The former prime minister of Thailand, whose daughter now serves in the same position, is under fire for comments comparing Thai and African women. Speaking at a political rally last week, Thaksin Shinawatra said Thai women should be getting modeling jobs currently going to Africans. Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra reacts as he arrives…

Colorado’s Travis Hunter, right, and coach Deion Sanders embrace after Hunter won the Heisman Trophy as the outstanding player in college football, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in New York. (Todd Van Emst/Heisman Trust via AP, Pool) It seems like the entire world has weighed in, largely telling Hunter that he needs to either be careful…

Beyoncé’s charity foundation launches LA Fire Relief Fund to support families affected by the Eaton fire. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Beyoncé’s charity foundation, BeyGood, launched a LA Fire Relief Fund to support families affected by the Eaton fire. Beyoncé has committed to helping the thousands of families affected by the recent Los Angeles wildfires….

(Photo credit: Getty Images) Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass facing criticism over slashing the LAFD’s budget for the 2025 fiscal year in the wake of the wildfires.  Khloe Kardashian is facing criticism after calling out Los Angeles City Mayor Karen Bass amid ongoing wildfires that have been blazing paths of destruction throughout Los Angeles County…

Hate it or love it, Steve Harvey is going to dish relationship advice to anyone seeking his thoughts on matters of the heart. The comedian, who has exchanged vows three times, is currently married to wife Marjorie Harvey. So it’s safe to say he considers himself, to some extent, a well of knowledge on the…

Source: Campwillowlake / Getty “You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man” – Frederick Douglass. “History” is an interesting word. Evolving from the ancient Greek “historia,” meaning to inquire into or knowledge acquired by investigation, when you say it aloud, it almost explains…

Fake news and misinformation are surging amid the deadly Los Angeles wildfires, with right-wing social media accounts falsely accusing Black people of looting amid the devastation—igniting a fiery political debate on racial profiling as the death toll grew to 24 over the weekend. The controversy erupted when The Chingon Conservative, a MAGA-inspired influencer with 49,000…

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The secret wedding plans of Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez appear to have been revealed in the unlikeliest of places — the ladies’ restroom at a swanky Aspen restaurant. The couple had been trying to keep the details hush hush, but over the holiday, while celebrating their love and success with…

A resident sprays their property with a garden hose as the Eaton Fire engulfs structures across the street, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File) The Los Angeles wildfires have devastated Altadena, a historic haven for Black homeownership and economic diversity, raising fears of permanent displacement and renewed gentrification pressures. The…