With a reported net worth of $5.7 billion and a prominent role on the “Shark Tank” investment reality show, Mark Cuban’s opinion holds weight for many people in the business world. But not much elsewhere. The tech entrepreneur, 66, recently spoke to Essence before taking part in a panel at the 2025 South by Southwest…
Source: Christopher Polk / Getty The last 12 months have been a banner year of creativity for indie rap juggernaut Top Dawg Entertainment, but this week, one of its most respected artists has a new set of legal troubles. According to a report by NBCLA, the LAPD confirmed that the rapper Jay Rock was arrested…
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and fellow Democrats criticize President Donald Trump’s plan to shutter the Education Department on March 6, 2025. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite The U.S. Department of Education cut its workforce by nearly 50% on March 11, 2025, when it laid off about 1,315 employees. The move follows several recent directives targeting…
He called Kamala Harris the new Rachel Dolezal, claiming she identifies as Black though she truly isn’t. He told Georgetown Law School to end any programs associated with diversity, equity and inclusion, vowing he won’t hire any graduate from a university that continues with DEI. Appointed by Donald Trump to be U.S. Attorney for the…
The music industry has been buzzing about former En Vogue singer Dawn Robinson and her decision to live in her car for the past three years. Everyone from producers, former artists and her family have weighed in lending support, concern and opportunity. During an interview on Instagram Live, Jermaine Dupri cast doubt on Robinson’s story…
Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson speak on stage during IMO Live podcast 2025 SXSW Conference and Festival at Austin Convention Center on March 13, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images) Michelle Obama initially thought President Obama’s campaign was “crazy,” but her brother helped change her mind. Michelle Obama wasn’t always thrilled about…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – DECEMBER 05: Former President Barack Obama addresses the Obama Foundation’s 2024 Democracy Forum on December 05, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. The 2024 Democracy Forum focused on “pluralism” and exploring how diverse communities can work together. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Photo by: Scott Olson / Getty Images When Barack Obama became the 44th president of…
Caleb Wilson during a performance with Southern University’s ‘Human Jukebox’ Marching Band. (Photo credit: WAFB) Caleb Wilson, a 20-year-old junior mechanical engineering student at Southern University and A&M College, died on February 27. Family and friends of Caleb Wilson, the 20-year-old Southern University and A&M College student who died after an alleged hazing incident, are…
Source: Variety / Getty Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Howard University professor Nikole Hannah-Jones is still out here doing the ancestors’ work by promoting revolutionary Black writers and pro-Black literature while the raging white nationalists running America work their hardest to restrict, whitewash and outright ban all Black history and social studies that make white people,…
A coalition of parents and civil rights leaders are demanding the immediate suspension and arrest of a Hispanic male student who was captured on video using racial slurs as he viciously assaulted a Black female student. The reaction by the other students was just as disturbing. The male student, holding a big size advantage, was…
