It was obvious to the store clerk who called the police on Rodney Harmon that the Black man was suffering from possible mental health issues when he walked out of the store with a gallon of milk and a can of beer without paying, claiming he owned the store in Florida. And it should have…
Jill Scott performs onstage during the 51st NAACP Image Awards, Presented by BET, at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 22, 2020 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for BET) “Somebody mentions her to me pretty much every day,” Jill Scott on why people connected to her character Sheila from “Why Did I Get…
Source: Boston Globe / Getty We love our Black celebrities. Period. No matter how famous they get or how big the stages become, there’s always a different kind of pride that comes with seeing Black folks win. It feels personal…like their success is proof that we can make it too, that our stories matter, and…
President Donald Trump’s disgusting name-calling is coming back to haunt him after giving unsolicited medical advice to parents and pregnant women. Trump took to social media Monday, Jan. 5, to carp about Tylenol again, and to warn about childhood vaccines and proper dosages, even though he, nor, for that matter, his Health and Human Services…
Since his conviction for federal charges, Sean “Diddy” Combs has been desperately reaching out to his old buddy for a pardon. President Donald Trump and the now-disgraced music exec were both famous New Yorkers back in the 1990s and have been photographed together over a dozen times since then. 56-year-old Combs is currently serving a…
A sign announces work on the sewer system in Cahokia Heights, Ill., May 15, which has been plagued by flooding. (AP Photo/Michael Phillis) Hundreds of millions in grants and loans promised under the Biden administration to address racial and economic disparities have been canceled or targeted for elimination. Yvette Lyles thought of the modest brick…
Source: Pool / Getty New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is on track to fulfill one of his major campaign promises only a week into his term. On Thursday, Mamdani and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a plan that put New York City on pace to become the first American city with universal child care. …
President Donald Trump has always sold himself as the smooth-talking dealmaker — the confident negotiator who could outmaneuver rivals, dominate opponents, and bend world leaders to his will with sheer force of personality. On the campaign trail, that image was central to his appeal. Tough talk, and the familiar swagger of a man who insisted…
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts talks to the media during a news conference following an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) With a streaky regular season behind him, the Eagles QB is leaning on the one thing you can’t coach — his postseason wiring — as Philly eyes…
President Donald Trump‘s daily antics are so well-known that members of his wayward administration are often overlooked — including Vice President JD Vance. While the president’s often sensationalized rhetoric prompts pearl-clutching on a regular basis, Vance is no choirboy when it comes to spouting tropes himself. JD Vance appears fearful in a viral video that…
