WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 15: U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) speaks to reporters as he arrives for a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. . (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Republican candidate James Fishback said that, if elected governor, Donalds would turn the state of Florida…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez let a Fox News producer have it after he got too close during a recent encounter. The outspoken New York congresswoman did not hold back when confronted by an overzealous man approaching her about Fox News reporter Jesse Watters. One bold question turned into a sharp, unscripted moment that ended with Ocasio-Cortez visibly…
Source: GoFundMe / GoFundMe On December 31, 2025, Keith Porter Jr. was outside his Northridge, California, apartment, where he was reportedly firing a rifle in the air to celebrate the new year. An off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer decided to treat Porter as an “active shooter” threat. Instead of calling the actual police,…
Source: Taylor Hill / Getty If there’s one thing the tragic killing of Renee Nicole Good has revealed — not that it really needed much revealing at this point — it’s that bootlickers, white nationalists, and other assorted right-wingers will stick to a lie no matter how reliant the lie is on expecting everyone to…
The 83rd Golden Globe Awards took place over the weekend with plenty of jokes at the expense of the actors in attendance. Comedian Nikki Glaser was chosen as the host of the ceremony, where she fired off about Leonardo DiCaprio’s history of dating younger women, Nicole Kidman’s appearance in a promo video, and an even…
Damson Idris attends the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 11, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) Despite no plans to recast Chadwick Boseman’s portrayal of T’Challa in “Black Panther, Damson Idris’s name continues to surface. Damson Idris is finally addressing all of those rumors around…
Zaynab Mohamed (Photo credit: Zaynab Mohamed Instagram) In 2022, Zaynab Mohamed became the youngest and one of the first two Black senators in Minnesota’s history. Minnesota’s youngest state senator, Zaynab Mohamed, is speaking out after a tragedy rocked her city—turning grief into a call for accountability as she heads into her re-election campaign. After Renée…
Mary J. Blige attends the 27th Annual Angel Ball at Cipriani Wall Street on October 27, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) “Mary J. Blige: My Life, My Story The Las Vegas Residency” will run from May 1 to July 18, marking the R&B icon’s first residency. Mary J. Blige is…
✕ Did you know the United States has created more laws than any other nation in recorded history? The Le[e]gal Brief with Lee Merritt, Esq. is a weekly series that examines those laws and their impact on Black America. Each week, Lee Merritt will break down the law through statistics and history. This week’s episode…
President Donald Trump rarely strays from his signature look, wearing variations of the same color for years. He’s relied on the same dark blue suit and white shirt look, paired with a colorful tie, which made his latest appearance feel routine — until cameras lingered just long enough for one detail to start doing the…
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