Priah Ferguson attends Netflix’s “Stranger Things” Season 5 World Premiere at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on November 06, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix) Priah Ferguson reflects on playing one of the most beloved little sisters ever in Netflix’s “Stranger Things” ahead of the series finale. As the rest of…
Student loan borrowers and advocates gather for the People’s Rally to Cancel Student Debt during the Supreme Court hearings on student debt relief on Feb. 28 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images) Student loan advocates are criticizing the Trump Administration’s move as “cruel, unnecessary, and irresponsible.” The Trump Administration will begin garnishing the wages…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty One of the great things about having a podcaster directing the FBI is that threats to American safety aren’t taken seriously if they come from the far right. Despite countless studies showing that far-right extremists pose one of the biggest threats to the American public, the Department of Justice…
Social media was abuzz over something unexpected: pajama day at McDonald’s. Employees at one location found themselves in the middle of a dress code controversy when a video surfaced showing them packing food and scooping fries while wearing cozy PJs. While many thought it was a festive way to boost morale during a hectic time…
Venus Williams and Andrea Preti attend Vogue World: Hollywood 2025 at Paramount Studios on October 26, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Vogue) Venus Williams and Andrea Preti revealed they were engaged in the new year before marrying across one eventful week in Florida. Venus Williams is officially a wife!…
(Photo: Getty Images) If recent history is any indication, the hopeful Black Republican candidates seeking higher office could face headwinds. When it comes to statewide races, Black candidates have not fared well in President Donald Trump‘s majority-white MAGA Republican Party. In next year’s 2026 elections, four candidates running for higher office are hoping to break…
Screenshot Dr. Bess Carpenter Dunner has been collecting Black Santa figurines for over 50 years, primarily for the sake of representation, as Black Santas continue to draw some controversy. As Christmas decorations go, there are fewer and fewer Black Santas to be found. In the case of Dr. Bess Carpenter Dunner, she’s been collecting the…
University of New Haven Prison Education Program and the Yale Prison Education Initiative host third commencement ceremony for graduating inmates. (Photo credit: Karen Pearson/ University of New Haven) Ten students in a Connecticut prison earned degrees through Yale and the University of New Haven’s prison education programs. This holiday season, ten inmates at the MacDougall-Walker…
Two Oklahoma police officers facing felony charges for fatally shooting an unarmed Black man outside a home in 2021 whose previous efforts to get their cases dismissed have failed are now trying a new legal tack: They’re hoping a criminal appeals court will rule in their favor based on a new state law relating to…
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 05: Jill Scott attends Day 2 of the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Caesars Superdome on July 05, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Josh Brasted/Getty Images for ESSENCE) “Nobody’s perfect. And I’m divorced twice. Like, there’s no way that I’ve had a perfect existence,”…
