(Photo Courtesy: Kelley Girod and Stephanie McKee) The two playwrights gave a platform to Louisiana and the Gulf in “Echoes of the Storm,” a series of plays for the Apollo’s tribute to Hurricane Katrina’s 20th anniversary. Coordinating a program of “Southern Stories” dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina was more than an obligatory…
A trader looks at financial information on his computer on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Everything sank from Big Tech companies like Nvidia and Apple to stocks of smaller companies looking to get past uncertainty about tariffs and trade. A monthslong calm…
Jamari Brooks was stepping out of a doctor’s office in 2022 when he was ordered at gunpoint by officers from the Jacksonville sheriff’s gang unit to get on the ground – even though the 27-year-old Black man had committed no crime. One cop placed his foot on Brooks’ head as he was facedown on the…
One man’s “insane” gym behavior exposes the importance of safety precautions — and basic etiquette — while working out. A white man was caught on camera repeatedly slamming a dense medicine ball against a multi-purpose machine that was in use by a young Black man at a Crunch Fitness in Brooklyn. A man records himself…
Stallion receives Trevor Project’s Mental Health Champion of the Year Award(Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for Gold House) “I’m honored to receive this year’s Mental Health Champion award from The Trevor Project,” Megan Thee Stallion shared. Megan Thee Stallion is adding yet another major honor to her list, one that reflects her heart as much…
Source: ALEX KENT / Getty President Donald Trump and New York Attorney General Letitia James have spent years locked in high-stakes legal battles over Trump’s business dealings, alleged fraud, and policies, but tensions escalated sharply on Oct. 9, when federal prosecutors, following weeks of pressure from Trump, finally indicted James on charges of fraud and…
Fans of Lauren Sánchez are zooming in on her face after she shared pictures on Instagram on Oct. 6, and she looks dramatically different than she did at her Italian wedding to billionaire Jeff Bezos over the summer. The former “Good Day LA” host has been accused of changing her face too much with Botox…
Source: They came for Fani Willis.They came for Marilyn Mosby.They came for Lisa Cook.And now, they’ve come for Letitia James. This is no coincidence. This is a calibrated campaign to strike fear into Black women who dared to occupy power, to question a powerful, corrupt, racist white man, and to hold the pillars of justice…
A$AP Rocky and Rihanna attend the “Smurfs” Global Premiere at Mont des Arts on June 28, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo by Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures) A$AP Rocky and Rihanna welcomed their third child and baby girl Rocki Irish on Sept. 13, completing their hopes of having a daughter. 2025 has been a…
The Norwegian Nobel Committee handed President Donald Trump the classiest put-down ever in ignoring his bid for the coveted Nobel Peace Prize and instead awarding the prestigious honor to Venezuelan democracy activist and opposition politician, Maria Coria Machado, who is still in hiding in Venezuela after vigorously promoting democratic rights. But Machado is also a…
