Officials in a southwestern county in Washington state agreed this week to a $3.5 million payout to settle a federal lawsuit filed by the family of a Black autistic man who was fatally shot by a deputy during a 2021 traffic stop. The family of Jenoah Donald filed the complaint in 2022 against Clark County…
American Idol season 23 winner Jamal Roberts (Disney/Christopher Willard) JAMAL ROBERTS Fantasia Barrino celebrates Jamal Roberts’ American Idol season 23 win, marking a rare moment for Black men on the show. In the words of Issa Rae, “I’m rooting for everybody Black,” and that energy was alive and well this weekend when America crowned Jamal…
Source: Michael Ochs Archives / Getty A Family Torn Apart by the State As we celebrate the centennial birthday of El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz—known to the world as Malcolm X—let us resist the urge to sanitize his legacy. We shouldn’t spend this moment only posting his image or quoting his speeches stripped of their revolutionary meaning….
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JANUARY 08: Keke Palmer speaks on a panel during a screening of “One of Them Days” at Regal Atlantic Station on January 08, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Sony) Palmer, a multi-hyphenate entertainer and personality in the limelight since she was a child, shares her philosophy on…
Kanye West and Bianca Censori have seemingly put rumors of their separation to rest as they were spotted enjoying a day out in Spain. The couple, who had been the subject of breakup speculation after West referenced his wife running away from him in one of his new songs, appeared to be back on good…
Misa Hylton, a former partner of Sean “Diddy” Combs, arrives for Combs’ trial at Manhattan Federal Court on May 13, 2025 in New York City. Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty on all counts, which include a racketeering charge alleging the hip-hop pioneer was the leader of a sex crime ring that included drug-fueled sex…
(Photo: Getty Images) President Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis swiftly raised questions about his health while in the White House. While the world reacted to shocking news of former President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis on Sunday, Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of President Donald Trump, took to social media to suggest those in Biden’s circle…
The family of a 5-year-old girl shot and wounded during a police chase at a Fulton County gas station in metro Atlanta has filed a sweeping federal lawsuit against the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and a former deputy, alleging recklessness and a history of misconduct. The shooting happened on June 23, 2024, at a BP…
Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty The first week of Sean Combs’ federal trial concluded with a flurry of powerful testimony, emotional revelations, and a witness list stacked with familiar names. At the center of it all stood Cassie Ventura, Diddy’s ex-girlfriend and the prosecution’s star witness, who delivered nearly 20 hours of testimony that spanned…
