Source: David McNew / Getty On Jan. 20—Martin Luther King Jr. Day—state lawmakers listened as Altadena residents impacted by the Eaton Fire shared their most pressing concerns. Nearly 200 Altadena residents attended Equitable Recovery for Altadena—a listening session hosted by State Senators Sasha Pérez and Lola Smallwood-Cuevas. The public forum created space for an urgent…
Source: David McNew / Getty As the people of Los Angeles begin to process the aftermath of the historic wildfires that ravaged the region last month, there’s no question that healing from this collective trauma will take time. The Eaton and Palisades fires—among the most destructive in California history—devastated entire communities across Altadena and the…
American actor Kevin Costner’s personal life has been the talk of the internet in recent weeks. The 70-year-old Academy Award-winning actor and director has been the center of online gossip about his divorce from designer Christine Baumgartner and his recent close encounter with “The Best Man” actress Nia Long. And Costner seems to be taking…
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty The world lost a giant on February 22nd, as news broke that legendary artist Roberta Flack peacefully passed away at the age of 88. Continue reading to learn more about the musical icon and take a trip down memory lane with some of her unforgettable hits! Roberta Flack was born…
The individual behind an anonymous X account rife with white supremacist and anti-immigration posts has been identified as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement prosecutor, according to a detailed new report by the Texas Observer. The profile “GlomarResponder,” which boasts more than 17,000 followers, is run by 44-year-old James “Jim” Joseph Rodden, an assistant chief counsel…
Denzel Washington has fans doing a double take after noticing the A-lister’s recent transformation. Washington, 70, has been ushering in a more healthy lifestyle in his later years, but it seems as though some of those changes are now being perceived as maybe a step too far. The Academy Award winner is the latest celebrity…
Source: Vivien Killilea / Getty Let’s talk about how casual white conservative racism is. It’s so casual, in fact, that Republican lawmakers in Kansas City, Kansas, recently looked Black and POC students right in the eye and told them their request to have Ruby Bridges — who became the first Black student to attend New…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 04: Rihanna attends the 38th Annual Footwear News Achievement Awards at Cipriani South Street on December 04, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) “My fashion has always been driven by my mood, and my mood was on mom mode for a minute,” Rihanna said, reflecting…
American actress Halle Berry accepts the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in “Monster’s Ball”, at the 74th Annual Academy Awards, held at the Kodak Theater In Hollywood, California, March 24, 2002. Applauding her (left) is Australian actor Russell Crowe. (Photo By Getty Images) The six Black nominees for the 97th Academy Awards…
A New Jersey man who lost the entirety of his life savings to a phone scammer said that Chase Bank refused to reimburse him and did nothing to help him resolve the matter after he filed a fraud claim. Kosmo Alexandrou reported that he lost $142,500 to a scam that all started with a pop-up…
