The same Mississippi sheriff’s department that paid $2.5 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit over the brutal torture of two Black men in 2023 also oversaw a burglary case that ended last month in a 25-year state prison sentence of another Black man — this time for stealing a child’s piggy bank. Dennis Anthony…
The eldest granddaughter of President Donald Trump shared footage of herself and three friends dancing to a “Promiscuous” song in a now viral video. Hours before her 18th birthday, Kai Trump posted the video with the caption, “last day being 17” and a crying emoji, which has accumulated over 2.5 million views and 303,000 comments….
Big Freedia attends the PFLAG 50th Anniversary Gala at The New York Marriott Marquis on March 03, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images) Big Freedia took to Instagram to announce that her partner of 20 years, Devon Hurst, passed away recently from complications of diabetes. Big Freedia is “devastated” following the…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Kristi Noem, secretary of The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Thursday that an investigation would be launched into a since-deleted Instagram post shared by former FBI Director James Comey, that allegedly alluded to assassinating President Donald Trump. In the post, Comey, 64, shared an image on Instagram of…
‘Does Ye Need Insurance Money?’: Kanye West Back Under Investigation After Burned-Down Church Draws Arson Suspicions and City Liens [Notes: 1. We can’t put that hed in present tense. 2. Guess it would’ve been too much to find a comment from someone pointing out that a vagrant could perpetrated any arson here. Beyond that, Sun…
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 13: Howard University Law School graduates arrive for the 2023 Commencement Ceremony at Capitol One Arena on May 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images) Looking to go to grad school? A new report spotlights the academic, financial, and cultural benefits of graduate programs at HBCUs. I…
Dr. Marlon Millner pictured with Dr. Cornel West. Photo courtesy of Dr. Marlon Millner In the coming days, I will return to the red clay hills of Georgia to gather and celebrate hundreds of Black men who will graduate from Morehouse College, the nation’s only historically Black college or university dedicated to serving male-identified Black…
Ashtian Barnes died during a police traffic stop in 2016. for this image credit could i say (Screenshot: Barnes Family GoFundMe) Supreme Court orders new review in civil rights case over 2016 police killing of Ashtian Barnes during a traffic stop in Texas. A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday revived a civil rights lawsuit against a Texas…
Maryland U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks has stuck to her messaging this week, at protests and in a congressional hearing: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. must go! Alsobrooks made it clear Wednesday she’s had enough of Kennedy’s dissembling and vaccine skepticism, telling Kennedy, “Sir, you are the wrong person for this job.” US Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Maryland)…
Comedian Amber Ruffin attends the PEN America Spring Literary Gala at The American Museum of Natural History on Thursday, May 15, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP) Thursday night’s event at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City was a protest against the suppression of speech. Amber Ruffin looked out upon…
