Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., stands beside a portrait of her friend and mentor, Shirley Chisolm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) During her more than two decades in Congress, Rep. Barbara Lee has been the only Black woman elected to the…
Police checkpoints on and around Bourbon Street, after a vehicle plowed into New Year crowds at a tourist district local authorities said in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 2025. | Source: Anadolu / Getty Donald Trump hasn’t even been sworn into office yet, and already he’s giving us a glimpse at what we’re in…
Savannah and LeBron James might hold the title of America’s favorite NBA couple, therefore fans are always protective of their union to the public. The high school sweethearts and parents of three children were seemingly caught in a compromising position while at the athlete’s star-studded bash on New Year’s Eve filled with family, friends, and…
MAGA supporters on social media took aim at a Black FBI special agent for wearing a nose ring while providing an update on the Bourbon Street terror attack, shifting the focus to racist right-wing ballyhoo despite the tragedy claiming 15 lives. Alethea Duncan, the federal agent in charge in New Orleans, spoke Wednesday at a…
Meghan Markle arrives at the Paley Honors Fall Gala on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has launched her first Instagram account since 2020. NEW YORK (AP) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is starting the new year with her first…
Since the holiday season began, the Trumps have been hosting party after party, flying high after the president-elect defeated Vice President Kamala Harris by 1.5% of the national vote. Their celebrations kicked off with a Christmas Eve party at the Mar-a-Lago estate’s exclusive club in Florida, according to Page Six. While Melania Trump and Ivanka…
FILE – Sierra Canyon’s Bryce James #5 warms up against Christopher Columbus at halftime during a high school basketball game at the Hoophall Classic, on January 16, 2023, in Springfield, MA. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File) Bryce James, son of NBA star LeBron James, will be an Arizona Wildcat. TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Bryce James, son…
Mushroom coffee. Photo: AdobeStock With a focus on wellness, convenience, and sustainability, new food trends are emerging for 2025, and old ones are waning. As we look ahead to 2025, the food landscape is evolving in fascinating ways. With a focus on wellness, convenience, and sustainability, new trends are emerging, and old ones are waning….
The FBI investigates the area on Orleans St and Bourbon Street by St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter where a suspicious package was detonated after a person drove a truck into a crowd earlier on Bourbon Street on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Steel columns known as bollards were being replaced when…
Source: Family of Charizma Jones Jail is a punishment, but being behind bars should never be a death sentence. A NYC jail is under investigation after a Black woman, who was severely ill, died from alleged staff neglect. According to AP, Charizma Jones was being held at Rikers Island when the 23-year-old fell into a coma…
