Just when we thought matters couldn’t get any worse for those in charge of protecting national security, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing fresh scrutiny over the installation of a makeup studio at the Pentagon. The refreshed nook in the 82-year-old edifice— outfitted with a lighted mirror, director’s chair, and custom countertop — reportedly cost…

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade’s daughter Kaavia James Union Wade shared a touching moment during an intimate conversation for People’s World’s Most Beautiful issue. But when 6-year-old Kaavia asked a thoughtful question about the “Being Mary Jane” star’s hair choices, her mom felt “triggered.” The heartfelt moment gave readers a glimpse into their close bond…

Chelsea Handler loves her 1-year-old black Chow Chow named Doug.  The stand-up comedian has so much affection for Doug that she joked about the animal being her romantic partner and she even compared the dog to her exes. Handler, 50, sat down with Extra correspondent Sadie Murray to promote the comic’s “That Feeling” comedy special…

Source: SUZANNE CORDEIRO / Getty Michelle Obama is finally speaking out about one of the most talked-about moments of her post–White House life: why she chose not to attend Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration. In a candid conversation on the latest episode of her podcast Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast — co-hosted by her brother Craig…

Source: Pacific Press / Getty There are democratic leaders out there who are not just sitting on their hands and waiting for some kind of Blue Jesus miracle to come and put an end to the daily trainwreck of corruption, incompetence and gross government overreach that is the Trump administration. Earlier this month, we reported…

A Black woman who was kicked out of a Louisiana restaurant for wearing an outfit that the owner deemed “too revealing” has filed a lawsuit alleging that she suffered discriminatory treatment at the establishment. Last July, Y’Mine McClanahan went to Stab’s Prime Steak and Seafood location in Baton Rouge wearing a floral two-piece dress featuring…

It was 2 a.m. on Sunday morning, and Lakeya Foushee had just gotten off an eight-hour shift from her job at Wingstop in North Carolina and was planning on sleeping a few hours before waking up for her second job as a server at another restaurant. But once she and her friend sat in the…

Visitors walk outside the main plantation house at the Whitney Plantation in Edgard, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) Louisiana’s Whitney Plantation—open since 2014 as a museum dedicated to education about the legacy of slavery in the U.S.—lost its federal grants as a result of Trump’s attack on DEI. Unfortunately, the government’s efforts to erase Black…

(Photo: Getty Images) “We cannot allow the normalization of these kinds of slurs,” said Rep. Al Green after Harshbarger used the racial slur while discussing him during a recent interview. A Republican congresswoman used a racial slur when addressing her Democratic colleague, Rep. Al Green of Texas, drawing outrage about the use of a term…

Excenia Mette. (Photo credit: ABC 7) Excenia Mette was killed on Tuesday, April 22, while attempting to defuse an argument in Harlem, New York. The community of Harlem is reeling from the loss of a well-known grandmother and activist who was killed after being struck by a stray bullet. On the evening of Tuesday, April…