Source: Black Camp / blackcampaignschool.org Black organizers and communities are no strangers to extremists and dealing with hostile state and federal governments. And Trump’s latest Mad King impression has 2026 feeling less and less like a so-called democracy and more like a dystopian nightmare. Even as institutions are fracturing and people are exhausted, people like…
Getty Images A chemical used to sterilize lifesaving medical equipment is linked to cancer, and Black communities are once again being asked to bear the cost. Audre Lorde once wrote: “The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.” I keep returning to that phrase as I read the news about the EPA’s proposed rollback of limits…
Source: J. David Ake / Getty Trump supporters across the country might find it comforting to know that, while President Donald Trump’s deeply unpopular war in Iran gets more costly, deadly and, frankly, embarrassing for the Trump administration by the day, the MAGA-fied Department of Justice still has plenty of time to do the president’s…
Small-screen icon David Hasselhoff had weekly runs on a Los Angeles beach as the handsome, muscled leading man of the popular 1990s television drama “Baywatch.” The veteran actor is still getting in his outdoor activity under the Southern California sun, but his look has changed from his days as lifeguard Mitch Buchannon. Actor David Hasselhoff’s…
Source: After talks of their expulsion gained significant traction on Monday, Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) announced they would be resigning from the House of Representatives. According to CNN, Swalwell announced his resignation on Monday afternoon after the House Ethics Committee said it would launch an investigation. “Expelling anyone in Congress without…
Erin Marie Cowser, a Black 17-year-old high school girl from California, was committing no crime when a cop grabbed her from behind and body slammed her to the ground, leaving her with a concussion, traumatic brain injury and several lacerations to her face. San Bernardino police, however, claimed the cop used a “takedown maneuver” on…
UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: Keke Palmer attends Premiere Event Of Peacock’s “The ‘Burbs” at Universal Studios Backlot on February 05, 2026 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Olivia Wong/Getty Images) The Keke Palmer-led series earns another season following high viewership and a successful launch on the streaming platform. Peacock has officially renewed “The…
Kimora Lee Simmons, 50, and Russell Simmons, 68, have not been married for 17 years, but the former couple still has a lot to say about their past lives as spouses and business partners. The former supermodel and the Def Jam Recordings co-founder first met in 1991, when Kimora was 16. They tied the knot…
Source: tiero / Getty AI data centers have become a hot-button issue in cities across America, and for good reason. They don’t create jobs, have negative environmental impacts, and result in dramatically higher electricity bills in certain areas. A Missouri town decided to show how serious they are about pushing back against data centers by…
Melania Trump has built a reputation for staying measured and composed, stepping into the spotlight only when she believes her name requires defending. That restraint has long defined her public image — which many say is beginning to crack after her surprise speech about her husband Donald Trump and the Jeffrey Epstein files. This became…
