He had already pointed a gun at her head, threatening to shoot. Now Mark White, 59, escalated the tension even more at a northeast Indianapolis gas station Tuesday night, grabbing 21-year-old Tashauna Gooch and shoving her against the side of her car, peppering her with racist taunts and threats of violence. “I will kill you,”…

FILE – The logo for the Justice Department is seen before a news conference at the Department of Justice, Aug. 23, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) It was not immediately clear which prosecutors were affected by the order. The Trump Justice Department said Monday that it had fired more than a dozen employees…

In this handout provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent watches as undocumented immigrants are loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Tucson International Airport on January 23, 2025, in Tucson, Arizona. | Source: Handout / Getty On Sunday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials boasted that…

(Photo credit: Adobe Stock Images) Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions has been instructed to “cease all work” under the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility HUB at Jobs for the Future. President Donald Trump’s anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion executive orders are already impacting higher education where Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are concerned. On…

Barry Michael Cooper The Harlem journalist who coined the phrase “New Jack Swing” while writing a profile passed away in Maryland. There is no discussion of 1990s-era Black movies without films written by Barry Michael Cooper, the Harlem, New York, born-and-raised journalist turned screenwriter who penned “New Jack City,” “Sugar Hill,” and “Above The Rim.” …

Homes lay in ruins less than two weeks after the Eaton Fire devastated the area in Altadena, California, on January 26, 2025. | Source: Robert Gauthier / Getty In a continued fight for justice, nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump, along with co-counsel Anne Andrews, have filed a third wrongful death…

Tech giant Bill Gates did not hold back when reflecting on the end of his 27-year marriage to Melinda French Gates.  Calling the divorce his greatest regret, Gates described the experience as profoundly painful in a new interview.  “The divorce thing was miserable for me and Melinda for at least two years,” he said in a Jan….

MAGA supporters are vowing to boycott Ben & Jerry’s ice cream after the company reaffirmed its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives amid a shift by major corporations who have eliminated DEI to align with the Trump administration’s push to limit such programs. Right-wing critics flooded social media over the weekend, venting outrage after…

UNCASVILLE, CONNECTICUT – DECEMBER 17: Flau’Jae Johnson #4 of the LSU Tigers plays against the Seton Hall Pirates during the first half of an Invesco QQQ Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase game at Mohegan Sun Arena on December 17, 2024 in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images) DJ T.O. initially dismissed the controversy…

Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus Jr. has been under fire for participating in one of the inauguration events for President Donald Trump. Snoop, 53, performed at the Crypto Ball event in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 17 in honor of the then-president-elect, who did not attend the black-tie affair. Snoop Dogg seemingly stands by his decision to…