The Sioux City police officer seen aiming a Taser at a Black customer at a Perkins restaurant late last month has a history of involvement in use of force incidents. More than 5,000 people have signed a petition calling for Officer Thad Boyer to be removed from duty, as the officer rehired in 2019 after…

UPDATED: 8:50 a.m. ET, May 19, 2021 — Wednesday marks what would have been Malcolm X‘s 96th birthday, and the legendary leader remains one of the most important figures of the American Civil Rights Movement. His transformation into a vocal human rights activist added to his already impressive legacy. The man known as el-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz…

UPDATED: 8:40 a.m. ET, May 19, 2021 As the world celebrates what would have been Malcolm X‘s 96th birthday on Wednesday, it’s important to remember that he was more than a prominent figure in the civil rights movement and Nation of Islam. The dynamic activist embodied leadership, allowing him to be revered by many as he…

Malia and Sasha Obama were 10 and seven years old respectively when their dad won the 2008 presidential election. Former President Barack Obama joked that the First Daughters were often embarrassed by the presence of Secret Service agents on their first dates. Monday night, President Obama appeared on The Late Late Show with James Corden,…

The James investigation examines whether the Trump Organization lied about property value to get loans, avoid taxes. New York Attorney General Letitia James is adding a criminal component to her civil probe into the financial practices of the Trump Organization.  The investigation has been underway since 2019, looking into whether the Trump Organization — with…

Like many celebrated comedians, Chris Rock has made a career from making others laugh at his satirical takes on life and jokes that sometimes teeter on the line of “did he take it too far?”  In recent years, several comedians have found themselves on the “canceled” list as society reckons with jokes deemed insensitive, or downright offensive to…

Nicki Minaj‘s “inspiring” post about her criminal history left fans scratching their heads on May 17 after it appeared the rapper was bragging about her previous charges. Minaj, who was arrested in 2003 for criminal possession of a weapon with the intent to use, uploaded the two mugshots, which showed the then 20-year-old’s government name,…

A 10-year-old Nigerian refugee living in New York recently became one of America’s youngest chess masters. Tanitoluwa Adewumi competed at the Fairfield County Chess Club Championship tournament in Connecticut on May 1, and bumped his chess rating up to 2223, the United States Chess Federation reported this month. A rating of 2200 is required to gain…