A staff member at a Philadelphia charter school was fired for hitting a seventh grader so hard that he knocked one of the boy’s teeth out. Montrena Bennett said that the confrontation last month happened between a KIPP Philadelphia Preparatory Academy staff member and her 12-year-old son, Peyton Outlaw. Peyton Outlaw says he lost his…
✕ In light of Trans Day of Remembrance (Nov. 20), Dominique Morgan sat down with author, activist, and restorative retreat practitioner Peachie Wimbush-Polk to discuss motherhood, what it’s like to parent a Black trans child, finding joy within grief, and honoring the life and legacy of her daughter, Lala. Lala is Ms. Peachie’s daughter, who…
Kris Boyd #17 of the New York Jets talks to media during training camp at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on July 28, 2025 in Florham Park, New Jersey. (Photo by Ishika Samant/Getty Images) The NYPD shared more details about what led up to Kris Boyd’s shooting on Sunday, which left him with a critical…
Dick Cheney’s funeral was supposed to be a time for quiet reflection — but George W. Bush’s pants were too tiny to ignore. The former president attended the funeral service for his longtime vice president in Washington on Thursday, but it wasn’t his tribute or presence that stole the show. The former president attended the…
Source: SDI Productions / Getty A viral TikTok video from Dallas Regional Medical Center wasn’t just a case of bad bedside manners. It was a real-time illustration of what medical racism looks like when it’s no longer hiding behind charts, numbers, and euphemisms. A pregnant Black woman, Karrie Jones, twelve minutes away from delivering her…
FILE – Nadine Young, grandmother of Ta’Kiya Young, shows her shirt to reporters after arraignment proceedings of Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb, Aug. 14, 2024, at the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in Columbus. (AP Photo/David Dermer, file) The Blendon Township police officer had pleaded not guilty to murder, involuntary manslaughter and felonious assault…
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is sticking to her guns, doubling down on a hilarious nickname she gave President Donald Trump last month that went viral, saying she could have called him something “much worse.” And she wasn’t done lambasting Trump, criticizing his policies at a joint press conference with Senate and House leaders Thursday….
Simone Biles finally revealed the truth about a topic fans have whispered about for years during a relaxed “girl talk” chat online. Biles’ deeper reveal followed weeks of plastic surgery chatter, after fans thought they clocked an obvious enhancement to her new look in recent months. And now, many say they might have been right….
Pras Michel was sentenced to 14 years behind bars in his illegal campaign donation case, in which he was accused of working on behalf of a foreign government to influence the 2012 presidential election. Pras Michel’s sentencing was originally reported as being delayed to October so that the rapper and businessman could complete surgery. As…
Banners of various G20 leaders are displayed along a Johannesburg freeway, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) The talks have been undermined by a rift between host South Africa and the United States over a Trump administration boycott. World leaders arrived Friday for a historic first Group of 20 summit in…
