Usher speaks onstage during the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Usher Raymond IV Spark Lab at Joseph B. Whitehead Boys & Girls Club on December 9, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Boys & Girls Club) Usher hopes to inspire creativity and skill-building with the launch of two new initiatives for…
More details are emerging about the fatal police shooting of 15-year-old Jazmir Tucker, a Black teen who was gunned down by authorities on Thanksgiving night in Akron, Ohio. Source: RichLegg / Getty According to The Guardian, authorities have released body-camera footage of the incident, but key details surrounding the shooting remain unclear due to…
(Photo: Illustrated by Adrian Armstrong) The 2024 class of Native Son 101 includes Emmy Award-winning comedian Jerrod Carmichael, fashion designer Telfar Clemens, actor Colman Domingo and others. Native Son, the premiere content and storytelling platform for Black gay and queer men, released its annual Native Son 101 list honoring its 2024 honorees of “change agents…
Donald Trump Jr. is going public with his new love interest months after being accused of stepping out on his longtime fiancée, Kimberly Guilfoyle. While it is unclear when the former GOP power couple broke up, one thing is for certain: the “Meme Wars General” is smitten by his younger eye candy. The 46-year-old father…
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 07: U.S. President Joe Biden departs the Rose Garden after speaking on the 2024 election in the Rose Garden on November 07, 2024 in Washington, DC. Former President Donald Trump defeated Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden pledged to work with the Trump team to ensure a smooth transition and…
The leader of Tennessee’s Senate Republican caucus engaged in a series of allegedly bad decisions and even worse outcomes while on vacation on Georgia’s Golden Isles. State Sen. Ken Yager, 77, was arrested on Dec. 3 in Jekyll Island on suspicions of a hit-and-run accident that happened earlier that same day. Police said he “admitted…
Source: Michael Loccisano / Getty This is how I remember Nikki Giovanni, and her quick eyes and humor, her smile as wide and as brilliant as the belief she had in us Black people. Nikki died on Monday, something still too hard for those of us who don’t know a world without her, to fully…
Jamie Foxx, 56, returned triumphantly to the stage with Netflix’s “What Had Happened Was…” The “In Living Color” alum used the 68-minute standup special to speak about his private life through comedy, including his future dating plans. At one point, the Oscar-winning actor made fun of the public’s perception of his preference for dating white…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 01: Jaleel White attends Netflix’s “Hustle” World Premiere at Regency Village Theatre on June 01, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) OPINION: Recent comments by the “Family Matters” star kind of make you wonder how he defines “Black show” and/or “hood show.” Editor’s note: The following…
Jamie Foxx speaks onstage during the 2024 Governors Awards at Dolby Theatre on November 17, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) After suffering a stroke in 2023, Jamie Foxx reflects on his health scare in his new Netflix comedy special “What Had Happened Was.” Jamie Foxx is back, and like most Black…
