A dispute between a restaurant owner and a customer who didn’t leave a tip at an Evanston, Illinois, restaurant last week escalated into a confrontation that later sparked protests and hard discussions about race relations in the city. The trouble began April 19, when a customer at Table to Stix ramen shop paid his $19.89…
Source: Adam Gray / Getty A former lecturer at Columbia University, a school that has been in President Donald Trump’s line of sight since it became the staging ground for pro-Palestinian protests, has announced the independent launch of her course, “Race, Media & International Affairs,” after the university canceled it, which it likely did to get…
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley thinks fans’ outrage over his recent outing with Donald Trump is laughable. He was snapped exiting Marine One with Trump as well as hanging out with the political leader at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey on April 27. Among the reactions found online was a tweet…
Jeff Ulbrich (AP File Photo)/ Shedeur Sanders (Getty Images) OP-ED: Now that we know Jax Ulbrich is the prank caller who taunted Shedeur Sanders during Draft weekend, where is the real accountability from the Atlanta Falcons and NFL? Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read…
FILE – A sign for the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pictured at FEMA headquarters, April 20, 2020, in Washington. (Al Drago/The New York Times via AP, Pool) FEMA called the BRIC grants “wasteful” and “politicized” tools, but officials and residents say they were vital to protect lives, infrastructure, and economies. The textile mills that…
Source: Perry Knotts / Getty Before we get started, I want to make one thing clear: This isn’t about football. If it were, I wouldn’t be writing this piece because former Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders would’ve been drafted in the first round. And that isn’t even debatable. But this isn’t about football. Because if it…
A Black couple in metro Dallas whose newborn baby was taken away by the state in 2023 after they elected to have their midwife treat the child for jaundice instead of taking her to an emergency room has filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). The lawsuit, obtained by…
(Photo credit: Adobe Stock) 26-year-old musician Zoey Conant shared the bizarre passport issue that nearly caused her to miss her wedding in Costa Rica. A recent destination bride isn’t just sharing the epic photos from her rainy but magical beach wedding; she’s also sharing the horror of initially being denied entry into the country days…
Millicent Brown, right, and her daughter, Nova Brown, 5, pose for a photo outside their home at a public housing complex before school on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Schoolchildren threatened with eviction are more likely to end up in another district or transfer to another school, often one with less…
FILE – Students and parents rally at the Ohio Statehouse in support of possible changes that would increase eligibility for taxpayer-funded school vouchers to K-12 students statewide, May 17, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Samantha Hendrickson, file) State lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to use more taxpayer dollars to pay for private school tuition…
