(Photo: Getty Images/MSNBC via YouTube) “Based on her ratings, which were virtually non-existent, she should have been ‘canned’ long ago, along with everyone else who works there,” said the 78-year-old president. President Donald Trump celebrated the recent cancellation of Joy Reid’s MSNBC show “The ReidOut” late Sunday on Truth Social and railed against the liberal…
Continuing to champion diverse entrepreneurs, Pharrell Williams opens applications for his 2025 Black Ambition Prize competition. (Photos: Black Ambition and Getty Images) Continuing to champion diverse entrepreneurs, Pharrell Williams opens applications for his annual Black Ambition Prize competition. As some institutions scale back on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, Pharrell Williams is doubling down…
After two years, the family of Marissa Barnwell has reached a settlement with the school district that employed a teacher who angrily confronted the then-15-year-old honor roll student who refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance. Barnwell was awarded $75,000 by Lexington School District 1. Neither side has commented about the agreement, first disclosed by…
Source: Chris Gardner / Getty Gambling is becoming inseparable from the area of professional sports, but college athletes still can’t participate in the arena — and some players at Fresno State may be learning that the hard way. According to a report from The Fresno Bee, the school’s men’s basketball team is under investigation for…
The Wayans family’s induction into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame at the 56th NAACP Image Awards on Feb. 22, 2025, was a celebration of their pioneering contributions to entertainment. Yet, as the family gathered at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium to receive this prestigious honor, fans quickly noticed Keenen Ivory Wayans, the visionary who launched the family’s…
A group of armed citizens has begun patrolling a historically Black Ohio community after a neo-Nazi rally in early February that left many residents on edge. With tensions running hot, some see the self-appointed militia as necessary defenders, while others say the patrols are a clear sign of darker days to come. About two weeks…
Singer Roberta Flack poses for a portrait in New York on Oct. 10, 2018. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP, File) Roberta Flack, the award-winning singer behind “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” died on Monday at 88 years old. Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style on “Killing Me Softly with…
A Black man initially charged with battery after allegedly beating up a white man outside a Shreveport, Louisiana, nightclub in late January is now facing more serious charges after the victim died from his injuries, officials said. Trevor Moses, 25, was arrested Feb. 6 and charged with second-degree battery after witnesses identified him in the…
(Photo credit: Adobe Stock) From organic vitamin supplements to stationary to skincare and beyond, Black women-owned businesses are growing in the self-care space. Believe it or not, Black-owned businesses are on the rise, especially those owned by women. According to data from the 2022 and 2023 U.S. Census Bureau Annual Business Surveys analyzed by both…
Source: change.org / other It’s been five years since Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down by two white, wannabe vigilantes in a rural part of Georgia who racially profiled him and falsely suspected the unarmed, young Black jogger of being a burglar. But, the pain of his brutal murder still weighs heavy on the hearts of…
