A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy who faces first-degree murder charges in the shooting death of an innocent Black woman this past summer will appear in court Friday for a hearing that could set him free while awaiting trial. Sonya Massey, 36, was killed after Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy Sean P. Grayson, who is white, opened fire…
Assembly member Isaac Bryan, D-Los Angeles, speaks on a bill at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Sept. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) “There is a growing understanding of California’s role in perpetuating the inequalities that arose from slavery, and there’s a willingness to try to rectify that harm, to heal that harm,” said Assemblymember…
(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Empire State Realty Trust) Oprah Winfrey announced a new book club pick as she launched her new platform, “The Oprah Podcast.” NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has a new book club pick and a new platform to talk books and other topics of the day. On Tuesday, Winfrey launched “The…
It seems that Dream Kardashian’s aunt, Khloé Kardashian, has something to say about the little girl’s maternal grandmother, Tokyo Toni. Whether her comment was a declaration of how she likes to do things or a slick comment to shade the Zeus Network star, fans are vexed that she felt comfortable speaking on her charitable efforts….
FILE – Kendrick Lamar performs at Coachella Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club, April 16, 2017, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File) “Not Like Us” is Kendrick Lamar’s first-ever No. 1 on Apple Music’s year-end global songs chart. NEW YORK (AP) — “Not Like Us,” but people sure like him: Kendrick Lamar’s smash topped…
Disgraced former Kansas City, Kansas, detective Roger Golubski, who faced six felony charges for sexually assaulting Black women, was found dead of an apparent suicide on Dec. 2, the day his federal trial was set to begin. After the police confirmed the news, the case against the accused rapist and kidnapper was immediately dismissed. Now,…
Days after several critics attacked Chrissy Teigen over her lack of clothing on social media, John Legend seemingly shows that he isn’t going back and forth with anyone over his wife. Legend recently caused a stir after sharing a risqué photo of his wife, Chrissy Teigen, to celebrate her 39th birthday on Nov. 30. The image featured…
Donald Trump attends the first day of his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on April 15, 2024. | Source: MICHAEL NAGLE / Getty There’s a rarely spoken truth about white supremacy: it isn’t just about power, politics, or economics—it’s also…
A little girl in a pink dress effectively commandeered the grocery section inside a Walmart somewhere in America over the weekend, tossing deli items, Little Debbie snacks, and even some glass bottles onto the floor. As tantrums go, it was really more of a rampage. But as disturbing as the tirade itself may have been, the reaction…
Melania Trump is a buttoned-up first lady nowadays, yet she can’t seem to escape her past as a model who dared to strip down for a major photo shoot spread in British GQ. The images from 2000, when she was then known as Melania Knauss, resurfaced again following her husband, Donald Trump, being declared the…
