WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 18: The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts is seen on December 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on X that the Board of the Kennedy Center will rename the building to the Trump-Kennedy center. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images) The…
Source: Paris Holsey / Bison ONE Newsroom Kelly Washington was standing at the counter at work when the phone call came. Just moments earlier, she had been juggling the usual demands of the day and the quiet rhythm of ordinary life. But as the doctor spoke on the other end of the line, everything around…
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 15: Hundreds of people, many of them Haitian, demonstrate against racism in Times Square on Martin Luther King (MLK) Day on January 15, 2018 in New York City. Across the country activists, politicians and citizens alike are reacting to recent comments made by President Donald Trump that appeared to denigrate…
Michael B. Jordan took home gold in one of the most coveted categories at the 2026 Academy Awards, solidifying his place as a leading man and one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars. The “Sinners” standout was awarded the Best Actor in a Lead Role Oscar for his portrayal of twin brothers, Smoke and Stack, in…
Inside the White House, a familiar pattern is playing out again: bad headlines pile up, the press refuses to echo the victory lap President Donald Trump wants to hear, and the administration’s response quickly spirals from frustration into open combat with the media. That dynamic exploded again this week as tensions around the Strait of…
An Arkansas white man made a Black man cry after calling the cops and assaulting him for recording in public, then calling him a “stupid motherf_cker.” But the Black man was only fake crying, a display of his confidence and knowledge of the law – and perhaps a test of how the cops would react…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 29: A detail view of NCAA March Madness and Wilson logos prior to the game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the USC Trojans at Galen Center on January 29, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Melina Pizano/Getty Images) Tennessee State, Prairie View A&M and Howard are all going dancing…
Sgt. Tyler Simmons. (Photo credit: WSYX ABC 6) Tech Sgt. Tyler Simmons is one of six service members who died on Thursday when a U.S. military aircraft crashed in western Iraq. A family in Columbus, Ohio, is mourning after their loved one was named among the six airmen killed in a U.S. military aircraft crash…
Source: ANNABELLE GORDON / Getty Back in January, Florida Rep. Neal Dunn announced his retirement from Congress after serving five terms. While rumors may have floated around regarding the 73-year-old’s declining health, Dunn had not addressed those rumors or talked about any illnesses he might be suffering from, nor had he spoken at all about why he…
(Photo: Screenshots via YouTube/The Independent) “Don’t ever let them tell you it’s about “merit” when this type of rank incompetence and bigotry is rewarded with a paycheck funded by yours,” said Janai Nelson, director-counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Video footage from the legal depositions of young, white former staffers working for the Trump…
