MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MASSACHUSETTS – AUGUST 07: (L-R) Gina Prince-Bythewood and Thuso Mbedu attend the Paramount “Children of Blood and Bone” screening during the 2026 Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival on August 07, 2026 in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for MVAAFF)Photo by: Arturo Holmes / Getty Images The director and Thuso…
After suffering a crushing legal setback over his $400 million to $600 million “big beautiful ballroom,” President Donald Trump is changing tactics, scrambling to rebrand the unapproved vanity project as a “military center” and threatening to take the case to the Supreme Court. In a 2-1 ruling handed down on Aug. 7 by the U.S….
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – AUGUST 16: Claressa Shields reacts after defeating Kaye Scott of Australia with a sixth-round TKO during their WBC World & WBA World Female Middleweight Title bout at State Farm Arena on August 16, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)Photo by: Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images The undefeated…
Usher and Chris Brown said they were giving fans an R&B tour to remember. But nobody warned the people it would come with a new viral moment every other week. Between clips of Brown serenading fans onstage and unannounced pop-ins from guests like Lionel Richie and 50 Cent, the organic hype has arguably done more…
The family of a New Jersey man says an organ donor network ignored his wishes after he died from a heart attack at home. Keith Lott, 47, suffered a heart attack on May 16, his family told NJ.com. He and his wife, Brook, were having sex when suddenly he slumped over. “He was falling on…
Stock Photography A Virginia State University student was among those injured in the early-morning shooting, which happened as the HBCU prepared to begin a new academic year. A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left five people wounded at Virginia State University as students were returning to the HBCU for…
A woman is threatening legal action against Target after a Pennsylvania store wrongfully accused her of shoplifting. The video, originally posted by @maci_mulatto on Instagram on Wednesday, showed the woman getting stopped by a police officer. The incident happened at a Target in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania. In the video, an officer, followed by an employee,…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JULY 31: Guests at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention begin arriving for a question and answer session with Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on July 31, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. The conventions is expected to attract more than 3,000 media professionals. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Photo by:…
Zendaya proved once again that she’s the moment. The Emmy-winning actress hit New York looking like a goddess straight out of Law Roach.s imagination. She has turned “The Odyssey” press tour into a fashion master class, with Roach using Greek mythology to channel her character, Athena. With the help of one Black woman, they created…
New claims from the Oval Office about childhood vaccines are one thing. Proving them is another. When a reporter challenged President Donald Trump to provide evidence that the MMR vaccine is “quite lethal,” Trump struggled to answer, instead offering hearsay and making other eyebrow-raising assertions that soon had the internet laughing. Asked Monday whether there was any evidence…
