ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JANUARY 17: Viola Davis accepts the Coretta Scott King Soul of the Nation Award onstage during the 2026 King Holiday Observance: 2026 MLK, Jr. Beloved Community Awards at Hyatt Regency Atlanta on January 17, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)Photo by: Paras Griffin / Getty Images The King Center’s…
A mistaken identity put Desmond Butler, 25, in the deadly crosshairs of a father willing to gun down his daughter’s abusive boyfriend. The killing has left Butler’s family “devastated.” It was early Christmas morning when the innocent Amazon manager, who was off work at the time, had his “light” snuffed out. Jonathan Ross Mata, left,…
LAGOS, NIGERIA – FEBRUARY 25: John Legend performs onstage during Global Citizen Move Afrika: Lagos at The Palms on February 25, 2025 in Lagos, Nigeria. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Global Citizen)Photo by: Jemal Countess / Getty Images The EGOT winner and longtime Global Citizen supporter is joining the organization’s board as it scales…
Photo by: Andy Lyons / Getty Images The league will honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during all four divisional round games and Super Bowl 60, extending its on-field social justice messaging into the season’s biggest moments. The NFL is bringing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message to the biggest stage in sports, starting in…
Photo by: Emma McIntyre / Getty Images The Grammy-winning hitmaker behind “Remember the Time” and a generation of genre-bending records says his upcoming book is about protecting Black music history—on his own terms. Teddy Riley didn’t just make hits. He helped shape the sound of a generation, and now, he’s finally telling the story behind…
For a man who spends most of his public life yelling into microphones and swatting at critics, Donald Trump has lately been leaning hard into his grandpa era. Over the last few months, the president has been spotted with many of his grandchildren, including 18-year-old Kai Trump. But oftentimes his sweet grandpa act is taken…
(Photo/Fotolia, @mario beauregard) A civil rights lawsuit claims that town leaders and police officials in Clark Township oversaw racially discriminatory traffic stops and harassment of Black and non-white motorists. A state civil rights lawsuit filed this week accuses a New Jersey suburb and its past and present officials of directing local police to discriminate against…
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is trying to convince Americans that President Donald Trump doesn’t really mean what he says, but reporters are holding her feet to the fire when it comes to remarks Trump made in a recent interview when he mused, “We shouldn’t even have an election.” At the daily press briefing…
Donald Trump has a funny way of acknowledging his family members or so he thinks. The president either ignores the people he’s related to entirely or pours on so much praise that it sounds rehearsed. And then there’s how he talks about his five kids — including the one child who somehow manages to be…
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – JANUARY 08: (EDITOR’S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images’ editorial policy.) People march during a protest after the killing of Renee Nicole Good on January 08, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to federal officials, an ICE agent shot and killed Good…
