San Francisco 49ers players Eric Reid, left, and Colin Kaepernick take a knee during the national anthem before a game against the Los Angeles Rams on Sept. 12, 2016. Daniel Gluskoter/AP Images for Panini Betina Cutaia Wilkinson, Wake Forest University Back in 2012, quarterback Colin Kaepernick was one of the NFL’s most popular stars. He…
It turns out that committing violent acts in support of Donald Trump is a good career move. At the very least, it gets you dinner with the president. Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, sentenced to 22 years in prison after being convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots,…
Acting like straight-up gangbangers, a group of Chicago cops driving an unmarked car in a residential neighborhood and dressed in plainclothes cut in front of another car driven by a Black man named Dexter Reed last March, forcing him to stop before ordering him out at gunpoint — and never identifying themselves as officers or…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures for the national anthem from the steps of Cape Town’s city hall before delivering his annual state of the union address, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa responded to Trump’s pledge to cut funding to the nation stemming from a new land expropriation law….
In a jaw-dropping exposé, Lauren Sánchez’s former friend and yoga instructor Alanna Zabel has stepped forward with shocking allegations about Jeff Bezos’ fiancée. The instructor alleges that Sánchez’s daring outfit choices at some of the recent high-profile political events were less about turning heads for her billionaire partner and more about reigniting an old crush…
Demonstrators and lawmakers rally against President Donald Trump and his ally Elon Musk as they disrupt the federal government, including dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development, which administers foreign aid approved by Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Two current USAID employees and one former senior…
Former Los Angeles Chargers tight end Antonio Gates speaks as he is inducted into the Chargers Hall of Fame during halftime in an NFL football game between the Chargers and the Denver Broncos, on Dec. 10, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File) The NFL Honors took place Thursday evening at Saenger Theatre in…
A$AP Rocky arrives at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) A$AP Rocky has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. If convicted, he could face up to 24 years. A$AP Rocky ‘s lawyers will make their case and try…
The NFL is not ditching the Black national anthem ahead of the Super Bowl, and its most conservative fans are in an uproar. As a result, several football fanatics have expressed plans to boycott the gridiron showdown between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 9. The league has designated a performer to…
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 30: Drake speaks onstage during Drake’s Till Death Do Us Part rap battle on October 30, 2021 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) The producer and DJ released a promo video for a new album claiming to feature two Drake collaborations — Drake disagreed. It looks like…
