A Black school cafeteria worker accepted a $60,000 payment to settle a federal discrimination lawsuit after being stripped of her job duties involving disciplining children because white teachers allegedly didn’t like “the sound, tone or tenor of her ‘Black voice.’”  Vanessa Bowie-Middleton, 60, had worked in school kitchens and cafeterias for 17 years and for…

Kyle Kuzma and Winnie Harlow attend the “Le Comte De Monte-Cristo” Red Carpet at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 22, 2024 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images) Model Winnie Harlow and NBA forward Kyle Kuzma got engaged after connecting nearly five years ago during the 2020…

Subfreezing temperatures reportedly caused the water line break that forced hundreds of Detroit residents out of their homes. (Screenshot: WXYZ 7 News Detroit/ YouTube) Subfreezing temperatures reportedly caused the water line break, forcing hundreds of Detroit residents out of their homes. Close to 300 Detroit residents have been displaced after a city water main break…

NBA star Anthony “Ant-Man” Edwards, 23, does not dim his confidence for anyone, not even the first Black president of America, former President Barack Obama. A clip from Netflix’s six-part “Court of Gold” documentary series, which covers the men’s basketball teams at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, has gone viral featuring an odd interaction between…

Source: Christian Petersen / Getty A Black man in Phoenix, Arizona, is suing the Phoenix Police Department after its officers arrested him just because he asked questions about why he was stopped. The man’s federal lawsuit is backed by recorded evidence that an officer ordered him to be placed in handcuffs just to teach him…

A retired nurse accused of maliciously wounding babies in a Virginia neonatal intensive care is free on $25,000 bond, surprising the parents of some of the babies allegedly harmed by Erin Strotman. Strotman faces multiple abuse charges after authorities said she was caught on surveillance video mishandling a NICU baby. Court documents describing the surveillance…

FILE – Jaqueline Benitez, who depends on California’s SNAP benefits to help pay for food, shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., on Feb. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File) Officials in the Trump administration are pushing to ban sugary drinks and processed foods from SNAP benefits, but past attempts have failed due…

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 14: Cassie attends Buttah Skin By Dorion Renaud Holiday Pop-Up event at Allure Store on December 14, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images) Cassie and her husband Alex Fine confirmed on Instagram that they are pregnant with their third baby together. Cassie’s family is growing…

Questions continue to be raised about whether Elon Musk is in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency, though he’s been introduced as such by the president for weeks. It’s an odd question to be asked since Musk and President Donald Trump have made it clear that the tech billionaire has been in charge since…

Nat King Cole performs in Copenhagen, Denmark, in April 1960. Ebbe Wrae/JP Jazz Archive/Getty Images Donna M. Cox, University of Dayton Six decades after Nat King Cole’s death in 1965, his music is still some of the most played in the world, and his celebrity transcends generational and racial divides. His smooth voice, captivating piano…