Source: Aaron M. Sprecher / Getty Of all the recent headlines chronicling the American political system going up in flames under a cloud of corruption and idiocy, few have depressed me more than this recent one from The Guardian: “Democrats are reeling. Is Stephen A Smith the way back to the White House?” As depressingly…
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner speaks during a news conference Nov, 6, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File) Turner, 70, died on March 5, hours after attending President Donald Trump’s address to Congress in Washington. U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas, who died this month just weeks into first term in Congress, was scheduled to lie in…
The Supreme Court at sunset in Washington, Feb. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File) Trump’s unparalleled flex of presidential power seems destined for several dates at a Supreme Court that he helped shape. In fewer than 500 carefully chosen and somewhat opaque words, the Supreme Court has now weighed in twice on President Donald Trump’s rapid-fire efforts to remake the federal…
Elon Musk flashes his t-shirt that reads “DOGE” to the media as he walks on South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) The billionaire entrepreneur, who is advising President Donald Trump, suggested that $500 billion to $700 billion in waste needed to be cut. Elon Musk pushed debunked…
A Southern California sheriff’s deputy responding to a call about a white man trespassing in a private residential community ended up arresting and abusing a Black resident of that property after the white man accused him of harassing him. Earlier this month, the Black man, Gregory Whaling, received a $498,000 settlement over the unlawful arrest…
In a jarring development that has stunned fans and industry insiders alike, media maven Wendy Williams was rushed to New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital Monday following what appears to be a cry for help from her Big Apple assisted living facility. The 60-year-old reportedly tossed a handwritten note reading “Help! Wendy!!” from her fifth-floor window,…
DEARBORN, MI – SEPTEMBER 08: Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist speaks before Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen gave a speech on the economy at Fords Rouge Electric Vehicle Center on September 8, 2022 in Dearborn, Michigan. (Photo by Sarah Rice/Getty Images) EXCLUSIVE: The 42-year-old lieutenant governor tells theGrio why he’s the right candidate to take on…
Nelly has adopted a controversial double standard for tough love parenting, and fans have taken issue with it. The rapper is a father to adult children Chanelle Haynes, 31, and Cornell “Tre” Haynes, 26, whom he shares with ex Channetta Valentine. The “Hot in Herre” emcee is also a new dad to his and wife…
Source: Bob Riha Jr / Getty An amended complaint filed in a lawsuit accusing hip-hop mogul Sean Combs now names internet sensation Druski and NFL star Odell Beckham Jr. as co-defendants. In a complaint originally filed in October 2024, Ashley Parham accused Combs and people connected to him of a gang rape that took place…
Michelle Obama is stepping back into the spotlight with another man by her side — her older brother Craig Robinson. The siblings have teamed up for the new weekly podcast “IMO,” an acronym for in my opinion, which will air its first two episodes on March 12. The former attorney, 61, and the executive director…
