WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 08: Civil rights leader Marc Morial of the National Urban League speaks as (L-R) Wade Henderson of the Leadership Conference for Civil & Human Rights, Johnnetta B. Cole of the National Council of Negro Women and the Rev. Al Sharpton of the National Action Network listen at a briefing outside the…
Stephen A. Smith‘s assertion Friday that Donald Trump won the 2024 election because he was “closer to normal” than his Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris, left some scratching their heads, as normal is generally not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of the current president. Can someone be “closer to normal” when their…
Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s ex-wife, Maria Shriver, 69, is currently under a public microscope after the Chicago-born journalist spoke about parenting practice encouraged by her late mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver. In the Jan. 8-dated episode of Hoda Kotb’s “Making Space” podcast featuring Shriver as a guest, the duo discussed how her kids were made to respond when…
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….
