President Donald Trump has a viral hit on his hands with the Great American State Fair. For better or worse, people are meandering through the National Mall to experience the president’s vision for America’s 250th anniversary. The fair opened to visitors on June 24, with Trump again declaring, “America is back,” and will run through…
Three Florida college students are still shaken after an unprovoked encounter with a white Florida man brandishing a gun. The young entrepreneurs, two of whom are Black, started a car detailing business to make money over the summer break, according to local station 10 Tampa Bay. The boys were canvassing a neighborhood near Gulfport, going…
Photo by qunamax/Adobe Stock Images An elderly Black man suffered a broken eye socket and facial fractures after an alleged attack by his neighbor in Newark, New York. A 70-year-old Newark, New York, man is recovering from a brutal assault that his family says was preceded by weeks of racial harassment from a neighbor. News10NBC…
Alicia Brown has responded after Big Tigger’s radio co-host Francesca Amiker filed a federal defamation lawsuit accusing her of falsely alleging an affair. Alicia Brown has responded after Big Tigger’s radio co-host Francesca Amiker filed a federal defamation lawsuit accusing her of falsely alleging an affair. Alicia Brown, the wife of radio personality Big Tigger,…
When Melania Trump said that A.I. was powering “the age of imagination,” she likely did not consider that her husband could be part of the target audience. The first lady’s technology initiative focuses on children, inspiring innovation among K-12 students. Nevertheless, Donald Trump, 80, has become the center of A.I. discourse with his unusual implementation…
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 10: Mara Brock Akil attends the 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominees Brunch at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on January 10, 2026 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images) “Girlfriends” creator Mara Brock Akil confirmed that the entire original cast is open to returning but…
These books examine the people, moments, and movements that have shaped America’s story of freedom through Black perspectives. These six books examine the people, moments, and movements that have shaped America’s story of freedom through Black perspectives. Independence Day is known for fireworks, cookouts, and patriotic celebrations across the country. But it also offers an…
A trio of Trump administration officials, thinking they were attending an easy celebratory event in Washington, instead encountered intense heckling and booing. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared visibly shaken before it was all over. It happened Thursday morning at a D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force gathering that included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Trump…
Source: Marcus Ingram / Getty The United States is celebrating its 250th anniversary on Saturday (July 4), and for Black people, it’s a time wrought with mixed emotions regarding race and their connectivity to a nation they’ve helped build with blood, sweat, and tears. Which makes it all the more fitting that a film depicting…
TV news anchor Shannon LaNier (right) poses to recreate a depiction of former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, LaNier’s great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather for a new piece in the Smithsonian Magazine. (Drew Gardner/Smithsonian Magazine) Ahead of July 4, Shannon LaNier Jefferson said the Declaration of Independence belongs to every American, including the descendants of those the third U.S. president…
