A man who allegedly hurled the N-word at a Black New Yorker in a restaurant was publicly shamed by a motorcycle club, which literally dragged him by the scruff of his neck and forced him to apologize. The incident took place at Johnny Reef’s on City Island in the Bronx, a long-standing seafood shack that…
Source: kellyvandellen / Getty This week, a judge ruled in favor of plaintiffs who sued the Trump administration, seeking the restoration of an exhibit at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, honoring the enslaved people who were owned by President George Washington, which the administration began removing last month in compliance with President Donald Trump’s…
Blood isn’t always thicker than water, and this was proven when singer Fantasia‘s husband got unexpected backlash after surprising her during her Houston concert. Kendall Taylor touched the hearts of many with a heartfelt five-minute speech, reminiscing about his marriage to the vocalist after just three weeks of knowing each other in 2015. He wanted…
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 20: (L-R) Fantasia Barrino and Yolanda Adams speak onstage during the 5th Annual Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 20, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images) The couple wed in 2015 in a courthouse ceremony, but Taylor had never officially proposed until…
Source: Albany Times Union/Hearst Newspapers / Getty When Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as the 111th Mayor of New York City on Jan. 1, 2026, he entered office with a clear mandate: tackle affordability, restore trust in government, and reimagine how the city serves working people. A self-described Democratic Socialist, Mamdani has spent his first…
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 15: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, and Michael Jordan, NBA Hall of Famer and co-owner of 23XI Racing lift the Harley J. Earl Trophy in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2026 in Daytona Beach,…
Studio portrait of American jazz singer Dinah Washington (1924 – 1963), 1940s. (Photograph by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Winsome Pinnock and Danny Glover are reportedly teaming up for a large-scale biopic about jazz and blues singer Dinah Washington. Hollywood is reportedly cooking up a large-scale biopic about legendary jazz and blues singer Dinah Washington. “Our grandmother’s…
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 18: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on February 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) “I’m happy to provide you those receipts,” said Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. Following President Donald…
(Photo credit: Adobe Stock) Illegal skin-lightening creams were found on sale in the UK, but they are far from the only place where colorism is driving the trend to this day. While it’s nowhere near its early 20th-century peak, the dangerous practice of skin bleaching — using creams, injections, or other products to lighten one’s…
Avel Gordly, Oregon’s first Black woman state senator, dies at 79 (Screenshot: KOIN 6/YouTube) On Feb. 16, Avel Gordly, who made history as the first Black woman elected to Oregon’s state senate, died of natural causes at 79. Communities in Oregon are grieving the loss of local trailblazer Avel Gordly. Gordly, who was widely recognized…
