Robin Rue Simmons, alderwoman of Evanston’s 5th Ward, poses for a portrait holding a photograph of her mother, aunt and grandmother in her home in Evanston, Illinois. The fourth generation Black resident spearheaded the Evanston reparations effort after studying racial disparity data, which shows the average income of Black families in Evanston is $46,000 less…
(Photo credit: Warner Bros.) “Wuthering Heights” hit theaters just in time for Valentine’s Day, but some can’t help but wonder if the film is whitewashing Heathcliff. “Wuthering Heights” has arrived in theaters just in time for Valentine’s Day, offering something a little darker for the real literary lovers among us. But alongside the excitement surrounding…
A flag flies atop the White House November 15, 2000 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Newsmakers) Both enslaved and free Black Americans played a critical role in the human labor that erected the White House in 1792. While it is not often discussed these days, it is a historical fact that Black Americans quite…
President Donald Trump found himself blindsided yet again Thursday when a fresh Epstein-related reveal surfaced in public view — the kind he has spent months trying to sidestep. The moment unfolded in real time during a Roosevelt Room press conference, where Trump was confronted with news involving one of his own Cabinet officials. U.S. President…
When President Donald Trump locked in a second term in 2024 and handed the keys to the Department of Health and Human Services to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., plenty of Americans did a collective double take. No one thought an environmental lawyer with no medical degree and a long record of vaccine skepticism could oversee…
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: Stephen A. Smith speaks at SiriusXM on Radio Row at Super Bowl LX on February 05, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM) The longtime ESPN personality has often discussed running for President but has remained hesitant about becoming a politician. Stephen A. Smith…
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – OCTOBER 29: Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin Mandela Barnes speaks at a rally on October 29, 2022 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) After his very close 2022 U.S. Senate defeat, the former Wisconsin lieutenant governor returned to his roots of organizing, setting up what he hopes is…
Source: ozgurdonmaz / Getty It’s been said before, but I’ll say it again: the Republican Party is a death cult. So many of the moves made by the Trump administration actively endanger the lives of Americans. President Donald Trump’s second term has seen the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completely abandon environmental protection. On Thursday, EPA…
A Washington state firefighter who strangled his wife, then called police and told them she suffered a fatal seizure in a failed attempt to abscond with his mistress, has just been found guilty of the killing. Kevin West, a former battalion chief for the Camas-Washougal Fire Department, was convicted of first and second-degree murder in…
As a rapper, former reality TV star, filmmaker, and now comedian with his own podcast, T.I. is rarely afraid to speak his mind. But sometimes his directness can get him into trouble with the public online. Despite dropping out of school in ninth grade, the Atlanta native has taught for a semester at Clark Atlanta University and…
