Photo by Rick Friedman/Corbis via Getty Images From the first Black president to the first African American woman ever elected to the United States Congress, Black people have made considerable gains – and helped to change the face of U.S. politics as we know it. Historically, Black political power has not come easy in the…
A’ja Wilson, Jordan Chiles, and Raquel Willis. (Photo credit: Getty Images) A’Ja Wilson, Jordan Chiles, Raquel Willis, and more are honored as 2025 Time Women of the Year. Time magazine is celebrating women who are striving for change in their respective fields. On Thursday, the 2025 Time Women of the Year list, honoring 13 women,…
Source: Anadolu / Getty In today’s “Water is Still Wet” news, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) prosecutor in Dallas, Texas, has been outed as a loud and proud white supremacist who thinks “America is a white nation,” “all Blacks are foreign,” and “migrants are all criminals,” according to a social media account believed to…
Beyoncé’s haircare line, Cécred celebrates its first anniversary and retail partnership with Ulta Beauty. (Photo courtesy of Cécred) Beyoncé’s haircare line, Cécred, celebrates its first anniversary and retail expansion into Ulta Beauty. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter never fails to keep fans on their toes. Just as the Beyhive catches its breath from the jaw-dropping prices of “Cowboy…
Taye Diggs, 54, is opening up about his co-parenting style with ex-wife Idina Menzel, 53. The two Broadway actors met in 1995 while starring in the Broadway musical production of “Rent,” as Benjamin “Benny” Coffin III and Maureen Johnson, respectively. They got married in 2003, welcomed their son, Nathaniel Diggs, in 2009 and divorced in 2014….
It’s been four weeks since a Texas cop forced his way into the home of Elvin Turner and his mother without a warrant after responding to the wrong address over a domestic violence call, threatening to taser and arrest the Black man for trying to assert his Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable…
Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Black History Month will always garner a few interesting conversations in the public eye on the topic of race relations, and this year proved to be no different. Comedian and media personality Trevor Noah recently managed to spark up what some might consider to be the hottest take of…
Source: Jim McIsaac / Getty LaVar Ball is the leader of the Ball family, and all of his sons have reached NBA heights, so he’s seen a lot of success, but he recently underwent a life-changing surgery. TMZ Sports reports that the eldest Ball recently had his foot amputated after suffering a medical issue that affected his…
FILE – A Social Security card is displayed Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File) While improper payments have been made, the numbers thrown out by Musk and the White House are overstated and misrepresent Social Security data. The Trump administration is falsely claiming that tens of millions of dead people over…
CORRECTS SOURCE TO TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA INSTEAD OF NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD – In this image provided by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, the wreckage of a Delta Air Lines jet rests upside down, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, after it burst into flames and flipped upside down as it tried to land…
