Prime Minister Andrew Holness (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images)Photo by: Marcus Ingram / Getty Images The island nation’s National Security Minister Dr. Horace Chang confirmed the countries have signed a memorandum of understanding. Jamaica is in talks with the U.S. to potentially accept third-country migrants, as the Donald Trump administration continues to lobby Caribbean islands…
President Donald Trump suffered another setback in his effort to remake an iconic Washington, D.C., venue in his own image. Since returning to the White House, the 80-year-old Republican has made it his mission to stamp his name and image across the nation’s capital. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was one…
Source: Brandon Bell / Getty After months of egregiously high gas prices, there is finally some hope on the horizon. On Thursday, gas prices fell slightly below $4 nationwide. When I say slightly, I mean it in the fullest extent of the word, as the New York Times reports that the average price per gallon…
The fiancée of the worker who died at the metro Atlanta USPS facility is speaking out after coworkers revealed disturbing details about his death. Demarcus Little Sr., 45, died at the Palmetto Regional Processing and Distribution Center on June 3. His fiancée, Laura Wheaton, spoke with the Atlanta Black Star about what happened. “I talked…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 19: People sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” during a Juneteenth celebration at the African Burial Ground National Monument on June 19, 2023 in New York City. A Juneteenth celebration was held at the Monument, where the remains of more than 419 Africans are buried, that featured a libation,…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 30: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Mariah Carey attends the 2026 MusiCares Person of the Year Honoring Mariah Carey at Los Angeles Convention Center on January 30, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)Photo by: Frazer Harrison / Getty Images The “Heartbreaker” artist appeared in a 2003 episode…
Lee Daniels is very familiar with racism. As a Black filmmaker, the subject has been raised in many projects he’s worked on, including “The Butler.” The film tells the story of a man who worked as a butler in the White House serving eight first families during times of racial oppression and the civil rights…
Source: Family of Kohen Kartier Wiley / Family of Kohen Wiley A one-year-old Black baby is dead in Mississippi. His name was Kohen Wiley. Before he was shot, his mother lifted him up so police officers could see there was a child in the car. This mother’s desperate act was supposed to be proof of…
self care is actually self work: repositioning rest on Juneteenth (Photo: Adobe Stock) This Juneteenth, Researcher Dr. Breana Turner wants Black communities to add rest and self-care to the liberation conversation. Every year on June 19th, Black communities across America celebrate freedom. The celebrations honoring the emancipation of the last enslaved people in this country…
Legendary “Scandal” show creator Shonda Rhimes has her hands tied up in the grand opening of Barack Obama’s Presidential Center in Chicago. The 19-acre space is about more than his years as the first Black president, as each installation captures what he accomplished and what he had to overcome. The Center opens on June 19,…
