LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Jayme Lawson attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for ESSENCE)Photo by: Leon Bennett / Getty Images “Sinners” star Jayme Lawson discusses Teyana Taylor’s Perfidia Beverly Hills character from “One Battle After Another” and…
Two families who gave birth in Illinois are fighting to get their infant children back after they were taken into state custody just hours after their births. The families say their custody loss is due to some false allegations and dubious court paperwork. Lakeith and Mykel Ray say their newborn son was wrongfully taken from…
Vice President JD Vance is having trouble matching the charisma of his polarizing boss, President Donald Trump, despite every desperate try. Ever since the former host of the “The Apprentice” reality show entered the political arena over a decade ago, he’s embraced being known as the villain, with undeniable charm mixed with controversial rhetoric. Vance, 41, climbed…
(Photo: Getty Images) “It will very likely result in more innocent people being injured or killed, as Breonna Taylor was just six years ago,” said Beatriz Beckford of MomsRising. Today marks the six-year anniversary of Breonna Taylor‘s police-involved shooting death in Louisville, Kentucky, which, along with the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Ahmaud Arbery in…
Grammy-winning musician Lil Nas X, whose legal name is Montero Hill, appears in court for a preliminary hearing on four felony charges at Los Angeles Superior Court – Van Nuys Courthouse East on March 12, 2026 in Van Nuys, California. He is charged with allegedly assaulting and resisting police officers responding to an incident in…
Source: Photos courtesy of Modern Language Association DOGE Bros – Nathan Cavanaugh and Justin Fox. Two former employees of the now-defunct Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Nathan Cavanaugh and Justin Fox — now infamously known as the “DOGE bros” online — are facing intense scrutiny after newly released deposition testimony revealed the controversial process used…
Photo: Byron Allen/AMG The new partnership will focus on coverage of the cultural advancements and academic triumphs of Historically Black Colleges and Universities nationwide. A brand-new partnership between HBCU GO and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has launched, with one common goal: elevating the HBCU experience to a national audience. Traditionally known for its…
Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty A few months ago, you couldn’t turn on cable news or scroll through social media without hearing about an alleged humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in South Africa. According to the story pushed by Donald Trump and amplified across right-wing media, white farmers were being hunted down, civilization was collapsing, and the…
Halle Berry is the latest actress to take part in Kountry Wayne’s recent stir on the internet, declaring he wants a woman who is “’90s type of fine,” sparking debates across social media about which stars best represented that era. Arguably, Berry’s name and those of other unforgettable women in entertainment emerged online, as fans…
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 11: Joshua Terry, dressed in a Civil War era military uniform, enters the African American Civil War Museum after participating in a wreath-laying ceremony commemorating Veterans Day and honoring the Tuskegee Airmen November 11, 2013 in Washington, DC. The ceremony was held at the African American Civil War Memorial on the…
