Sydney Sweeney recently had heads turning at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, where she accepted an honor for one of her recent movies. Despite mixed reviews of her roles and the provocative nature of the characters she portrays, Sweeney is still receiving praise for her lead in the Christy Martin biopic “Christy.” She and…
(Photos: Getty Images & IMdB) Before the Wayan Brothers’ “In Living Color” special halftime episode, the NFL Super Bowl halftime show was seen as a “bathroom break.” Most people remember Michael Jackson becoming the first mega star to perform at a Super Bowl halftime show. But do you know what led to that decision? What’s…
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 06: Keith Lee attends the 2025 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture presented by Coca-Cola – Day 3 at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 06, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for ESSENCE) The one-day festival will spotlight local independent restaurant owners and vendors and…
President Donald Trump is still harping on his recent return from Davos, where he got the most unwarm welcome any president has ever seen. His international appearances on global stages over the last few weeks have drawn criticism for his rambling remarks during his Davos speech in Switzerland and blunt message etched into the snow, instructing him to…
Source: Pexels / Pexels Black women have often been celebrated as a voting bloc that consistently saves democracy. But love and appreciation for Black women often appear short-lived. When the economy tanks or when people fear the future, Black women are often the targets of animosity and resentment. If Black women dare to raise our voices online in an effort…
Maria Taylor attends the 2025 Time100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 24, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images) Maria Taylor presented the Lombardi Trophy to her former high school classmate, Mike Macdonald, during Super Bowl pre-game. Maria Taylor made history while sharing a full-circle moment with a former…
Getty Images Pearce and Jackson began dating while at Tennessee, and he’s been given a no-contact order by a judge after posting a $20,500 bond. Atlanta Falcons rookie James Pearce Jr. was booked into a Miami-Dade jail on Saturday (Feb. 7) after he allegedly struck a vehicle driven by WNBA star Rickea Jackson several times…
Source: UCG / Getty One of the cornerstones of President Donald Trump’s second term has been his mass deportation campaign. Upon taking office, Trump bolstered recruitment for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and spent much of his first year deploying them on raids in cities far from the border. While Trump and the Department…
A hateful older white woman turned a simple parking lot disagreement into a full-blown racist attack, threatening to call ICE on a Latina who simply wanted to get some shopping done at a T.J.Maxx store in Florida. In a Feb. 6 video on X, a grandmotherly-looking woman is shown sitting behind the driver’s wheel of…
Tina Knowles, Meghan Markle. (Photo credit: Getty Images) Tina Knowles, Meghan Markle, Kelly Rowland, and more come out for the star-studded Fifteen Percent Pledge’s annual gala and block party. At a time when major retailers are scaling back DEI commitments and Black-owned brands are disappearing from store shelves, DEI and Black entrepreneurship were celebrated in…
