Oprah Winfrey‘s 1986 Oscar nomination for “The Color Purple” was a landmark moment in Hollywood history — but the story she’s still telling about that night has nothing to do with the award. Four decades later, the media mogul is opening up about a painful moment that literally left its mark. Oprah Winfrey’s glamorous Oscars…
President Donald Trump is presiding over the worst inflation spike in the past four years as negotiations get underway with Iran over a shaky two-week ceasefire agreement in Trump’s five-week war on Tehran. The ceasefire went into effect on Tuesday, April 7, just before Trump’s deadline, threatening to obliterate the country. WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Colin Kaepernick attends Raising Cane’s after Met Gala lounge at Casa Cipriani on May 06, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Raising Cane’s) The former quarterback turned activist was a guest of the African American Mayors Association, where he addressed what leadership looks…
MacKenzie Scott (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) After donating over $700 million to historically Black colleges and universities in 2025, the full scope of Scott’s donations since 2020 is beginning to take shape. MacKenzie Scott‘s generosity toward Historically Black Colleges and Universities underscores a deeper message. The 55-year-old, who since the 2020 global pandemic has…
Ben Affleck is seemingly willing to sacrifice anything, even his bank account, to close one final chapter that ties him to his ex-wife, Jennifer Lopez. Lopez filed for divorce in August 2024 on what would have been their second wedding anniversary. Affleck moved out two months earlier into a home near the kids he shares…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 25: Democratic Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani walks along Nostrand Avenue as he greets people on October 25, 2025 in the East Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) A new poll shows that 80% of Black New Yorkers say Mamdani…
(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Gen Z is leading the pack in holding multiple jobs and eschewing traditional office work, while millennials are also challenging norms amid stagnancy and a desire for financial fulfillment. The hustle economy is alive and well, even if it feels out of necessity. With the rise of AI, a perilous…
President Donald Trump infuriated much of the country when he slapped his name on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts last year. Despite the Kennedy Center being created as a living memorial to the 35th president, who was assassinated in 1963, Trump fired several board members and replaced them with his so-called…
Being racially harassed while going about your day remains an unfortunate reality for Black women in 2026, even in upscale San Francisco neighborhoods. A woman who goes by the handle “Mercedesalexand” on TikTok filmed an encounter with a male “Karen” in Noe Valley who banged on her cousin’s car window, allegedly damaging the windshield wipers….
Andra Day attends the 2025 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images) Andra Day receives a major victory in her ongoing legal battle with former manager Jeffrey Evans over the alleged theft of her earnings. Andra Day is having a rather good week. On…
