Tesla billionaire Elon Musk and Vice President JD Vance have the internet in stitches after viral footage from Donald Trump’s latest White House dinner blew up online — and not for the reasons anyone expected. The event was meant to be a sleek, high-stakes affair, but the moment photos of Musk and Vance hit social…
Lupita Nyong’o attends Shakespeare in the Park’s opening night celebration of “Twelfth Night” at Delacorte Theater on August 21, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) After winning an Oscar for her role in “12 Years A Slave,” Lupita Nyong’o recalls being offered the same “slave” roles. Winning an Academy Award, also…
Source: Tom Williams / Getty A sweeping federal indictment has sent shockwaves through Florida’s political landscape after U.S. Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) was indicted for allegedly stealing $5 million in FEMA funds, laundering the money through a network of accounts, and using illicit contributions to bolster her 2021 congressional campaign. Last week, a Miami federal…
✕ Once considered the fourth estate of democracy, traditional views of journalism have overlooked and, at times, underestimated the role of journalists and the weight many carry as they report on injustice. Released earlier this summer, a two-part study, “The Cost of the Story: Journalism, Trauma, and the Ripple Effects of Harm,” explores trauma impacting…
Photo by Kayla Oaddams/Getty ImagesPhoto by: Kayla Oaddams / Getty Images Kehlani opens up about her mental health journey, seeking treatment, and moving past public and online scrutiny. The haters were making Kehlani crazy. On Thursday, Nov. 20, during an appearance on Big Boy’s podcast “Big Boy’s Neighborhood,” the 30-year-old R&B singer opened up about…
Even the most powerful man in the world can’t escape looking like he needs a nap, and President Donald Trump proved it yet again during a sluggish evening as he stepped off Marine One and shuffled his way into the White House. Fresh off an earlier attempt at a chic, Mamdani-esque fashion moment, that morning,…
An Alabama hair salon owner and two of her stylists are behind bars for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting one of their clients over a dispute about the cost of their braiding services. The arrests stem from a now-viral video that shows a salon owner grab a client’s newly installed braids and refusing to let go…
Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images Kayla Bryant, a junior at Clark Atlanta University, claims she was strangled by a Morehouse student, prompting a response from both schools. A viral video showing a Clark Atlanta University student being violently assaulted by a Morehouse student has sparked widespread outrage and demands for accountability across the HBCU network…
Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty ImagesPhoto by: Phillip Faraone / Getty Images The Grammy-winning artist-scholar just dropped a zine on pioneering Black architect Amaza Lee Meredith, and fans are lining up to borrow it. Solange Knowles is taking her Saint Heron Library to the next level. According to the New York Times, the Grammy-winning artist and…
Getty A modern-day Chicago redemption tale gets the hip-hop treatment, with Omar Epps leading the cast and Wiz Khalifa & Quavo crafting an original soundtrack. Chicago’s about to get a spiritual shake-up and a whole lotta smoke. ‘Moses the Black,’ a gritty, modern-day redemption saga wrapped in gangland drama, officially has its U.S. release date,…
