Kirk Franklin accepts the Ultimate Icon Award onstage during the 2025 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET) During his Ultimate Icon Award acceptance speech, Franklin thanked many people, including his aunt who adopted him after he was abandoned by his parents…
Like many actors before him, Chris Pratt had to completely bury himself in a role to make it believable — which he seemed to do with his character James Reece in “The Terminal List.” The 45-year-old, who might be best known for his role as Peter Quill in “The Guardians of Galaxy” movie franchise, looked…
Source: designer491 / Getty The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is moving to withdraw from a discrimination lawsuit against convenience store chain Sheetz, after an executive order by President Trump mandated the elimination of disparate impact liability from use in federal civil rights cases. According to AP News, the EEOC cited the executive order in…
(Left to right) Teyana Taylor and Taraji P. Henson on the 2025 BET Award stage (Photos: Getty Images) During her first solo performance at the BET Awards, Teyana Taylor tapped actress and co-star Taraji P. Henson to join her on stage. Taraji P. Henson flexed her acting skills during a striking cameo in Teyana Taylor’s…
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Accused ABC News’ Terry Moran of going on an “unhinged rant” after the network’s senior national correspondent called President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of Staff, Stephen Miller, a “world-class hater.” In the now-deleted social media post, Moran wrote early Sunday that Miller is “one of the people who conceptualizes…
Snoop Dogg accepts the Ultimate Icon Award onstage during the 2025 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) While receiving BET’s Ultimate Icon Award, Snoop Dogg expressed his gratitude before reminding fans why he earned icon status on stage. Snoop Dogg has long cemented…
Video of Latino protesters in Los Angeles peppering a Black cop with racist taunts is being used to discourage unity between the two communities as protesters continue to take to the streets in opposition to the Trump administration’s crackdown on migrants. The protests began over the weekend as federal immigration officers conducted raids across the…
Source: epantha / Getty One of the consequences of the Trump administration’s crackdown on diversity, equity, and inclusivity (DEI) in higher education is how many skilled people it’s putting out of work. The Dean of Students at the University of North Carolina, Asheville (UNCA) was fired after comments she made on a hidden camera implying…
Comedian Kevin Hart, 45, had to check social media influencer Drew “Druski” Desbordes for getting too close to his wife, Eniko Hart, backstage at the BET Awards. Hart served as the host of the 2025 BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 9, but his behind-the-scenes interaction with Druski in a dressing room got a…
Tyler Perry attends “Tyler Perry’s Straw” New York Screening at The Plaza on June 03, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) Tyler Perry’s new film “Straw” has reignited old debates around common themes in the filmmaker’s movies and shows. After nearly 30 films, Tyler Perry has nothing to say to those…
