Jackson State UniversityJackson State University After years of leadership turnover, the HBCU appoints a homegrown scholar and longtime academic to restore stability and rebuild trust. In a historic appointment, Jackson State University has named Dr. Denise Jones Gregory as its 14th president, making her the first woman to permanently lead Mississippi’s largest HBCU after years…
A Louisiana mobile home dealer said she was wrongfully terminated and mistreated because of her race, and she’s going public with the allegations. River Lake Homes, a family-owned company that sells manufactured homes in Winnsboro, Louisiana, has been accused of withholding commissions from its Black salespeople by former employee Funyanna Saulsberry, who was fired on…
O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Destin Tucker on the set of ‘Thursday,’ a re-imagining of ‘Friday’ for the Los Angeles Rams (Brevin Townsell/Los Angeles Rams) O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Destin Tucker step in for their fathers as the Rams gear up for next week’s NFL draft. A spot-on homage to the classics is always great. When…
President Donald Trump waved off rising gas prices as if Americans weren’t feeling it, brushing aside concerns in a tense back-and-forth with reporters even as costs surged after his decision to launch a deadly military campaign against Iran. Pressed on the spike, Trump dismissed the concern outright, insisting prices are “not very high” — a…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 17: Shadasia Green walks to the ring for her IBF, WBO and Ring Magazine championship bout at the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden on April 17, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images) The New Jersey boxer was the co-main event for a Most Valuable…
Donald Trump’s political rally was supposed to be the moment — but the internet had other plans. In less than 10 seconds of footage, one screenshot hijacked the entire conversation. Donald Trump’s double cheek kiss greeting to Erika Kirk at a Phoenix rally quickly stole attention from his speech and became the moment viewers couldn’t…
Bianca Huntley/Facebook Bianca Huntley had moved to Atlanta from North Carolina and was a “light,” according to her mother. Gloria Allen, the mother of Bianca Huntley, isn’t holding her tongue about what she believes happened to her daughter. “She was my baby…” Huntley’s mother, Gloria Allen, told Atlanta’s WXIA. “You’re talking about a light, a shining…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 26: Roland Martin attends the NAACP Image Awards Creative Honors at L.A. Live Event Deck Top Floor Of The West Lot on February 26, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for NAACP) Martin was among many to share condolences about Fairfax in the wake of…
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, 28, is as often criticized for her professional role as well as her marriage to her much older husband, Nicholas Riccio. She married a 60-year-old real estate developer in early 2025, just months after welcoming their son, Nicholas Niko Riccio. Leavitt returned to work under President Donald Trump just…
(Photo: Adobe Stock) Rapper Monaleo’s medical scare is a reminder that the fight for Black maternal health must include young mothers. By now, most of us have heard some version of the statistic: Black women are three and a half times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. For the last 10…
