Food banks’ labor and distribution costs are climbing at a time when their demand is rising, and their donations are slowing. Kendall Nunamaker and her family of five in Kennewick, Washington, faced impossible math this month: How to pay for gas, groceries and the mortgage with inflation driving up prices? Like many other working families,…
Sean “Diddy” Combs, aka Love, created an empire when he launched his Bad Boy Records music label nearly three decades ago. The label featured several legendary artists, including The Notorious B.I.G, Faith Evans, Mase and more. Now the music mogul has announced that he’s back at it again with a new R&B-focused label titled Love…
Equal Ground, one of several voting rights groups that challenged the maps, praised the judge’s decision. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A congressional map approved by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and drawn by his staff is unconstitutional because it breaks up a district where Black voters can choose their representatives, a state judge said Wednesday….
The company will also let people book split stays between homes and it promised new protections for renters. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Airbnb said Wednesday it is overhauling the way that consumers search for rental listings, adding dozens of categories including “chef’s kitchens” and “historical homes” to its current listings, which are mostly searched by…
Bell will be honored during the 2022 Hall of Fame enshrinements in early August. USA Today sports writer/columnist Jarrett Bell has won the Bill Nunn Jr. Award for journalistic contributions while covering pro football. Bell, who has covered the NFL since 1981 and has been with USA Today since 1993, was selected by the Professional…
Daniel Cameron said jurors “agreed” that homicide charges were not warranted against officers who shot Taylor, but three jurors disputed that claim. FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron filed paperwork Wednesday to enter the state’s 2023 governor’s race, hoping to ride his fights against abortion and the Democratic incumbent’s coronavirus restrictions…
Williams is starring in a revival of “Take Me Out,” Richard Greenberg’s exploration of what happens when a Major League Baseball superstar comes out as gay. NEW YORK (AP) — Video of a naked Jesse Williams captured onstage in a shower scene from a Broadway play has been posted online, prompting an outcry from the…
Source: Tom Williams / Getty Rep. Hakeem Jeffries does not suffer fools. Speaking during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2022, Jeffries took aim at recent comments by Justice Clarence Thomas. At a judicial event in Atlanta, Thomas claimed pro-abortion protestors were trying to “bully” the…
Garcelle Beauvais seems to be shielding no one’s reputation when sharing her truths. The actress, best known for starring on “The Jamie Foxx Show,” has been living out her dream of hosting a daytime talk show for two years since joining the ladies of “The Real.” To adoring fans, Beauvais, who today is promoting her…
“The report demonstrates a persistent disparity that mortgage applicants of color experience getting credit and navigating the home purchase process,” the authors of the study wrote. The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency released a report on Wednesday that highlights the disparity in mortgage lending in the state and Philadelphia. The agency, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported, intends…
