Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty The 2024 season of Urban One’s iOne Digital podcast series, Witness to History, proudly opens with Dr. Cornel West, our treasured scholar and theologian, philosopher and presidential candidate. This year’s series, Ferguson 10, returns us to Ferguson, Missouri, the St. Louis suburb where a movement was sparked within the hard…
A Black family vacationing in the Bay Area of California last week said their trip took an ugly turn after their visit to a restaurant ended with a racial slur being typed on their receipt. Whitney Washington told KTVU that she and her family were the only Black customers at the Pica Pica Arepa Kitchen…
Donald Trump at a news conference on Aug. 15, 2024, in Bedminster, N.J. | Source: The Washington Post / Getty In today’s episode of Donald Trump’s Mental Decline Is Declining, the former president, on Saturday, asked his audience of MAGA rubes in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, “Why are we having an election?” As usual, it’s hard to…
The Democratic National Convention kicked off its first night with a tribute to one of the most iconic civil rights leaders of our time, the Rev. Jesse Jackson. After a heartfelt video highlighting Jackson’s extraordinary life, the 82-year-old, who was the second Black person to run for president on the Democratic ticket, appeared spot-lit in…
Phil Donahue, the “King of Daytime Talk,” passed away at the age of 88 Sunday night while surrounded by family, including his wife, actress Marlo Thomas. Since news about the famed talk show hosts’ passing reached headlines, many of his most popular moments have resurfaced on various social media platforms — one being from his…
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, Democrat of California, speaks on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on Aug. 19, 2024. | Source: MANDEL NGAN / Getty California Congresswoman Maxine Waters offered a profound history lesson while alluding to a potential full circle moment Monday night during…
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the American Federation of Teachers’ 88th National Convention on July 25, 2024, in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Montinique Monroe/Getty Images) “Black women have carried this party for so long and worked so hard and worked so diligently without a lot of recompense,” said Reid, who this week joins MSNBC’s…
Source: iOne Digital Creative Services Let dancer Christian Brown tell it, the term “all style” has multiple connotations. One of them is a literal, essentially phonetic definition referring to a dance philosophy that allows its practitioners to integrate a variety of styles into their performance. The other association, he says, refers to people who don’t…
The body of a 38-year-old British woman who died during cosmetic surgery in Turkey was reportedly returned to her home, missing parts of some vital organs. Kaydell Brown died on the operating table at the Clinic Expert in Istanbul on March 26. She paid 5,400 pounds to travel to Istanbul for a “mummy MOT,” which…
Former MTV and VH1 television personality La La Anthony (née Vázquez) does not want past issues with Dallas Mavericks fans to hurt her son’s chance of one day playing for the NBA franchise. The “BMF” actress hinted at Kiyan Anthony’s potential NBA future during the Women Transforming Sports Through Media panel at the 2024 Fanatics…
