Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders’ first wife, Carolyn Chambers, has popped out to defend his son Shedeur Sanders after he was surprisingly snubbed in the 2025 NFL draft. Despite not being the quarterback’s biological mother, Chambers showed powerful family solidarity in the face of mounting criticism that Shedeur (and his dad) are too arrogant and skipped…
A California student recounted how his freshman experience at a private Catholic college was marred by a number of troubling racist incidents that the school and local police are now investigating as hate crimes. The student, who was only identified as David by the local news outlet KGO, started attending Saint Mary’s College of California…
LOS ANGELES – FEBRUARY 8: Musical Artists Big Boi (left) and Andre 3000 of Oukast pose with their six Grammys backstage in the Pressroom at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards held on February 8, 2004 at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) OPINION: For a Black kid from…
Source: BRYAN DOZIER / Getty This isn’t about allyship. It’s about survival. And we’re wasting time othering the people most likely to grow—while the forces dismantling democracy walk free. We come from different political traditions, but we carry the same warning. Beware the rage that forgets who the real enemy is. We’ve carried this knowledge…
(Left to right) Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley react to the Philadelphia Eagles’ White House visit (Photos: Getty Images) This Monday, the Philadelphia Eagles are set to visit the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl win — but not everybody’s feeling it. The Philadelphia Eagles are making their way to the White House, and…
BOULDER, CO – APRIL 19: Former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders looks on during a ceremony to retire his jersey before the Black and Gold Spring Game at Folsom Field on April 19, 2025 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images for ONIT) OPINION: Sanders was a topic of conversation all weekend because of…
Some of Detroit’s unhoused population take refuge in abandoned buildings, cars and parks. Adam J. Dewey/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images As outside temperatures dropped to the low- to mid-teens Fahrenheit on Feb. 10, 2025, two children died of carbon monoxide toxicity in a family van parked in a Detroit casino parking garage. We are political…
The dirty laundry pulled out in Tina Knowles’ recently released memoir, “Matriarch,” keeps piling up. Readers were first made privy to the furious responses she received from her daughters, Beyoncé and Solangé, after they learned she and their father, Mathew Knowles, had secretly reconciled before their marriage ended due to his consistent infidelity. Mathew Knowles,…
John Daniel Scott Jr., a 41-year-old Black man and loving father of five children, was demonstrating a non-aggressive demeanor to Alabama police officers and paramedics last week when they showed up to his home after his mother had called 911 to report he was suffering a mental health crisis. However, he had a warrant for…
Source: A major leadership transition is underway at one of Dallas’ largest churches. On Sunday, Bishop T.D. Jakes announced he is passing the leadership of The Potter’s House to his daughter, Sarah Jakes Roberts, and her husband, Toure Roberts. The emotional announcement follows a serious health scare last November, when Jakes suffered a massive heart…
