The National Weather Service monitoring station is seen in Brownville, Texas, May 23, 2014. (Valley Morning Star/Valley Morning Star via AP, File) The firings come amid efforts by billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency to shrink the federal workforce. Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary…
A sign is seen outside of Seminole Hospital District offering measles testing, Feb. 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez), File) According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 10.3 million people were infected with measles in 2023. The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week, as a child who…
Let’s all say a little prayer for Cynthia Erivo in hopes that she breaks a new record of becoming the youngest EGOT winner. The British singer and actress has been coming out swinging since she hit the Hollywood scene. She’s taken on some heaving-hitting roles like portraying the legendary singer Aretha Franklin and abolitionist Harriet Tubman. But her embodiment of the…
(Photo credit: Adobe Stock) John Schwarz the founder of The Peoples Union USA explains the economic blackout planned to start at midnight tonight. After multiple major retailers and corporations began rolling back their DEI initiatives, multiple calls for boycotts were made, including one planned as an “economic blackout” on Friday, February 28. What began as…
Actor Taye Diggs shared a recent dating mishap on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” with viewers nodding in solidarity and taking notes on handling rejection with grace. During a special Valentine’s Day panel alongside his friend Oliver Hudson, Dr. Tiffanie Davis Henry, and Valerie Bertinelli, the “The Best Man” star opened up about an unexpected cancellation…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 02: Shaboozey performs onstage at the 67th annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy ) The country star’s breakout single continues to dominate various music charts; oh my, good Lord. Shaboozey, the Virginia country sensation whose song…
A heated argument between two women at an Iowa gas station took a racist turn when a white woman allegedly told a Black woman, “You wouldn’t be here if we didn’t bring you here.” The episode, filmed by the Black woman who pulled out her phone to capture the unidentified Karen spewing hate while pumping…
Protestors hold signs during a rally for a nationwide economic blackout Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Here are some details about the various events and experts’ thoughts on whether having consumers keep their wallets closed is an effective tool for influencing the positions corporations take. A grassroots organization is encouraging…
Former Xscape singer LaTocha Scott is the latest vocalist to take part in the viral “Residuals” challenge as she aired out her grievances with her family. In a Feb 25 Instagram video, she reworked the lyrics to Chris Brown’s hit “Residuals,” giving fans an intimate look into her life since stepping away from Xscape, the…
Source: X Sometimes we just have to do it for ourselves. Earlier this month, a group of neo-Nazis who likely consider themselves to be of the intellectually superior race thought it was a grand (wizard) idea to travel to a predominately Black neighborhood in Lincoln Heights, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio, and stage a white…
