Bill Maher is not bringing his comedy to a city near you any time soon. Instead, fans will have to keep tuning into his “Club Random” podcast and his talk show “Real Time” on HBO to hear his jokes. The 69-year-old stand-up comic blames political climate for pushing him offstage — but many haven’t forgotten…
Attorney General Pam Bondi found herself tied in knots on Wednesday as she tried — and failed — to defend President Donald Trump’s sudden U-turn on releasing the Epstein files. At Wednesday’s Justice Department briefing Bondi offered a series of halting explanations that only deepened questions about whether political pressure— not new evidence — forced…
Megan Thee Stallion attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue) During Megan Thee Stallion’s trial vs. blogger Milagro Cooper, testimony about a deepfake porn video reveals the impacts of AI….
Source: Diamond Images / Getty On Sunday afternoon, when Shedeur Sanders takes the field for the first time as a starter with the Cleveland Browns, he will carry with him the collective hope and promise of Black America that’s rooting for him because he’s ours. His lineage, his celebration, his confidence, all of that is…
Professional soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo somehow ended up being thanked by President Donald Trump for spending a few minutes with 19-year-old Barron — a moment Trump treated like a diplomatic achievement all on its own. Ronaldo, 40, was one of the ultra-select VIPs ushered into a black-tie White House dinner honoring Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty One of President Donald Trump’s key campaign promises was to dismantle the Department of Education, and the Trump administration has made several moves this week that seem to be following through on that promise. According to AP, responsibilities traditionally held by the Department of Education are being divided across…
Residents of the town of Mitchelville, South Carolina. (Photo courtesy of ExploreMitchelville.org) Grio Green Book: Mitchelville Freedom Park honors a groundbreaking Black town where freedmen governed, built, and educated themselves long before Reconstruction. TheGrio Green Book is a modern-day twist on the historic African American Green Book, which guided Black travelers to welcoming and safe…
President Donald Trump speaks during the Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) The lawmakers — all veterans of the armed services and intelligence community — called on U.S. military members to uphold the Constitution and defy “illegal orders.” President Donald Trump on Thursday accused half a dozen…
Source: BG048/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Incoming New York Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani will share his vision for the city in a meeting with President Donald Trump on Friday. The mayor-elect held a press conference Thursday morning to answer questions and provide his approach to the White House meeting. During a Thursday press conference, Mamdani made it…
Source: Eugene Gologursky / Getty Congratulations are in order for Poet Patricia Smith. On Nov. 19, the esteemed poet and author received one of literature’s highest honors: the National Book Award in Poetry for her newest collection, The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems, according to NPR. The 70-year-old poet triumphed in a competitive…
