PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 22: John David Washington attends the 56th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 22, 2025 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)Photo by: Emma McIntyre / Getty Images No matter how familiar you are with American actor John David Washington, you’ve definitely heard of his father. Denzel…
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 14: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Justice Department March 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. As he has used the department to punish enemies, Trump is expected to deliver a law and order speech and steps he will take to counter “weaponization” of the department. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)…
AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 13: Michelle Obama speaks on stage during IMO Live podcast 2025 SXSW Conference and Festival at Austin Convention Center on March 13, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images) The podcast hosts are asking the “Forever First Lady” to consider the change to not confuse their listeners or drown…
Three days into a federal trial last week, a Black female deputy sheriff won a $400,000 settlement from Onondaga County in central New York after nearly five years of litigating a lawsuit accusing the county sheriff’s department of racial discrimination and retaliation for complaining about it. Kamilla Peck, 49, who worked for the sheriff’s department…
Russell Wilson and Ciara. Normani. (Photo credit: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Vanity Fair; Amy Sussman/Getty Images) Ciara and Russell Wilson congratulate Normani and NFL player DK Metcalf on their recent engagement after introducing them three years ago. Looking for a long-term love? Forget the dating apps. Forget the viral singles events. Forget pricey matchmakers. Just…
University of North Carolina head football coach Bill Belichick, 72, has made headlines again amid new controversy over his relationship with his 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson. On March 13, reporter Matt Hartman from The Assembly digital magazine broke the news that Belichick requested UNC communications staff to copy Hudson on all emails sent to him….
Lizzo attends the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 02, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) Singer Lizzo reveals that she was “so heartbroken by the world and so deeply hurt” that she “didn’t want to live anymore.”…
Four California police officers claimed they saw a Black man holding a gun while sitting in the passenger seat of a car before they opened fire, wounding the man and killing his brother who was driving the car. Two Martinez police officers even claimed they heard gunshots coming from the car before they opened fire…
With a reported net worth of $5.7 billion and a prominent role on the “Shark Tank” investment reality show, Mark Cuban’s opinion holds weight for many people in the business world. But not much elsewhere. The tech entrepreneur, 66, recently spoke to Essence before taking part in a panel at the 2025 South by Southwest…
Source: Christopher Polk / Getty The last 12 months have been a banner year of creativity for indie rap juggernaut Top Dawg Entertainment, but this week, one of its most respected artists has a new set of legal troubles. According to a report by NBCLA, the LAPD confirmed that the rapper Jay Rock was arrested…
