A then-18-year-old activist hit in the face by a Chicago police officer as she livestreamed demonstrators facing off against cops at a 2020 protest is close to receiving $280,000 from the city. Miracle Boyd said she was leaving the rally, where demonstrators were demanding the removal of a Christopher Columbus statue in downtown Chicago, when…

Serena Williams creates a kids clothing collection with Janie and Jack (Photos courtesy of Janie and Jack and Getty Images) Serena Williams released a children’s apparel collection inspired by her love of fashion and, most importantly, her love for her daughters. Serena Williams is bringing her fashion expertise to the little ones with a collection…

Source: Scott Olson / Getty Michelle Obama is launching a new video podcast with her brother Craig Robinson, with a live episode set to be recorded at South By Southwest this week. Former First Lady Michelle Obama is reentering the podcast genre with a new show and her brother as co-host. On Monday, Higher Ground…

Former first lady Michelle Obama’s recent announcement of her new podcast venture alongside her brother Craig Robinson has stirred an unforeseen debate, as some existing podcasters argue that the chosen name is leading to confusion among their listeners. The podcast, “IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson,” was unveiled earlier this week by the Obamas’…

Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, arrives for a hearing of the Health, Education, and Labor Committee on her nomination, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Advocates worry the federal government will not look out in the same way for poor students, those still learning English, disabled students…

Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA), Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), and New York Attorney General Letitia James, all got Working Families Party endorsements in the course of their political careers. (Getty Images) Maurice Mitchell, national director of the Working Families Party (WFP) is calling on Black Democratic voters to learn more about what his party has to…

A New York actor whose credits include “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” and “Boardwalk Empire” faces the possibility of life in prison after he was convicted Monday in a shooting death that prosecutors say was thoroughly planned and premeditated. Prosecutors say Isaiah Stokes, 45, was motivated by revenge and determined to get back at…

Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty Gibbs Knotts, Coastal Carolina University and Christopher A. Cooper, Western Carolina University Holding hands with other prominent Black leaders, the Rev. Jesse Jackson crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 9, 2025, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday.” Like several survivors of that violent…

Kevin Costner might not always be the easiest person to interview, and a New York Times columnist has a story to back this up. On March 11, Maureen Dowd released “Notorious: Portraits of Stars from Hollywood, Culture, Fashion, and Tech,” a 400-page collection of her most infamous celebrity profiles, including stars such as Uma Thurman, Elon…

Amid fears that Donald Trump-imposed tariffs will raise operating costs for businesses, trigger greater inflation and further erode consumer confidence, the administration continues to insist they will be a boon to economic growth. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt went even further Tuesday with her claim that tariffs are “a tax cut for the American…