NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 24: Former NBA player Damon Jones departs after his arraignment hearing at U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on November 24, 2025 in New York City. Jones and Chauncey Billups, the Portland Trail Blazers head coach and NBA hall of famer, were indicted for his…
A former Houston police officer is apologizing after unleashing a barrage of racist insults online, but no one seems to be buying it. Ashley Gonzalez posted the 2-minute-long tirade against “Black people” from inside her car, where she used about 25 racial slurs. Houston police officer Ashley Gonzalez has been relieved of duty for posting…
Sunny Anderson and Bevy Smith from “In Bed with Bevy” (Photo Courtesy of Bevy Smith) “Being in the middle doesn’t make you a loser. It makes you someone who’s stretching, who’s growing, who’s evolving,” Smith said. Bevy Smith has never been afraid to show up exactly as she is. So when the Harlem-born TV personality,…
Serena Williams didn’t play on the tennis court, but she may have met her match when it comes to motherhood. The tennis icon shares two daughters, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., 8, and Adira Ohanian, 2, with her husband, Alexis Ohanian. Williams and the Reddit co-founder have spent nearly a decade building a life and family…
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is facing backlash online after praising President Donald Trump for endorsing changing the name of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, to National Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or NICE. Leavitt reposted a Fox News article about the president’s endorsement on Monday. President Donald Trump swears in Senator Markwayne Mullin…
✕ It’s late spring semester at Howard University, and inside a rented Airbnb, a group of young Black creatives are locked in. Their cameras are up and the lights are hot. Someone is adjusting a plate of food for the fifth time. At the center of it all is 21-year-old Na’vaeh Dudley, directing a story…
Karoline Leavitt is desperate to prove her loyalty to Donald Trump by making him her No. 1 priority. Leavitt, 28, is in the final days of her second pregnancy with her husband, real estate developer Nicholas Riccio, 60. The White House Press Secretary has already stepped away from the podium as she begins maternity leave…
Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty On Friday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the creation of an office to fight back against the growing issue of deed theft in New York City. According to the New York Times, the newly created Office of Deed Theft Prevention will be led by lawyer Peter White….
“As exciting as it was, we know that there’s still a lot of need to support the young superheroes in our communities everywhere,” Black Superhero Bootcamp founder Charles Coleman Jr. said. About three dozen middle school students gathered earlier this month at the Brownsville Community Middle School in Brooklyn, NY, learning to lead, regulate their…
Khary Golden teaching his students in Camden, New Jersey. (Credit: Khary Golden) Studies show that even the mere presence of a Black male teacher leads to higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and lasting impacts for students beyond the classroom. “When did you have your first Black male teacher?” The question pops up on social…
