While discussions about racism often focus on subtle discrimination and microaggressions, much of it is overt and downright unhinged. A wildly bizarre encounter with a Georgia woman at an undisclosed gas station was one example, and a video posted to Instagram demonstrates just how unpredictable and shocking a 30-second racist encounter can be. But sometimes,…
✕ When I began looking into how students at Howard were managing their tuition this fall, the first semester after Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill capped federal student aid, I didn’t expect my reporting to lead me to GoFundMe. But late one night, I typed “Howard University tuition” into the site’s search bar — and…
Elizabeth Hurley, model and girlfriend of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, has the internet sizzling after showing people what a 60-year-old body looks like in a bikini. The “Bedazzled” actress recently took to Instagram to reveal some head-turning pics while sharing the secret to her youthful appearance, and even the “Achy Breaky Heart” singer couldn’t…
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Stephen A. Smith is the Aaron Burr of Black men. OK, admittedly, I don’t know anything about Aaron Burr that I didn’t either learn from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical Hamilton or that one “Got Milk?” commercial from the ’90s. So, when I say famed sports analyst Stephen A. Smith is…
Leave it to Donald Trump to turn a formal state visit into an opportunity for celebrity gossip, proving once again that even presidents can’t resist the allure of royal drama. Weeks after his second state visit to the United Kingdom, a new report revealed that the President reportedly pulled Queen Camilla aside with a burning…
Misty Copeland attends the American Ballet Theatre Fall Gala at David Geffen Hall on October 22, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for American Ballet Theatre) After 25 historic years, Misty Copeland took her final bow during the American Ballet Theatre Fall Gala on Wednesday night. When Misty Copeland arrived on…
A Ku Klux Klan women’s group that reportedly passed out recruitment cards during a Halloween parade in a Pennsylvania town denied putting the promotional material in a child’s candy bucket. News of the Women of Ku Klux Klan’s presence at a parade in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, sparked outrage in the community and drew massive attention on…
Source: Spencer Platt / Getty The government shutdown has entered its third week, and federal workers are feeling the strain more and more. On Tuesday, a food drive intended to help furloughed federal workers had lines wrapped around the building as they go nearly a month without pay. According to CNN, Capital Area Food Bank…
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 22: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffires (D-NY) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill on October 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. The government shutdown has entered its 22nd day. (Footage by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) “[Republicans] can’t justify the fact that Donald Trump pardoned hundreds of violent felons on his first…
(Photo: Getty Images) Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Trump and donors would fund the ballroom and that the president, a “builder at heart,” had not decided to make any other renovations to the White House. The White House defended its complete demolition of the East Wing, despite initially telling the public that its structure…
