Erica Wheeler Ultimate Defense campaign (Photo courtesy of Hologic) “Get the test,” is a message Erica Wheeler wishes she could tell her mother, and every woman, especially Black women, reading this. WNBA star Erica Wheeler knows firsthand how life-altering it can be to miss one too many annual screenings. During her junior year of college,…
A pro-Trump Republican senator is demanding an investigation into Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson — not for corruption, undisclosed gifts, or conflicts of interest, but for attending the Grammy Awards, where she was nominated for an honor tied to her memoir. Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee sent a letter last week calling on Chief…
Source: Maskot / Getty Last week, during my usual scroll through social media, I caught myself laughing at a response video from comedian and content creator KevOnStage. Not just because Kev is funny—he is—but because it reminded me how the internet is always ready to jump in, loud and wrong, with its whole chest. In…
Vice President JD Vance has a high-ranking role in the federal government. Still, the Ohio native’s marriage seems to garner more attention than his work as President Donald Trump’s sidekick. JD and his wife, Usha Vance, represented the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, where they were joined by Secretary of State…
Jordan Chiles, Simone Biles, and Rebeca Andrade. (Photo credit: Getty Images) Jordan Chiles won and was then stripped of her bronze medal after a technicality during the 2024 Paris Olympics. After the Swiss Federal Supreme Court agreed last month to rehear Jordan Chiles’ 2024 Paris Olympics bronze medal case, she is speaking out about what…
A fresh wave of “Family Matters” nostalgia is sweeping the streaming world, as cast members Telma Hopkins and Kellie Williams retell stories and fun memories that kept one of television’s most beloved sitcoms running week after week. The duo often gives flashbacks on their “Welcome to the Family with Telma and Kellie” rewatch podcast, where…
Source: Bettmann / Getty Barack Obama was in high school when Black History Month was officially recognized. It could be phased out before he reaches retirement age. Despite how the Civil Rights Movement and landmark provisions and initiatives that were created for the advancement of Black Americans during the 1960s and 1970s are often depicted…
President Donald Trump’s bully pulpit has become a daily exercise in unpredictability, with allies and adversaries alike waking up to find out what, or whom, he has decided to take aim at next. On Monday, the president’s erratic impulses leapt beyond trade wars and tariff threats and landed squarely on Canadian infrastructure that exists in…
Most Americans don’t know that two completely different crime stories are unfolding in Oklahoma at the same time. One is transnational, violent, financially sophisticated, and tied to global underground banking, labor exploitation, and organized criminal networks operating across multiple states and countries. The other is domestic, highly visible, politically theatrical, and playing out through federal…
President Donald Trump and his followers are well known for their hypocrisy when it comes to guns at protests and which immigrants are allowed in the country, but his most recent display takes the cake. Trump and the MAGA exploded when Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny was selected as the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show…
