The women of “Sinners.” (Photo credit: Essence Magazine) Essence Ventures announces the 19th annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood luncheon hosted by Marsai Martin on March 12. After nearly two decades, Essence is preparing to once again celebrate the Black women shaping Hollywood — this year under the theme “Off Script.” The media company announced…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, 58, has tasked his official social media team to mercilessly troll Trump, 79, and the embattled members of his Cabinet. Over the last year, staffers for the Democratic firebrand have repeatedly shared memes mocking the MAGA frontman and his Republican administration. Everyone from Karoline Leavitt and Marc Rubio to Robert F….
Source: TIM SLOAN / Getty An investigation is underway in Providence, Rhode Island, where investigators say 75 people have sexually abused some 300 children since 1950, with the state’s top law enforcement chief warning Wednesday that the scope of abuse is likely much larger than that. Amazingly — well, it might seem amazing to a MAGA…
Source: Heather Diehl / Getty Kristi Noem now has the dubious distinction of being the first Cabinet member to be fired in Trump Takes ‘America’ 2.0. The president of people who think those obnoxious AI videos featuring negative caricatures of Black women acting out in public are real announced his decision in a social media…
(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Emmanuel Damas, a 56-year-old Haitian man, died in ICE custody following complications linked to an untreated tooth infection. A 56-year-old Haitian man died in a hospital this week after spending months detained in an Arizona immigration detention center without receiving proper treatment. Emmanuel Damas, an asylum seeker who came into…
LL Cool J was and may always be eye candy for fans and any woman playing a leading lady in his Women are often mesmerized by his butter-smooth skin, bald head, and chiseled muscles and rock-hard abs. The rapper’s name tells it all, being that it’s an acronym for Ladies Love Cool James. And…
(Photo: Adobe Stock) The revelation of the Miami-Dade chat group isn’t the first such leaked chat exposing racist views among young Republicans. A Republican leader in Miami is under fire over a group chat in which the N-word and other racial and antisemitic slurs were used, in yet another example of young conservatives spewing hate…
A Tennessee cop who was suspended without pay last year for posting a racist comment on Facebook is suing for back pay and damages, claiming his First Amendment rights were violated since he was off-duty on his personal computer. “Yeah, I think if the government pays reparations, then I want a refund for the slaves…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 25: Yvette Nicole Brown attends Disney’s “Zootopia 2” Photo Call and Reception at Ka’teen on February 25, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)Photo by: Amy Sussman / Getty Images Actress Yvette Nicole Brown says campaigns like “ICE Out” matter more than the “noise” about Nicki Minaj’s…
Eddie Osefo and Wendy Osefo attend Tyler Perry’s “Divorce In The Black” New York Premiere at Regal Times Square on July 08, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Wendy and Eddie Osefo were both arrested at their home in Westminster, Maryland, on October 9, 2025, for insurance fraud. As it turns…
