Les Alfred, Gyrl Wonder founder Tola Lawal and Gayle King attend the 2026 Gyrl Wonder Women of Impact Gala (Photo courtesy of Gyrl Wonder) Honoring Gayle King, Jordan Chiles, and more, Gyrl Wonder’s Women of Impact Gala celebrated 11 years of investing in young women of color. Never underestimate the power of being seen. The…
(Photo: Getty Images) The likely future U.S. Senator says Illinois voters want leaders who will “meet this moment” against President Trump, whom she said is “not a normal president.” Juliana Stratton, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Illinois, who is poised to become only the sixth Black woman to serve in the Senate, says…
‘Girl We Forgot About You’: BeyoncéFormer Destiny’s Child Singer Farrah Franklin Claps Back at Terrence Howard’s Wild Claim About Choosing Her Over Beyoncé Before Jay-Z Terrence Howard is usually lowkey, but when he goes viral it’s usually for something wild and shocking that comes out of his mouth. Just like his alien admission, the “Hustle and…
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – JUNE 21: William True pays his respects for the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting at the front of the nightclub building on June 21, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The Orlando community continues to mourn the deadly mass shooting at the gay nightclub. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)Photo by: Gerardo Mora /…
President Donald Trump has always preferred to look like the one in control — the one holding the cards, making the threats, bending the room to his will. Even as pressure mounts and the consequences of his own decisions begin to stack up, he rarely lets the façade crack. But behind the scenes, that image…
Donald Trump can still spin a web of confusing policies, but the quieter details are starting to compete for attention as he remains undefeated in battling Father Time and his rumored declining health. The arrogant leader failed to realize that an Oval Office meeting would be derailed by an eyesore he wished the public would…
Source: Larry Bessel / Getty On Wednesday, a New York Times investigation revealed the shocking news that famed labor leader Cesar Chavez, who has been memorialized as an iconic civil rights activist since his death in 1993, has been accused of raping and sexually abusing two underage girls in the 1970s, and sexually assaulting fellow iconic activist…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – MARCH 17: Illinois Democratic Senate candidate Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton speaks to the press alongside Governor JB Pritzker during a campaign stop at Manny’s Cafeteria and Delicatessen on March 17, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. Voters in Illinois are going to the polls in the primary election today. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)…
A South Philly woman who stopped a porch pirate in her tracks didn’t call the police after witnessing the attempted theft. Instead, she went out of her way to turn the moment into an act of charity. Home surveillance video obtained by WPVI shows a female thief in a blue hoodie attempting to steal a…
Tabitha Brown attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for ESSENCE) After backlash at the growing number of influencers entering traditional media spaces, Tabitha Brown, Jemele Hill, and more weigh in. Content creators and journalists are at war with one…
