Katt Williams is back to taking down people in powerful positions with engaging set-ups and candid punchlines. His first victim of 2026 is FBI Director Kash Patel, whom the legendary comedian used for target practice. Williams, 54, started off, offering words of encouragement for his fans in the audience, which was quickly flipped into a…
The Kiss rocker, who was inducted into the Rock Hall in 2014, has widely been critical of the Rock Hall’s inclusion of hip-hop acts, dating back to a back-and-forth he had with Ice Cube. Kiss frontman Gene Simmons, who has often been critical of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, took another jab at…
Source: Photodjo / Getty In 1956, in the months after the Montgomery Bus Boycott began and the momentum behind the modern civil rights movement took flight, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), under the leadership of J. Edgar Hoover, initiated a covert program to spy on Americans, particularly Black Americans. The program was the Counter-Intelligence…
“I believe in a real democracy, so I believe that it is perfectly acceptable for people to disagree with me,” U.S. Congresswoman Crockett tells theGrio. U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett has faced tough criticisms from pro-Palestinian progressives for her voting record related to aid for Israel, which has faced international condemnation and accusations of genocide for…
(L-R) Dave Chappelle, Reshona Landfair, R. Kelly (Photos: Getty Images & Screenshot Joy Reid Show/YouTube) Months after the world witnessed what R.Kelly did to Reshona Landfair, Dave Chapelle released his viral “P— on You” skit. While pop culture cracked jokes about R. Kelly’s sexual scandals, survivors of his abuse silently bore the brunt of his…
Brad Pitt has spent more than three decades as one of Hollywood’s most studied leading men, and not just for the performances. His hair alone has moved through eras like a supporting character with its own agent — long and golden in “A River Runs Through It,” cropped and rebellious in “Fight Club,” slick and…
Source: Louisiana Board of Pardon and Parole / Louisiana Board of Pardon and Parole Tiffany Woods, the Louisiana mother whose infant son Emmanuel died in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina after consuming organic cow’s milk, will not be granted early release from prison. According to NOLA.com, the Louisiana State Parole Board voted on Feb. 10…
Former Spokane NAACP chapter leader Rachel Dolezal has a new look for the new year, but her “trans-Black” scandal has not been forgotten. The white woman was exposed in 2015 for falsely presenting herself as a Black woman. Amidst the fallout, she has changed her name to Nkechi Diallo, doubling down on her deep-rooted desires…
Authorities say three young brothers died after falling into an icy pond following a massive ice storm in Texas. The boys, 9-year-old E.J. Doss, 8-year-old Kaleb Doss and 6-year-old Howard Doss, died on Jan. 26 in the rural town of Bonham, not far from the Oklahoma border. Three brothers — 9-year-old E.J. Doss (left), 8-year-old…
Source: Christion Crooms / Christion Crooms When I stepped off the Amtrak platform in Trenton, New Jersey, toward the end of last semester, the cold air hit me like a warning. It was the kind of cold that sits in buildings that haven’t had heat in years. Mark Broach, pastor of the Trenton Deliverance Center…
