Source: Paras Griffin / Getty NFL Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst Shannon Sharpe is facing mounting scrutiny after a $50 million civil lawsuit was filed against him by a woman identified as Jane Doe, accusing him of sexual assault, harassment, battery, and emotional distress. The details of the case crack back open criticism of…
He’s called deceased veterans “losers” and “suckers,” according to his former chief of staff. President Donald Trump is quick to surround himself with the accoutrements of patriotism — American flags, Lee Greenwood, singer of the saccharine ballad “God Bless the U.S.A” — but once requested that wounded soldiers be left out of military parades. And…
Source: Jorge Elizaquibel / Getty Albinism is a condition some people are born with, where their bodies make little or no melanin, the pigment that gives color to the skin, hair, and eyes. It happens because of changes in certain genes and is usually passed down from both parents through what’s called an autosomal recessive…
(Photo: Juliana for Illinois) If Stratton is elected, three Black women could serve concurrently in the Senate for the first time. Juliana Stratton, the lieutenant governor of Illinois, is running for the U.S. Senate in the 2026 election. Stratton officially launched her campaign on Thursday, just one day after Senator Dick Durbin, 80, announced that…
Kehlani arrives at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) R&B singer Kehlani was scheduled to perform next month as the headliner at an annual celebration at the upstate New York school called Slope Day. Cornell University has canceled a performance by R&B star Kehlani after complaints…
Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty Donald Trump and his administration have been doing everything possible to dismantle, disrupt, and destroy the progress Black people in this country have made over the last century. A federal judge in New Hampshire has, at least temporarily, limited his ability to exact his racist revenge on public schools that…
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) The decision is a setback for President Donald Trump, who has argued the requirement is needed to restore public confidence in elections. A judge on Thursday blocked the…
A Louisiana hairstylist attempted to chop off a child’s newly installed braids because the girl’s mother refused to pay a late fee. Conchota Singleton wrote on Facebook that her 11-year-old granddaughter was supposed to get her hair done at the Draft Picks barbershop in Baton Rouge on April 14, but the stylist canceled and requested…
Miles Caton attends the Warner Bros Pictures “Sinners” New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on April 03, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) After making his debut in Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster “Sinners,” actor Miles Caton says he’d love to star in the Marvel universe one day. In addition to…
Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed executive orders purported to promote stricter school discipline — whatever that means. No, seriously, there’s nothing in these orders that unambiguously states what constitutes stricter school discipline. The only thing clear about the agenda behind the orders is also the most predictable thing: It’s more…
