Johnnie Givens, a Black man and former police officer from Kentucky, called police for help last year after being threatened with a gun by his daughter’s boyfriend. But 15 Louisville police officers showed up to his home, forcing their way inside without a warrant to arrest him. Turns out, his daughter had also called the…
Bette Midler, 79, gleefully announced on April 2 that she ditched her Tesla and instantly felt a weight lifted off her shoulders. The Divine Ms. M’s decision comes in response to Musk’s crusade to slash federal spending and downsize thousands of jobs as the de facto head of DOGE. Midler is the latest voice to…
Keri Hilson poses for a portrait on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Gary Gerard Hamilton) “I’m very much approaching this like I’m starting over because that’s how it feels to me,” Keri Hilson said of her new music. The last time Keri Hilson put out an album, Barack Obama was in the…
President Donald Trump speaks as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Trump claims that tariffs, a tax on imported goods, are bringing in billions of dollars a day, but is that true? President Donald Trump makes no secret of his love…
Case Western Reserve University student. Justen Pippens poses for a photo in the student union at the school In Cleveland Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) As U.S. colleges roll back on DEI, students of color say they are starting to lose scholarships, campus mentors, and more. Campus mentors. Move-in events. Scholarships. Diversity offices…
President Donald Trump speaks as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., from left, Dr. Mehmet Oz and Oz’s wife Lisa Oz listen during a swearing in ceremony for Mehmet oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 18,…
The man who once made audiences laugh as the sophisticated lawyer William Dent on “Girlfriends” is now making jaws drop with his dramatic physical transformation. Actor Reggie Hayes, once the object of cruel internet ridicule after gaining nearly 100 pounds during the pandemic, has flipped the script on his critics by steadily reclaiming his health…
It was just a matter of time before Kyle Rittenhouse injected himself into the controversy over alleged killer Karmelo Anthony, the Black 17-year-old charged in the stabbing death of a white athlete at a Dallas-area track meet. Many have cited Rittenhouse’s case when arguing against a right-wing mob that has declared Anthony guilty of murdering…
Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty Letitia James is no stranger to attacks. The New York Attorney General has taken on some of the most powerful names in American politics and finance — including former President Donald J. Trump — and walked into courtrooms with the same fire in her belly that she carries into…
(Photo: Getty Images) AOC’s rising popularity comes as the New York congresswoman travels around the country for the “Fighting Oligarchy” tour with Senator Bernie Sanders. Though the 2028 presidential election is four years away and will likely not see any candidate announcements until at least 2027, that isn’t stopping Democrats from mulling over who is…
