Donnie McClurkin performs on stage at 2019 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 07, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Donnie McClurkin is the subject of a lawsuit filed last week in New York County Supreme Court, accusing him of years of…
Source: Smith Collection/Gado / Getty The new food pyramid released this month marks a dramatic departure from decades of dietary guidance. Since its rollout, people have been actively comparing the new food pyramid to the original version introduced in the mid-1990s, and the differences are striking. The most notable shift is the emphasis on protein,…
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have officially ended their last chapter as husband and wife. The “Babygirl” actress filed for divorce from the country singer in September, not long after tabloids began reporting the two had been living separately since last summer. The couple had been married for 19 years, sharing two children, and the…
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. …
