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,…
UPDATED: 8:30 a.m. May 19, 2021 Wednesday would have been Malcolm X‘s 96th birthday, making it more than 56 years since the leader for Black liberation was assassinated in Harlem on Feb. 21, 1965. He remains an important voice in the ongoing civil rights movement and lives in our collective memory as an icon in the…
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…
After the daytime talk show host crowned Minaj “an icon and a legend,” the Queens rapper returned the love on social media. It looks like Nicki Minaj has buried the hatchet in her months-long feud with Wendy Williams. Nicki Minaj and Wendy Williams (Photo: Getty Images) After the daytime talk show host crowned Minaj “an…
Rep. Andrew Clyde made headlines last week when he claimed the Jan. 6 Capitol takeover was just another day of “normal tourist visits.” The GOP representative who downplayed the Capitol riots was seen on camera barricading a door on the deadly day. Read More: As GOP restricts voting, Democrats move to expand access Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA)…
Retired rapper Joe Budden has issued an apology to former employee DJ Olivia Dope. Earlier this week, DJ Dope, whose real name is Tamika Haywood, accused Budden’s podcast boss of sexual harassment. In a post uploaded to her Instagram account on Monday, May 17, Haywood alleged that Budden was in attendance during episode 16 of…
