Philadelphians attend a meeting at Germantown’s Center in the Park on Feb. 25, 2025, to strategize a new Black agenda. Linn Washington Jr., CC BY-NC-ND A meeting in Philadelphia held at a senior center on a bitterly cold Saturday afternoon in late January 2025, drew nearly 300 people. They came for two key reasons. One…
Football legend and Raiders minority owner Tom Brady couldn’t contain his laughter when the topic of his former coach Bill Belichick’s relationship with 24-year-old Jordon Hudson came up during a recent interview. The seven-time Super Bowl champion, who just wrapped up his widely praised hosting duties at Super Bowl LIX, where the Philadelphia Eagles destroyed…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams attends an event at the NYPD’s 40th precinct, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Adams lawyers claim that his charges for corruption should be dropped due to prosecutorial misconduct even as the DOJ seeks dismissal of the charges against him….
Roberta Flack, an enduring voice that the world got to know through her chart-topping and soul-stirring ballads, was a source of sound for several Hip-Hop producers over the years. As we continue to honor the life and legacy of the legendary vocalist, Hip-Hop Wired has compiled 10 songs that sampled Roberta Flack’s music. My first…
FILE – An Apple logo adorns the facade of the downtown Brooklyn Apple store on March 14, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File) The outcome vindicated Apple management’s decision to stand behind its diversity commitment despite the Trump administrations call to dismantle DEI policies and programs. Apple shareholders rebuffed an attempt to pressure…
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President Donald Trump mused that the federal government could sell 10 million “gold cards” to reduce the deficit. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he plans to offer a “gold card” visa with a…
Mark Manley, a Black gun owner who teaches gun safety to Black citizens, is still wondering why federal agents raided his home early one morning last year, terrorizing his family with flash grenades, threatening to shoot his children and allowing their dogs to defecate throughout their home – only to come away with nothing illegal….
Source: LeoPatrizi / Getty The 2024 presidential election has left Black Americans, particularly Black women, with a deep sense of betrayal. For decades, we have been the backbone of this country’s democratic efforts, mobilizing voters, advocating for justice, standing on the front lines of every political fight, and showing up and out on Election Day….
Don’t take Marjorie Taylor Greene’s endorsement of Jasmine Crockett’s hypothetical presidential run as proof that the congressional rivals have buried the hatchet or that the far-right Greene has made a dramatic political conversion. Eric Bolling, a host on the pro-Trump cable network Real America’s Voice, asked the Georgia Republican on Monday whether she thought Crockett…
Tori Spelling is pushing back on critics who bashed her for uploading what they beleived was an inappropriate photo with her 7-year-old son Beau. Earlier this month, the mother of five faced criticism after posting a photo of herself receiving a back massage from her youngest child while partially unclothed. In her post, she explained…
