In the early 2000s, MTV aired a talent search hosted by Sean “Diddy” Combs, drawing music enthusiasts and millennial TV viewers alike. Tens of thousands auditioned for a spot on the competition series, and, eventually, in 2002 four groups were formed: O-Town, Da Band, Danity Kane, and Day 26 (with Donnie Klang). Among the Da…
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) speaks to reporters as she is joined by fellow House Democrats in the Rayburn House Office Building on December 13, 2023, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty Incumbent Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee easily fended off a primary challenge on Super Tuesday by her former Congressional…
A director of a Detroit housing nonprofit geared toward helping homeowners at risk of foreclosure was federally charged for her role in a fraud scheme designed to steal dozens of homes from low-income residents – and she lives in one of the stolen properties, according to the United States Attorney’s Office. Before Zina Thomas, 60,…
Renowned broadcast journalist Gayle King and NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley are quite a pair, literally representing the yin and yang of their new show on CNN, “King Charles.” During a recent episode, while discussing former President Donald Trump’s comments at a mixer in Columbia, South Carolina, about his perceived popularity among Black people…
One California inmate’s efforts to help Palestinians suffering from Israel’s ongoing military campaign ended in a huge outpouring of support. Last week, Los Angeles-based filmmaker Justin Mashouf shared photos on X of a pay stub that belongs to a 56-year-old man identified only as “Hamza.” Hamza is currently serving time in a Northern California prison…
Groups of heavily armed gangs launched an audacious bid to seize command of the Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Haiti’s main international airport, on March 4, according to ABC News. The assailants engaged in intense exchanges of gunfire with law enforcement and military personnel during the attempted takeover. The brazen assault represents the most recent in a string…
The kinship shared between Denzel Washington and Spike Lee is reuniting the entertainers for the first time in 18 years for a new AppleTV+ film. Lee is slated to direct the American adaptation of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 movie, “High and Low,” which is based on author Ed McBain’s novel “King’s Ransom.” Lee also…
Between 1983 and 1985, a deadly cocktail of adverse events, including recurring drought, failed harvests, food scarcity, two decades of wars, and other anti-government conflicts raged throughout northern Ethiopia and present-day Eritrea. These events ultimately led to the Ethiopian famine. The famine killed 1.2 million people and compelled 400,000 more to flee the country. In 1984…
Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump speaks in the library at Mar-a-Lago on March 4, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. | Source: Alon Skuy / Getty Donald Trump just might be the most effective propagandist we’ve seen in generations. Mind you, he’s not effective because he’s objectively smart, cunning or universally influential. Trump has…
Source: Cliff Hawkins / Getty Former NBA star Charles Barkley appears to have come a long way from four years ago when he was essentially siding with Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron in defending the cops who killed Breonna Taylor. Now, the man who is always one off-color remark away from sounding like a Black conservative lapdog…
