(Photo: Getty Images) “Reverend Jackson also created opportunities for generations of African Americans and inspired countless more, including us,” Barack and Michelle Obama said in a joint statement reacting to Jackson’s death at 84. Former President Barack Obama reacted to the death of Rev. Jesse Jackson, honoring the civil rights icon, whom he notably acknowledged…
President Donald Trump is insanely jealous of former President Barack Obama, critics contend, and his bitter jealousy reared its ugly head yet again in what was supposed to be a tribute to the Rev. Jesse Jackson. In a Truth Social post honoring the civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, who died in Chicago Tuesday,…
Team House Studios The Allen Media Group Motion Picture film finds the actor-director duo stepping into the world of military veterans wanting acceptance from family and a community after past transgressions box them in. Vondie Curtis-Hall is no stranger to portraying characters whose flaws determine their standing in the world. Even when he speaks, the…
Source: USGirl / Getty America has gotten so committed to laundering its conscience that even the word Black in Black History is now being handled like contraband, even in institutions that were literally built to preserve it. Which brings us to Florida A&M (FAMU). Last week, FAMU found itself in the surreal position of having…
Tyra Banks in “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model.” (Photo credit: Netflix Youtube screenshot) OPINION: Tyra Banks revisits her iconic reality TV show in Netflix’s new documentary “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model.” Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on…
President Donald Trump can’t keep quiet when his predecessor, former President Barack Obama, comes up, to the point that many observers believe the Republican politician is obsessed with his Democratic counterpart. Trump, 79, is still facing widespread backlash for sharing a video clip that depicted Obama, 64, and his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, as cartoon…
Source: David Corio / Getty Over 40 years after his first presidential campaign and call for a Rainbow Coalition, Rev. Jesse Jackson’s transformative presidential campaigns offer a framework for sustaining opposition to extremist economic and political policies. His political challenge was as much about the presidency as it was about shifting culture and values. Through…
Donald Trump has been called many things by his most devoted supporters — fighter, disruptor, chosen — and in some corners of MAGA, even heaven-sent. That language isn’t new. What is new is a viral image now circulating online that visually captures that belief in a single, carefully staged frame that could likely never become…
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – AUGUST 9: Exhibits discussing slavery and the Founding Fathers’ owning slaves are seen at the President’s House on August 9, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Around a dozen different exhibits and displays in Independence National Historic Park are under review by the National Park Service for potential removal or editing on September 17….
A 51-year-old man has been charged with murder in relation to the disappearance of a 17-year-old California girl, T’Neya “TT” Tovar, who was last seen alive on Dec. 1 and whose partial remains were found just before Christmas, on Dec 21. Abraham Feinbloom of Salton City is being held in the Imperial County Jail without…
