WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 18: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on February 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) “I’m happy to provide you those receipts,” said Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. Following President Donald…
(Photo credit: Adobe Stock) Illegal skin-lightening creams were found on sale in the UK, but they are far from the only place where colorism is driving the trend to this day. While it’s nowhere near its early 20th-century peak, the dangerous practice of skin bleaching — using creams, injections, or other products to lighten one’s…
Avel Gordly, Oregon’s first Black woman state senator, dies at 79 (Screenshot: KOIN 6/YouTube) On Feb. 16, Avel Gordly, who made history as the first Black woman elected to Oregon’s state senate, died of natural causes at 79. Communities in Oregon are grieving the loss of local trailblazer Avel Gordly. Gordly, who was widely recognized…
Source: DHCA / Screenshot Washington, D.C., residents told housing officials they are living with toxic chemicals, mold, rodents, and untreated hazards during a recent D.C. Housing Authority board meeting. Some residents said the conditions have contributed to serious illness and long-term health problems. “It was crystal clear DCHA was in a lot of trouble,” said…
The White House keeps assuring the public that President Donald Trump is the picture of strength — vibrant, tireless, operating at full capacity. That message rarely wavers. But cameras have a funny way of capturing what press statements and his team tend to deny. For months, online observers have pointed to scattered clips, arguing that…
✕ On Tuesday, we lost a giant when Rev. Jesse Jackson died at the age of 84. In this week’s Le[e]gal Brief, attorney Lee Merritt pays tribute to the man who inspired several generations of Black youth to believe they were somebody. “As a Black child in South Central Los Angeles, I attended 42nd Street…
Parole was denied for a Louisiana mother of four who was convicted of the murder of her 5-month-old infant after feeding him cow’s milk when she ran out of baby formula and other supplies during Hurricane Katrina. Tiffany Woods was convicted by a judge of second-degree murder in 2008, three years after the death of…
Source: slobo / Getty The owner of a towing company in Charlotte, N.C., is finding out the hard way that mixing racism with predatory capitalism can end up costing one more than they gained by, well, basically just being terrible people. According to the Charlotte News & Observer, in 2020, during the height of the…
Source: NurPhoto / Getty Whether it’s the heavily redacted Epstein files or the way it’s handled the shooting deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, the Department of Justice under the Trump administration seems to specialize in the cover-up. Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has said that the FBI has formally refused to share…
Whoopi Goldberg‘s name is among hundreds that appear in Jeffrey Epstein files, which were unloaded by the Department of Justice. “The View” host is among the many celebrities involved in the case, and she addressed the alarming, sensationalized revelations about her on the daytime talk show. However, her effort to clear the smoke may have…
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