courtroom exchange that can only be described as both surreal and strategic, Combs’ defense attorney Marc Agnifilo went so far as to say, “We…
