Source: The Washington Post / Getty The director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is currently on leave, according to an internal email obtained by the Washington Post. The email revealed that Kevin Young, who has served as director of the museum since 2021, has been on personal leave for…
FILE – The TikTok app logo is shown on an iPhone on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File) According to the White House, several potential buyers have bid on the popular social media app to ensure its continued access in the United States. Amazon, the company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos,…
Authorities who arrested a New York man caught on camera stabbing a Ring doorbell camera say the incident was the result of a years-long feud between him and the neighbor whose home he targeted. The disturbing video caught 53-year-old Patrick Richiusa knifing the lens of a Ring camera at his neighbor’s home in the Central…
Two ill-mannered Sarasota, Florida, women are getting a taste of their own medicine after a video of them verbally assaulting a pregnant woman for failing to pick up a snack bag next to a park bench went viral. The two unidentified women approached Linsey Kapayou as she rested on a bench at Bayfront Park. She…
New York mayor Eric Adams speaks at the Metropolitan Museum of Art during a task force meeting addressing retail theft, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Joseph Frederick) “I firmly believe that this city is better served by truly independent leadership,” said NYC Mayor Eric Adams on his run for reelection. New York…
Source: Win McNamee / Getty I will not be a hater about Senator Cory Booker. On Tuesday, the senior Democratic senator from New Jersey wrapped a marathon 25-hour speech in protest of the Trump administration’s efforts to gut government agencies illegally, cut taxes for wealthy Americans, and slash programs like Medicaid. In doing so, Booker…
Text journalists work at Le Nouvelliste Newspaper in the Petion-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph) The violence has forced many media companies to close, lay off reporters or stop printing, forcing some outlets to operate solely online. Jean-Jacques Asperges once relished returning home after a long day working at…
FILE – Students help put away supplies at the end of a reading and writing lesson at the Head Start program run by Easterseals, an organization that gets about a third of its funding from the federal government, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) Amid concerns over federal funding, the mass…
Sometimes, the sharks on “Shark Tank” end up missing out on a good deal. This was the case in 2012 when Scott Jordan, CEO and Founder of ScotteVest, appeared on the show as a contestant during episode 7 of season 3. He was seeking $500,000 for 15 percent of his technology-enabled clothing (TEC). “TEC is a patented…
Veteran entertainer Tisha Campbell put her 23-year-old son, Xen Martin, to the test on his connection to Black culture. After appearing in movies like “School Daze” and “House Party,” Campbell landed her breakout role as Gina Waters-Payne as part of the all-Black cast of “Martin.” On April 1, the New Jersey-bred, multi-talented performer shared a…
