President Donald Trump has made a habit of using the power of the White House to redraw norms on his own terms, and the fallout is sharpest when those moves double as personal score-settling. Later this month, a long-standing governors’ dinner that once signaled bipartisan truce quietly became something else entirely — a reminder that…
✕ Welcome to your weekly Le[e]gal Brief with Lee Merritt, Esq. In addition to taking aim at the Trump administration’s apparent beef with the Second Amendment, this week’s episode also breaks down how President Donald Trump may use ICE to interfere with the midterm election. “Every American…has the right to bear arms. In its original…
Source: Florida A&M University / Screenshot On Monday, NewsOne reported that FAMU College of Law student Aaliyah Steward said she was told by FAMU that she had to abbreviate Black History Month so that the word “Black” wasn’t visible. The mandate was reportedly in response to Florida legislation signed by DeSantis and reinforced by the…
Offset, Tiffany Haddish, and Ben Simmons. (Photo credit: Getty Images/ Sleeper X screen cap) Offset, Tiffany Haddish, Ben Simmons, Kayla Nicole, Ace Greene, and more team up for Sleepers Super Bowl ad. Has your reputation been ruined in the public eye after a messy breakup? Well, Tiffany Haddish and Ben Simmons think you might be…
Bad Bunny is dominating news headlines and social media timelines following his historic performance, while right-wing critics like President Donald Trump are having a meltdown. After doubling down on criticism of Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show — calling it “absolutely terrible” and an “affront to American greatness” — Trump lashed out online even after…
(Photo: Getty Images) In an exclusive interview with theGrio, Jasmine Crockett gets candid about how Black women are treated in the Democratic Party. Since declaring her historic candidacy for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Texas in December 2025, U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett has faced many questions about her electability. “Don’t waste your money…
Donald Trump aide Pete Hegseth knows how to make an entrance, but at a recent premiere at the Kennedy Center, it wasn’t his résumé or red-carpet date that drew fans in. The 45-year-old secretary of defense arrived alongside his wife, Jennifer Rauchet, dressed to the nines, or so some thought, until close-ups revealed his unexpected…
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks at a campaign event for Maryland Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks on Gun Violence Awareness Day at Kentland Community Center on June 7, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. After winning a hard fought Democratic primary, Alsobrooks is challenging Larry Hogan, the popular Republican candidate…
(Phot: Adobe Stock) A Florida A&M law student says her Black History Month flyer was flagged over language the university says violates state DEI rules. If you can’t use the word Black in Black History Month…is it just History Month? That’s the question Aaliyah Steward, a Florida A&M University law student, is asking herself after…
Authorities arrested a woman accused of brutally beating another woman who is pregnant with her boyfriend’s child, then giving a statement to authorities denying the attack ever took place. Gheonna Lacy was hospitalized after an assault on Jan. 15, right outside her job site at an assisted living facility in Racine, Wisconsin. Two Racine, Wisconsin,…
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