CHICAGO, IL – DECEMBER 06: Reverend Jesse Jackson (C) leads demonstrators down State Street to protest the death of Laquan McDonald and the alleged cover-up that followed on December 6, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke shot and killed 17-year-old McDonald on October 20, 2014, hitting him with 16 bullets. Van…
Michigan cops shot and killed a Black man named Da’Quain Johnson last week while he was being mauled by a police dog, claiming they were in fear for their lives because he pointed a gun at them. But the videos that have surfaced do not show Johnson pulling out a gun while he was being…
Kerry Washington attends the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026 at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images) Kerry Washington, who has struggled with an eating disorder for much of her adult life, opens up about her lifelong recovery. Warning: This article contains descriptions of disordered eating…
Source: Tasos Katopodis / Getty The Democrats’ effort to counterpunch the GOP in the nationwide redistricting battle has hit another roadblock after the Maryland Senate president refused to bring the state’s redistricting measure to the floor for lack of votes. “For the umpteenth time, in the Senate we generally do not bring things to the…
Savannah Chrisley arrived at “The View” poised to make her mark on one of the biggest stages in morning television. Instead, she found herself in the hot seat — passionately defending a longtime family friend as the conversation turned pointed and personal. Nearly a year ago, President Donald Trump granted full pardons to her parents,…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty President Donald Trump has signed an executive order rescinding an order issued by former President Joe Biden that established a national database to track misconduct incidents involving federal law enforcement officers. Or to put that another way: The Trump administration — whose federal immigration officers consistently get caught brutalizing,…
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 04: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Only 21% of Black Americans approve of the president’s job performance, a decrease from 28% when he returned to office in January 2025. President…
Just last week, the late Stephen “tWitch Boss’s widow, Allison Holker, announced her engagement to CEO Adam Edmunds, whom she started dating less than two years after Boss’ death. Following his 2022 suicide, Holker has been swift about moving on. Within one year of his tragic passing, Holker moved her and their children out of their family…
President Donald Trump’s ego knows no bounds, critics contend, pointing to his latest narcissistic plan. This time, he proposed awarding himself the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military honor, for making a flight to Iraq in 2018, even though Trump is a well-known draft dodger, according to opponents. Donald Trump pats himself on…
Source: It’s still Black History Month, y’all. Which means we should be listening to our ancestors instead of white noise. Maya Angelou told us, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” John Davidson showed us who he was at the BAFTA Film Awards when he hurled the N-word, not once…
