(Photo: Getty Images) Deregulations enacted by the Trump administration and the explosion of AI technology are putting Black Americans, particularly in the South, in harm’s way. For decades, Black Americans have been on the frontlines of the climate and environmental justice movement. And while efforts have been made to address the health and environmental harms…
Source: khaled Ahmed / Getty Natchez, Mississippi. April 20. A 4-month-old baby, soft and new, still learning the shape of air, lies on the ground beneath a car. His mother’s foot rests on his stomach as if his body were something to hold in place. He is small against the pavement. His limbs are splayed,…
An Ohio flower shop owner has deleted his social media pages after a video of him hurling insults and using racial slurs towards an Uber driver went viral. The video, posted by the driver’s son, Antonio Moss, on TikTok, shows the fiery exchange. Ray Valentine, owner of Valentine Floral, says he is not racist after…
The first round of the 2026 NFL draft wrapped on Thursday. Rounds two and three start today. And with more rounds ahead, several hopeful players are still waiting to hear their names called. But beyond shaping a future for these athletes, it also creates a space for bold fashion moments. The draft isn’t just about football….
Source: Warut Lakam / Getty Another day, another development that makes President Donald Trump’s claims that the war in Iran would be over within weeks look increasingly unlikely. While Trump indefinitely extended a ceasefire with Iran earlier this week, his order for the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats deploying mines in…
A Florida man was jailed on aggravated assault charges after he allegedly pointed a gun at his Black neighbor and several children while calling them racial slurs. Darius Brock told WJAX that his children were outside playing with their cousins and a few other neighborhood kids on April 15 when James Odneal came outside and…
As a former lawyer, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was expected to bring discipline and clarity to his role as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. But his recent run of bizarre behavior and off-the-cuff admissions has done the complete opposite. Behind the scenes, the White House has scrambled to contain the fallout, as…
A North Carolina man was arrested Wednesday after a multi-state police investigation determined he was plotting a mass shooting at a New Orleans Jazz Festival (Photo: Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office) Christopher Gillum, 45, was booked in the Florida panhandle and during his arrest, police discovered 200 rounds of ammunition and a handgun in his hotel…
An unconcerned President Donald Trump seemed to brush off questions about the highly illegal practice of insider trading and betting when asked about the arrest of a special forces soldier by federal authorities on allegations of wagering on the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. During a press gaggle in the Oval Office on Thursday,…
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – MARCH 31: Nina Lee attends as Universal Pictures presents a special screening for “You, Me & Tuscany” at Regal Atlantic Station on March 31, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Universal Pictures) Nina Lee, a filmmaker who was told the future of her rom-com film depended on the…
