Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) With last-minute concessions and stark warnings from Trump, the Republican holdouts largely dropped their opposition to salvage the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that’s central to the GOP agenda. House Republicans stayed up all night…
Taking advantage of tensions he helped stoke between the presidents of South Africa and the U.S., Elon Musk was granted an exception to post-apartheid Black ownership laws in his native country that will allow him to operate his Starlink service. Bloomberg reports the workaround to what the world’s richest man claimed were “openly racist ownership…
Source: VCG / Getty As Altadena continues its rebuilding process, debris removal and cleanup have proved to be both a helpful and valuable way for local residents to start fresh and resume a sense of normalcy. However, for business owners in the area, the clean-up crews and assistance have passed them by. The residential areas…
Jeff Bezos‘ fiancée Lauren Sánchez has become one of the most recognizable faces in the public eye since her relationship with the Amazon founder became public knowledge in 2019. While the 54-year-old former TV reporter has always been striking, her appearance has sparked widespread speculation and accusations of plastic surgery. While many people have blasted…
Snoop Dogg is putting his wife, Shante “Boss Lady” Broadus, first. So much so that the moment he fell head over heels for her would be worth reliving. The couple has been married for 27 years and shares adult children Cordell, Corde, and Cori Broadus. In a new interview with “The Breakfast Club,” the rapper,…
Source: Andrew Lichtenstein / Getty Amidst President Trump’s flurry of executive orders targeting civil rights and Black history, concerns are growing over exhibits being rotated out at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). According to NBC News, certain artifacts and exhibits detailing the history of slavery and the civil rights…
Source: picture alliance / Getty Look, I’m not saying all tech bros are racist, but I’m not, not saying it. I mean, the fact that Google recently agreed to settle a class action lawsuit alleging anti-Black bias at the company for $50 million doesn’t help their case. It’s not an admission of guilt, but it’s…
It took less than a month for South Carolina police to arrest a man accused of stealing nearly $20,000 from a Black woman named Tamia Sims-Irby in 2022. But three years later, Greenville police have yet to return the money to her, claiming she must obtain a court order to prove the money truly belongs…
Fire crews mover a line around the now fully engulfed the Nottoway Plantation on Thursday, May 15, 2025 in White Castle, La. (Michael Johnson/The Advocate via AP) Last week, the nation’s largest antebellum mansion burned down in what authorities think was an electrical fire. After the nation’s largest antebellum mansion, Nottoway Plantation, burned to the…
Source: Artit_Wongpradu / Getty Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting men worldwide. According to the American Cancer Society, about 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime. While the disease can impact anyone, regardless of race, research consistently shows that Black men face a significantly higher…
