Source: Jackson State University / Getty On Dec. 9, 2024, renowned poet, author, and professor Nikki Giovanni passed away after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. She was 81 years old. Born Yolande Cornelia Giovanni Jr. in Knoxville, Tenn., in 1943 and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Giovanni studied poetry at Fisk University and Columbia University….
Actor Mel Gibson sparked heated reactions online after controversial clips from his speech at the “Champions for America Celebration Gala” benefiting America’s Future Inc. on Dec. 10 hit the internet. His remarks, which aligned with far-right conspiracy theories, included one comment where he declared he would “kill” someone if they ever harmed his children. The…
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 29: GloRilla poses for a photo during the second half between the Memphis Grizzlies and the New Orleans Pelicans of an Emirates NBA Cup game at FedExForum on November 29, 2024 in Memphis, Tennessee. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User…
A nationally known white supremacist and influencer will be back in court this month to face a battery charge for allegedly pepper-spraying a woman who visited his home to confront him about an inflammatory social post he made following Donald Trump’s election win. Nick Fuentes was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery on Nov. 27…
While the world expects celebrities to live their entire lives in the spotlight, some choose a different path. For actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, that path involves a marriage that thrives on understanding, and a deliberate choice to keep some aspects of her life beautifully private. Ralph and Pennsylvania state Sen. Vincent Hughes have been married…
Jamie Foxx (C) and Datari Turner (R) attend the Jamie Foxx Strong Black Legends Dinner // What Had Happened Was… at Mr. Chow on December 10, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. | Source: Jerod Harris / Getty Jamie Foxx is finally opening up about the health scare that left him hospitalized and out of the…
Two Indianapolis police officers were found not guilty of manslaughter and other charges in connection with the death of a Black man who was shocked with a Taser and restrained face down while being handcuffed in 2022. The jury acquitted officers Adam Ahmad and Steven Sanchez on Dec. 6 after less than three hours of…
In this image taken from video, what appears to be drones flying over Randolph, N.J., Dec. 4, 2024. (MartyA45_ /TMX via AP) “We should know what’s going on over our skies,” said U.S. Senator Cory Booker, D-N.J. A U.S. senator has called for mysterious drones spotted flying over sensitive areas in New Jersey and other parts of…
It appears Hugh Jackman, 56, and Sutton Foster, 49, apparently will not celebrate the Christmas season as a new blended family after their scandalous affair went public. According to Closer Weekly, the co-stars of the Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical “The Music Man” have decided to avoid spending the holidays with their respective children due to…
A Metro train rolls into the McPherson Square station in Washington, D.C. | Source: Getty Images / Getty In the year after a white man on the New York City subway took the law into his own hands and carried out a physical attack against unsuspecting and unarmed Black men, history nearly repeated itself about…
