Source: Win McNamee / Getty I will not be a hater about Senator Cory Booker. On Tuesday, the senior Democratic senator from New Jersey wrapped a marathon 25-hour speech in protest of the Trump administration’s efforts to gut government agencies illegally, cut taxes for wealthy Americans, and slash programs like Medicaid. In doing so, Booker…
Text journalists work at Le Nouvelliste Newspaper in the Petion-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph) The violence has forced many media companies to close, lay off reporters or stop printing, forcing some outlets to operate solely online. Jean-Jacques Asperges once relished returning home after a long day working at…
FILE – Students help put away supplies at the end of a reading and writing lesson at the Head Start program run by Easterseals, an organization that gets about a third of its funding from the federal government, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) Amid concerns over federal funding, the mass…
Sometimes, the sharks on “Shark Tank” end up missing out on a good deal. This was the case in 2012 when Scott Jordan, CEO and Founder of ScotteVest, appeared on the show as a contestant during episode 7 of season 3. He was seeking $500,000 for 15 percent of his technology-enabled clothing (TEC). “TEC is a patented…
Veteran entertainer Tisha Campbell put her 23-year-old son, Xen Martin, to the test on his connection to Black culture. After appearing in movies like “School Daze” and “House Party,” Campbell landed her breakout role as Gina Waters-Payne as part of the all-Black cast of “Martin.” On April 1, the New Jersey-bred, multi-talented performer shared a…
Young Scooter (Photo credit: Atlanta Fox 5) A woman has been arrested in connection with Young Scooter’s death for allegedly placing a false 911 call to Atlanta PD. After a false 911 call led to the death of rapper Young Scooter, a woman has been arrested in Atlanta. On Tuesday, the Atlanta Police Department announced…
Source: Lynn Goldsmith / Getty Netflix is making history with its upcoming A Different World sequel series, securing only the second pilot order in the streaming giant’s history. Traditional networks regularly greenlight pilots before committing to full seasons of a series, while Netflix has predominantly favored straight-to-series orders. The decision to move forward with a…
Even though they were pardoned and released from prison, dozens of men freed by President Donald Trump seemed determined to find their way back to confinement. Perhaps none more than convicted marijuana smuggler Jonathan Braun, who used a connection to Charles Kushner, the father of the president’s son-in-law, to receive clemency. He was arrested for…
Steve Harvey is stepping into season 27 of “Family Feud” looking better than ever. However, his dapper appeal in forthcoming episodes of the games how might take some viewers by surprise, judging by reactions to an April 1 Instagram post that showcased one of the comedian’s wardrobe selections. Harvey, 68, was photographed in a custom…
Rapper Kendrick Lamar appears at the MTV Video Music Awards, on Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif., left, and Canadian rapper Drake appears at the premiere of the series “Euphoria,” in Los Angeles on June 4, 2019. (AP Photo) A NYC judge denied UMG’s request to delay the discovery process in the legal proceedings against…
