Janet Jackson, shown performing at the 2018 Essence Festival in New Orleans, will be taking the stage at this year’s 30th Essence Festival of Culture, happening over 2024’s Fourth of July weekend, in New Orleans. (Photo: Amy Harris/Invision/AP, file) The festival kicks off Thursday and runs through Sunday, celebrating 30 years of entertainment, networking and…
Los Angeles Lakers draft pick Bronny James speaks during the NBA basketball team’s news conference in El Segundo, California on Tuesday. (Photo: Damian Dovarganes/AP) Now that the 19-year-old son of LeBron James has been selected by the Los Angeles Lakers, Bronny says he can handle all the extra attention. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Bronny…
Source: Joe Sohm/Visions of America / Getty On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced that it reached an agreement with Wichita Public Schools after an investigation into race and disability discrimination in Kansas’ largest school district. According to the DOJ, the district has agreed to revise practices to prevent discrimination in discipline and referrals of students to…
Evacuees from Union Island arrive in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Tuesday. The island, in the Grenadines archipelago, was hit by Hurricane Beryl. (Photo: Lucanus Ollivierre/AP) Beryl was forecast to weaken slightly over the next day or two, but still be at or near major-hurricane strength when it passes near or over Jamaica….
A Florida woman accused of parking her car illegally in a handicap space and then berating another woman who confronted her about it, got a taste of her own medicine after she was knocked to the ground during an altercation with the man who filmed the episode and posted it to social media. The embarrassing…
Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks on reproductive rights at Ritchie Coliseum on the campus of the University of Maryland on June 24, 2024, in College Park, Maryland. | Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty A growing number of Democrats are publicly calling for President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race following last…
Morgan Freeman — who was the voice of God in the 2003 comedy “Bruce Almighty” — has one of the most recognizable voices in Hollywood. That’s why a content creator named Justine shared videos online claiming to be one of Freeman’s relatives, specifically his “nepo niece,” using his voice. The woman used an artificial intelligence-generated version…
Sean “Diddy” Combs is steering far away from the glare of paparazzi flashes as he continues to be the subject of ongoing investigations into his alleged past of abuse and sexual misconduct. The mogul was nowhere to be found when his daughter Chance, 17, whom he shares with ex Sarah Chapman, celebrated her high school…
President & CEO of the NAACP Derrick Johnson speaks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., on May 17, 2024, before an address by President Joe Biden. | Source: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Getty The Civil Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson 60 years ago…
An incident involving a large Black party and their generous tip for an Applebee’s server went viral and drew backlash after the restaurant’s manager raised questions about their tip. Dawn Montgomery posted about the experience on her X account over the weekend. She wrote that she was part of a party of 14 people who…
