WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 12: The headquarters of the Department of Education are shown March 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Department of Education announced yesterday that it will reduce its staff by nearly 50 percent, leaving the department with 2,183 workers, a reduction from 4,133 when U.S. President Donald Trump took office for his…
President Donald Trump‘s increasingly sluggish appearances stand in stark contrast to his more energetic predecessors. The 80-year-old commander in chief rambles off outlandish phrases and does the unthinkable during Cabinet meetings and briefings with press. It’s almost as if Trump forgets cameras capture every angle—and nothing slips by unnoticed. His team carries on like they…
Newly released body-camera footage from the Fort Worth Police Department is raising fresh questions after one officer appeared to challenge his partner’s decision to open fire on a woman who was running toward her home, asking, “Why’d you shoot?” moments after the gunshot rang out. The video, released Friday by the Texas city, stems from…
Photo: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Fatima Ameaka’s detention raised questions about expanded immigration enforcement at airports and protections for immigrants with pending asylum cases. A Johns Hopkins University public health researcher has been released after immigration officers detained her at a Maryland airport and transferred her hundreds of miles away to a…
Source: Jackson State University / Getty At an HBCU football game, the action on the field is sometimes only half the attraction. The marching bands arrive with their own rivalries, traditions and loyal fan bases, turning halftime into a full-scale production filled with booming brass, sharp choreography, elaborate formations and enough school pride to shake…
President Donald Trump‘s troubled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation has taken an explosive turn. The roughly $14 million renovation meant to restore the Washington landmark has became a political headache. Especially since Trump repeatedly blamed vandals for it’s highly publicized failures, leading to several arrests. Now, the Justice Department has quietly acknowledged the damage may…
President Donald Trump has spent years mocking political rivals—many of them younger than him. He pokes fun at their age and cognitive sharpness, a recurring weapon in Trump’s attacks. Now, the 80-year-old finds himself on the receiving end of that same scrutiny after veering into an unusual topic that has viewers saying he lost his…
Ashli Bobo (L), director of corporate communications for Nissan and its luxury brand, INFINITI. Lloryn Love-Carter (R), senior manager of corporate communications for Nissan. (Bobo and Love-Carter) As INFINITI rolls out the 2027 QX65, Ashli Bobo and Lloryn Love-Carter discuss leadership, representation and connecting with Black consumers. Ashli Bobo, director of communications, and Lloryn Love-Carter,…
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE – JUNE 03: Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden departs the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building on June 03, 2024 in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden is standing trial for felony gun charges. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Biden has been outspoken in recent months about President Trump, the state of the country,…
A nonprofit founder is facing widespread backlash after screaming at a Black Taco Bell manager in a wild outburst. A man has been publicly identified online as Robby Maschhaupt after he spiraled into a racist and misogynistic meltdown in a North Carolina Taco Bell parking lot. The outburst allegedly began after a female manager told…
