My gateway drug into romance writer Kennedy Ryan’s creative world came via one of the author’s first published works: Until I’m Yours. The book and series are unique amid Ryan’s portfolio that features the voices and lives of Black women — Until I’m Yours (Book 4 in the “Bennett” series) follows a blonde hair, green-eyed protagonist named Sophie who is the…
Martha Stewart is really feeling herself on Instagram. The 83-year-old shares lifestyle content including everything from flowers, to food, to animals, to home goods and she also, of course, posts selfies. In her April 8 post, she shared a wholesome thirst trap photo looking all glammed up in what appeared to be a bathroom. Rocking…
Two volunteer firefighters from Millville, Delaware, are receiving widespread criticism across the state after they were fired and charged with hate crimes. On April 9, 2025, Delaware State Police were notified of the incident by the Millville Volunteer Fire Company administration. It happened 14 months earlier, when Jay Droney, 27, of Millville, and Jordan Hastings,…
Twelve years after his murder charges were dropped, former child actor Dee Jay Daniels has emerged from the shadows of his past to make a striking television comeback. The 36-year-old, who once charmed audiences as Michael Hughley, the precocious youngest son on the hit sitcom “The Hughleys,” recently appeared on Investigation Discovery’s docuseries with an…
Source: San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers / Getty Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee will now add mayor to her list of resume. Despite early results showing Lee trailing, the organizer turned congresswoman closed the deal. Several outlets, including the San Francisco Chronicle, called the race late Friday evening after results showed Lee winning by approximately 5,000 votes. …
Johnnie Givens, a Black man and former police officer from Kentucky, called police for help last year after being threatened with a gun by his daughter’s boyfriend. But 15 Louisville police officers showed up to his home, forcing their way inside without a warrant to arrest him. Turns out, his daughter had also called the…
Bette Midler, 79, gleefully announced on April 2 that she ditched her Tesla and instantly felt a weight lifted off her shoulders. The Divine Ms. M’s decision comes in response to Musk’s crusade to slash federal spending and downsize thousands of jobs as the de facto head of DOGE. Midler is the latest voice to…
Keri Hilson poses for a portrait on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Gary Gerard Hamilton) “I’m very much approaching this like I’m starting over because that’s how it feels to me,” Keri Hilson said of her new music. The last time Keri Hilson put out an album, Barack Obama was in the…
President Donald Trump speaks as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Trump claims that tariffs, a tax on imported goods, are bringing in billions of dollars a day, but is that true? President Donald Trump makes no secret of his love…
Case Western Reserve University student. Justen Pippens poses for a photo in the student union at the school In Cleveland Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) As U.S. colleges roll back on DEI, students of color say they are starting to lose scholarships, campus mentors, and more. Campus mentors. Move-in events. Scholarships. Diversity offices…
