A Charlotte County, Florida, commissioner has acknowledged he used the N-word in a conversation with a Black county official, claiming he believed the slur was a term of endearment and meant no offense. The complaint was filed by D’Juan Harris, executive director of the county’s Metropolitan Planning Organization. An investigation was conducted in January by…

Christine and Kendall Paul. (Photo courtesy of Christine Paul) Christine and Kendell Paul were married on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, after meeting as patients in a New York intensive care unit. When Christine Paul’s physician asked her to check in on Kendell Paul, a fellow patient at the North Shore University Hospital’s ICU, three years…

Karoline Leavitt, 27, serves as press secretary and the official spokesperson for Donald Trump’s administration, but she’s now making headlines for her personal life. While Leavitt’s job is to defend and explain Trump’s policy decisions toward the American people and the world, her jewelry at a press briefing prompted a report analyzing the rock on…

Source: Steven Ferdman / Getty Issa Rae has decided to cancel her highly anticipated show at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, citing concerns over the recent leadership changes at the institution. In an Instagram post on February 13, the actress and producer explained her reasoning, stating that she felt the Kennedy…

TORONTO, ON – NOVEMBER 2: Drake claps at the end of the game between the Sacramento Kings and the Toronto Raptors during the second half of their basketball game at the Scotiabank Arena on November 2, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images) | NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 07: PARTYNEXTDOOR…

Source: Mario Tama / Getty In the aftermath of the devastating January wildfires, communities across Los Angeles County are picking up the pieces as they navigate their new reality. The deadliest of the recent California wildfires, the Eaton and Palisades fires, leveled entire communities—destroying homes, schools, houses of worship, and businesses. Thousands of people across…

Source: REDA / Getty A racist cop in Memphis, Tennessee, is under fire for, well, being a racist cop in a city where a quarter of its citizens are Black. Memphis Police Sergeant Brandon Lea. (Yep, not just a racist cop, but a high-ranking racist cop.) According to Fox 13, Lea is currently the target…

A woman is taking a Wisconsin hospital to court for allegedly leaving a feeding tube in her body 35 years ago when she was put on life support after giving birth to twins. Deborah Lowe told local news outlets in Milwaukee that she had been suffering crippling physical pain since 1989 when she gave birth…

Source: FG Trade / Getty Black-owned businesses play an important role in the building of generational wealth for a lot of families, yet the number of Black-owned businesses still makes up the smallest share of overall firms in the United States.  A Pew Research Center survey conducted in 2023 revealed that while “more than one-in-five…

Jimmy Butler has fans suspecting that he might have had a bit of an accident on the court. The NBA star made headlines after fans noticed an unusual stain on the back of his shorts while facing off against the Dallas Mavericks Wednesday night.  The yellowish stain was positioned right on Butler’s tush, leaving some to speculate that…