Source: Three Lions / Getty On Thursday, flames engulfed the Nottoway Plantation in Iberville Parish, Louisiana—one of the largest remaining antebellum mansions in the South. The fire raged for hours, ultimately reducing the 165-year-old structure to ashes. And while local officials mourn what they describe as a “cornerstone of our tourism economy,” many of us—especially…
Michelle Obama is embracing the simple pleasures of life now that she’s no longer in the White House, prompting some surprising self-discoveries. The former first lady appeared on the “Good Hang with Amy Poehler” podcast on May 13, where she talked about the freedom she feels since being relinquished from the rules of the White…
Louisiana’s Nottoway Resort a historic 64-room, 53,000-square-foot plantation home, went up in flames on May 15. (Photo: Iberville Parish Government/Facebook) Louisiana’s Nottoway Resort a historic 64-room, 53,000-square-foot plantation home, went up in flames on May 15. Nottoway Resort—or more commonly known as Nottoway Plantation—the largest remaining antebellum plantation home in the United States, was destroyed…
(Photo: Rep. Summer Lee/Facebook) The 37-year-old millennial congresswoman called for “Reparations now, not later, not someday, and not when it’s politically convenient.” U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., proposed a resolution this week that compels the United States federal government to begin the process of providing reparations to Black American descendants of enslaved Africans. The “Reparations…
Tiffany Slaton. (Photo credit: Fresno Sheriff County’s Office) 27-year-old Tiffany Slaton, who was reported missing on April 29, was found safe in a cabin near Lake Edison in the Sierra Nevada. A woman who had been missing for more than two weeks after a hiking trip just before a blizzard in California has been found…
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 21: Group Vice President of State Government Affairs (South Region) at Charter Communications/ Spectrum Marva Brown Johnson speaks during the Affordable Connectivity Program – Maximizing Opportunities In Marginalized Communities panel on day three of the 2023 37th Annual NOBCO Economic Development Conference at The Westin Charlotte on October 20, 2023…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Charl Kleinhaus—one of 59 Afrikaners or white South Africans granted refugee status under the Trump administration—has come under fire after a series of antisemitic posts were discovered on his X (formerly Twitter) account. Kleinhaus’ arrival at Washington Dulles International Airport on May 12, alongside the other Afrikaners granted refugee…
An Amazon worker is suing a Missouri sheriff’s office for detaining him for nearly eight hours under the suspicion that he was drunk driving when he was actually suffering a stroke. Paul Espinosa, 54, and his wife filed the lawsuit against Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott, several deputies and detention officers, as well as a…
Chris Brown attends a Maxim Hot 100 Event celebrating Teyana Taylor, hosted by MADE special, at The Highlight Room on July 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) After being arrested over a 2023 nightclub incident in London, Chris Brown was denied bail and ordered to stay in custody. Following his…
Iconic English rock singer Mick Jagger’s relationship with 37-year-old Melanie Hamrick continues to be a polarizing topic of conversation online. The Rolling Stones frontman is apparently in a good place with Hamrick. An unnamed insider is speaking out about how Jagger, 81, feels about his much younger fiancée. “Mick has always been impossible to pin…
