(Photo: Getty Images) “They deserve to be paid, not replaced by untrained, armed agents who have shown how dangerous they can be,” Everett Kelley, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). The Trump administration has officially deployed ICE agents to U.S. airports amid long lines and chaos, as hundreds of Transportation Security…
Brandy Norwood speaks onstage during 2026 Recording Academy Honors Presented by The Black Music Collective at Fairmont Century Plaza on January 29, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images The recognition marks a major career milestone for Brandy, who has spent decades shaping the sound of modern R&B while also building…
A Florida mother is facing charges for ordering her kids to beat a 10-year-old boy while she held him down and rendered him defenseless. The attack happened at a community park in an apartment complex in Kissimmee on March 16. Ketsy Ann Rivera, 41, is accused of holding down a 10-year-old boy while telling her…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 10: Chance the Rapper attends the Project Healthy Minds World Mental Health Day Gala at Spring Studios on October 10, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)Photo by: Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images A jury rejected claims that the Chicago artist owed $3.8 million in commissions,…
Getty Images Nearly three decades after his death, the family of Lamont “Big L” Coleman says a forthcoming film will challenge old narratives and shed new light on the violence that shaped his life and legacy. Nearly 30 years after the killing of Harlem rap legend Big L, his family says the full story has…
A former modeling agent who has been a trusted figure around Donald and Melania Trump for decades, Paolo Zampolli, is now at the center of a report claiming he reached out to a senior ICE official after his Brazilian ex, Amanda Ungaro, was arrested in Miami in June 2025, coincidentally while the two were in…
Photos: Getty Images/Nekima Levy-Armstrong The Minneapolis-based activist and lawyer tells her side of a complicated story of local vs. nationally based organizing — and how she’s still moving forward boycotting after Pastor Jamal Bryant called off his Target fast. When Target announced a rollback of DEI initiatives on January 24, 2025, Nekima Levy-Armstrong knew she…
Stephen Colbert smelled comedic gold the moment the cameras caught Donald Trump doing what he has mocked others for doing during a recent press Q&A, and like any seasoned late-night host, he didn’t hesitate to cash in. The Sept. 17 clip itself was brief, almost ordinary at first glance, but the symbolism was hard to…
President Donald Trump’s response to criticism has followed a familiar pattern — lash out, dismiss the question and declare victory. But this time, the stakes appear much higher. As Trump erupted over a report questioning whether he has an actual exit plan in Iran, experts, critics and even U.S. allies were already raising deeper concerns…
Alexia Moore reportedly took Misoprostol, an abortion pill, before being rushed to the emergency room. (Photo illustration by Natalie Behring/Getty Images)Photo by: Natalie Behring / Getty Images Alexia Moore was reported by a hospital security guard after emergency room staff discovered she had taken an abortion pill when she came to the hospital with abdominal…
