Source: Mario Tama / Getty In the aftermath of the devastating January wildfires, communities across Los Angeles County are picking up the pieces as they navigate their new reality. The deadliest of the recent California wildfires, the Eaton and Palisades fires, leveled entire communities—destroying homes, schools, houses of worship, and businesses. Thousands of people across…
Source: REDA / Getty A racist cop in Memphis, Tennessee, is under fire for, well, being a racist cop in a city where a quarter of its citizens are Black. Memphis Police Sergeant Brandon Lea. (Yep, not just a racist cop, but a high-ranking racist cop.) According to Fox 13, Lea is currently the target…
A woman is taking a Wisconsin hospital to court for allegedly leaving a feeding tube in her body 35 years ago when she was put on life support after giving birth to twins. Deborah Lowe told local news outlets in Milwaukee that she had been suffering crippling physical pain since 1989 when she gave birth…
Source: FG Trade / Getty Black-owned businesses play an important role in the building of generational wealth for a lot of families, yet the number of Black-owned businesses still makes up the smallest share of overall firms in the United States. A Pew Research Center survey conducted in 2023 revealed that while “more than one-in-five…
Jimmy Butler has fans suspecting that he might have had a bit of an accident on the court. The NBA star made headlines after fans noticed an unusual stain on the back of his shorts while facing off against the Dallas Mavericks Wednesday night. The yellowish stain was positioned right on Butler’s tush, leaving some to speculate that…
A National Park Service sign marks the Stonewall National Monument outside the Stonewall Inn, Monday, June 17, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith, File) The changes to Stonewall’s website were made in the wake of an executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office References to transgender people were removed Thursday from…
Chelsea Clinton has shut down a false viral claim circulating on social media that she siphoned tens of millions of dollars from a federal foreign aid agency through her family’s foundation. The allegation, which was reshared thousands of times on X, purports that Clinton, the daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 09: Issa Rae speaks during Cast Jewelry x Issa Rae Launch Event at Nordstrom NYC Flagship on October 09, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Nordstrom) Fans will receive refunds after Issa Rae cancels her upcoming show at the Kennedy Center due to…
NBA superstar Stephen Curry and his entrepreneur wife Ayesha recently opened up about their dynamic as spouses, parents, and business partners in a candid joint interview with Vanity Fair. While their relationship appears picture-perfect from the outside, the power couple revealed there are still moments of tension in their household – though perhaps not the…
Source: MANDEL NGAN / Getty The adage that “black faces in high places won’t help us” still rings true when you look at Black mayors like Karen Bass, Eric Adams, and Lori Lightfoot. Residents of their respective cities have grown disillusioned and are pulling their support for their mayors. Chicagoans could hardly wait to be…
