Source: Portland Press Herald / Getty America loves a white boy, I tell you what. Despite mounting controversies around Graham Platner early in his Senate campaign, he became the Democratic Party’s white boy of the month for the last several months. He won his nomination in a landslide victory, taking over 70% of the vote….
World leaders usually arrive at high-stakes summits armed with policy papers, carefully rehearsed talking points, and diplomatic restraint. But with President Donald Trump, tension often fills the room. Sometimes, an unexpected joke does more to ease it than another round of negotiations. One exchange at a NATO gathering did exactly that, though the punchline came…
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – JUNE 30: Kylian Mbappe #10 of France waves to fans before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round Of 32 match between France and Sweden at New York New Jersey Stadium on June 30, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images)Photo by: Mattia Ozbot / Getty Images…
A New York mother is suing the school district and county that she says failed to protect her Black daughter from months of torture by a white family before her death. Portia Duncan and the attorneys for her daughter’s estate made the announcement on Tuesday. She is the mother of 7-year-old Jor’Dynn Duncan. The $250…
Source: Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers / Getty The killing of Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo at the hands of an ICE agent in Houston this week has not only caused protests to erupt across the city where the fatal shooting occurred, but the outrage has reached the victims country of origin as well. In fact, Mexico’s president,…
James Brown is one of the most iconic figures in music history, whose work has inspired some of the industry’s icons like Michael Jackson and Prince, just to name a few. Now, as Broadway musicals have found recent success documenting the lives of legendary Black artists, Brown’s story is finally hitting the stage to introduce…
Source: Wells Family GoFundMe / Screenshot The death of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells has reignited calls across the Black community for greater urgency in protecting Black children, teens and young adults across the country. For decades, Black youth in the United States have died at significantly higher rates than their white counterparts, a longstanding disparity…
A conservative YouTuber and Newsmax podcaster is facing intense backlash after making dismissive comments about Black women’s role in the founding of the United States, just as the Trump administration confirmed it has once again halted plans to place Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Spectrum News on Monday that…
Source: SDI Productions / Getty July is here. It’s been a little over six months since some of us gathered with our friends, family, and/or the one we love — or loved, at the time — to count down the seconds until midnight and the start of a brand new year. For some, the excitement…
Lamar McGlothurn (Photo Credit: State of California) The wrongful death lawsuit alleged camp officials failed to address visible signs of decay before the branch fell, killing Lamar McGlothurn. After nearly a year of litigation, the family of Lamar McGlothurn, the 8-year-old boy killed by a falling tree branch at a Calabasas summer camp has settled…
