The director of an event center in metro Memphis claims he was fired because local officials did not want the “Black acts” he was booking to perform there, and he’s now suing in federal court to get his job back and monetary compensation. In his lawsuit, J. Todd Mastry, who was the executive director of…
Source: Connor Wyse In the wake of the Eaton Fire, Altadena Boys quickly mobilized to support youth upended by the destructive Southern California blaze. The organization launched in January with a six-day donation drive that drew a huge community response. Months later, it’s still going strong. The nonprofit is now looking ahead to the future…
In the 2000s, Raven-Symoné and Miley Cyrus became breakout Disney Channel stars, thanks to their respective popular teen sitcoms on the family-friendly cable network. Raven-Symoné, 39, starred on “That’s So Raven,” which aired from 2003 to 2007. Cyrus, 32, took on the lead role of “Hannah Montana” from 2006 to 2011. Media personality Jason Lee…
Kyren Lacy of the LSU Tigers participates in drills during LSU Pro Day at LSU Football Indoor Practice Facility on March 26, 2025 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images) Kyren Lacy died by apparent suicide two days before a Louisiana jury was set to begin hearing evidence in a fatal hit-and-run case….
James Tatum, 11, right, receives a vaccination shot that included a polio dose from nurse Frances Findley at the Dallas County Health and Human Services immunization clinic in Dallas, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero) The easily preventable disease ripped through many Texas communities in part because health departments were starved of the funding needed…
A New York Police Department scuba team looks for debris, Friday, April 11, 2025, where a sightseeing helicopter crashed a day earlier into the Hudson River in Jersey City, N.J. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) The FAA, in a statement posted on X, said it would launch an immediate review of New York Helicopter Tours’ operating license…
Pastor Walter Turner talks to media during news conference for Teachers Union to Announce Historic Contract Ratification Vote Results at CTU (Chicago Teachers Union) headquarters in Chicago, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Union leaders announced Monday that 97% of members who voted approved the deal. The Chicago Teachers’ Union president called it…
“The Jennifer Hudson Show” Episode 3133, Season 3 Photo credit: Chris Haston/WBTV Actor Jay Ellis opens up about fatherhood and the transition from being a parent of one to a parent of two. While many recognize him for his role as “Lawrence” from Issa Rae’s hit show “Insecure,” there are two people in the world…
Source: Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department / x A white teen in Wisconsin is accused of murdering his parents, and the self-described “manifesto” he left behind reveals that he did so to fund a murder plot against President Donald Trump and “perhaps” Vice President JD Vance. It’s a horrific, unthinkable crime all in itself, but the reason…
(L-r) Jeff Bezos, Kerianne Flynn, Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, Aisha Bowe, Gayle King, Amanda Nguyen, Sarah Knights, director of Blue Origin’s astronaut office, and Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp. (Blue Origin via AP) Gayle King joined Blue Origin’s first all-female flight crew into space on Monday morning. Gayle King can officially add “astronaut” to her…
