Source: Radio ONE / General Firefighters with the Chicago Fire Department responded to a call about a fire in Grant Park at around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, and what they found was a cross burning at the park, which, of course, immediately sparked fears that white supremacists were in the Windy City engaging in Klan-destine activities….
New York City Knicks have lit up the Big Apple and dominated the internet all week. With the Knicks on the cusp of securing the franchise’s first NBA title in 53 years, numerous A-list celebrities have drawn to Madison Square Garden. Diehard fans like filmmaker Spike Lee and comedian Jerry Seinfeld have been courtside for…
Keke Palmer attends the “I Love Boosters” New York Screening at Williamsburg Cinemas on May 20, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Manoli Figetakis/Getty Images) Ever the multihyphenate, actress Keke Palmer’s next gig will see her in the professor chair at UCLA for the next five years. That’s Professor Palmer to you! Keke “Keep…
One neighborhood busybody tried to shut down two young Black entrepreneurs, but instead, it made their whole day. Brothers Parez and Jakkhi Reese have manned a lemonade stand on a Kansas City, Kansas, corner for years, local station KCTV reported. The money made from sales of blue raspberry lemonade, Kool-Aid, chips, and other treats adds…
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – JUNE 10: Players of South Africa warm up during a South Africa Training Session one day ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A match between Mexico and South Africa at Club America on June 10, 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images)Photo by: Luke Hales /…
A Black truck driver was entering a courtroom in North Carolina when a sheriff’s deputy pepper-sprayed him and ordered him to leave. Don Long, 38, was walking away, rubbing his eyes, when the deputy approached him from behind and punched him in the back of the head. Long swung back at Northampton County Sheriff’s Deputy…
Adobe Stock Images The court ruled the University of Iowa cannot repurpose a donor-funded award intended for Black students into a scholarship for first-generation students. The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that the University of Iowa cannot redirect a privately endowed scholarship intended for Black science students to first-generation students instead. The Totton scholarship ruling,…
LeBron James is viewed as the GOAT by basketball lovers and some critics who can’t deny his skill. The Los Angeles Lakers player draws the line at people making assumptions about his family, including his wife, Savannah James, and their three kids. As one of the most influential NBA stars of all time, James didn’t…
One of President Donald Trump’s most loyal public defenders had spent years telling his podcast audience that the truth about Jeffrey Epstein was being hidden from the American people. Now, according to a detailed account from The New York Times excerpted from Times reporters’ upcoming book, “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump,”…
Source: Drew Anthony / facebook In May 1916, in Waco, Texas, 17-year-old Jesse Washington was convicted of murder and rape during a one-hour trial in which his feckless attorney offered no defense. The courtroom had already done its work and named him guilty after deliberating for only four minutes. But Washington’s conviction and death sentence…
