James Bernard co-founder of The Source and XXL James Bernard helped shape hip-hop media as a founding editor of “The Source” and later co-founded “XXL,” influencing how Black music and culture were covered in mainstream media. Legendary hip-hop journalist, editor, and media executive James Bernard — a founding editorial force behind “The Source” and co-founder…
President Donald Trump is gaslighting Americans again, trying to convince them that they didn’t see what they saw in videos taken of an ICE agent fatally shooting an unarmed Minnesota women. Even state officials are calling out both Trump and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over what they call a false account of…
Source: Universal History Archive / Getty Martin Luther King Day—more specifically, Martin Luther King Day of Service—is right around the corner. Every year, the holiday gives us a moment to pause, reflect, and tap back into the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders this country has…
A Florida school board member is under fire from his community for some insensitive racial remarks he shared on social media about the Black community. Robert Alvero, a U.S. citizen from Cuba who serves on the school board in Clay County, Florida, recorded himself last month in a now-deleted Facebook Live talking about his interactions…
Donald Trump is a political jester without the costume, and social media users are shredding him for making a fool of himself. The 79-year-old had all eyes locked on him as he slurred and rambled his way through a disastrous speech in front of congressional Republicans at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Jan. 6….
Former Harvard resident dean Gregory Davis seeks support following termination (Photos: AP News & GoFundMe) Former Harvard Dean Gregory Davis was removed after controversial tweets; now his wife is seeking support for this unexpected transition. This week, a Harvard University resident dean was removed from his position after a far-right-wing blog resurfaced years-old, controversial tweets….
The Rivers family, from left, Henri, Henniyah, Henri IV, Helaina and Karen Rivers pose for a photo Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025 in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/Pat Graham) AP Photo / Pat Graham Eighteen-year-old triplets Helaina, Henri IV and Henniyah Rivers are striving to make history by representing Jamaica in alpine skiing at the 2026…
Demonstrators gather during a vigil near where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto) In social media accounts, Macklin Good described herself as a “Poet and writer and wife and mom” who was from Colorado and currently “experiencing Minneapolis.” An Immigration and…
An aerial view shows houses being rebuilt on cleared lots months after the Palisades Fire, Dec. 5, 2025, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) The fires burned for more than three weeks and clean-up efforts took about seven months. LOS ANGELES (AP) — On the first anniversary of the…
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, center, speaks during a news conference with Cea Weaver, right, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, in New York. (Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office via AP) Cea Weaver, a longtime tenant activist, was tapped by the Democrat last week to serve as executive director of the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants. New York City Mayor Zohran…
