Bernice A. King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., speaks onstage during the 2026 Martin Luther King, Jr. Beloved Community Commemorative Service at Ebenezer Baptist Church on January 19, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. The annual service is held in honor of the life of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who would…
A newly elected Detroit police commissioner has abandoned his pledge to step down amid growing calls for his resignation after a local news investigation revealed his criminal history, including an incident in which he threatened to shoot a police officer. Darious Morris won a write-in election in November 2025, earning 72% of the votes in a…
Trump administration officials spent the weekend repeating a tightly controlled story line after a Border Patrol agent fatally shot a Minneapolis man during a federal crackdown — until Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem hesitated on one key detail on live television. That moment, paired with near-identical talking points delivered across cable news and social media,…
Kanye West attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Kanye West addresses his tumultuous 2025 and opens up about his bipolar I diagnosis in a candid apology letter. Ye, the artist formally known as, Kanye West says he has…
Mary J. Blige has been in her auntie era for a long time. The only thing that’s changed is she’s no longer trying to hide it. The songs still do the heavy lifting, her signature vocals still cut through, and her presence still lands. The only thing she’s stopped doing is pretending endurance has to…
(Photos: Getty Images) ICE agents fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minnesota. DHS claims he approached officers with a weapon, but witness videos show otherwise. This weekend, the streets of Minnesota ignited with even more protests in the wake of Alex Pretti’s death, the third shooting at the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in…
Source: Ken Cedeno / Getty Rep. Al Green just gave a masterclass on how to treat a Black man who shows up to a congressional hearing wearing blackface. The Black on blackface crime happened as the Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner testified before the House Financial Services Committee. “Do you believe…
(Photo: Getty Images) “Trump intends to use the United States military against American citizens who simply disagree with him, people he calls, ‘the enemy from within,’” the former Vice President notably cautioned more than a year ago. As political pressure mounts for the Trump administration following the fatal ICE shooting of U.S. citizen Alex Pretti,…
Jimmy Kimmel has established himself as one of the president’s loudest and funniest critics by roasting Donald Trump’s most cringe-worthy moments over the years. But this past week, he poked fun at one of the 47th president’s most sensitive pressure points: his appearance. The comic delivered a hilarious skit on a recent episode of his…
President Donald Trump spent part of his evening trying to project strength, teasing more power and more time still to come. Late-night posting rampages are nothing new for Trump, but this one landed differently. What stood out wasn’t just the boast, but how easily Trump appeared to glide past a basic reality check. He seemed…
