An unprovoked hate crime against a Black man has left communities in Branson, Missouri, on edge, and people online are calling for tougher charges against the perpetrator. The unidentified victim was left bruised and beaten after an alleged surprise attack in an apartment complex by Kenneth K. Smith, a 40-year-old white man who was arrested…
Getty Images Hill, Vandross, Carey, and Sade are among 17 nominees for the 2026 class. The official inductees will be revealed sometime in April. KISS rocker Gene Simmons already has qualms about hip-hop being included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The nominees for the 2026 Rock Hall class might have him even…
Tyra Banks attends the opening of her Smize & Dream pop-up ice cream shop where U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to attend on July 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein-Pool/Getty Images) Tyra Banks and her partner Louis Bélanger-Martin were originally sued in October 2025 after a landlord alleged they backed…
Source: Douglas Rissing / Getty Rep. Deborah Ross (D-N.C.) sponsored a House bill that would prevent those who participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot from receiving taxpayer-funded settlements. According to CBS News, the legislation comes as several pardoned Jan 6 rioters have filed lawsuits against the federal government. “We now have the Proud Boys…
Klay Thompson, Megan Thee Stallion. (Getty Images) Megan Thee Stallion is in her “Lover Girl” era and hopes to one day step into her wifey era with boyfriend Klay Thompson. Megan Thee Stallion is in her lover girl era, and the Houston Rapper recently revealed that she’s ready for the next step with her boo,…
WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 22: Jesse Jackson poses for a portrait during the 55th Anniversary of Ben’s Chili Bowl on August 22, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images) OPINION: Beyond his enduring legacy, Rev. Jackson’s death should make us stop and realize that we need better infrastructure and support for caregiving. Editor’s note: The following…
The death of a beloved Black schoolteacher who was killed in Savannah last week when a Guatemalan man fleeing federal immigration officers smashed into her car has devastated her family, shaken up her community and instantly served as a lightning rod for heated political debate over the operations of ICE in the coastal Georgia city….
Source: Jeffrey Markowitz / Getty When the news broke that Jesse Jackson died, I did what we all do now. I went online to observe the conversation. What I found wasn’t unified grief or even unified respect. It was cacophonous. A timeline full of the hottest takes. Some reverent. Some dismissive. Some clinical. Some cruel….
President Donald Trump is still fuming over the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upended a central component of his economic agenda, posting on social media that he has a “complete lack of respect” for the high court and “they should be ashamed of themselves. In a series of posts on his Truth Social platform on…
A glowing character reference for President Donald Trump is not something most Hollywood press tours lead with — but that’s exactly where this latest entertainment headline landed. During a recent appearance on evangelical pastor Greg Laurie’s podcast, veteran actor Dennis Quaid delivered an extended defense of the president that quickly ignited online debate. In an…
