FILE — Joanne Chesimard, who used the name Assata Shakur and was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army, leaves Middlesex County courthouse, in New Brunswick, N.J., April 25, 1977. (AP Photo/File) In this original poem, author Francesca Momplaisir reflects on Assata Shakur’s journey, weaving memory, resistance, and eulogy into verse….
Halle Berry just proved that when you’re 59 and fabulous, every season is bikini season — even in the middle of a desert where many people would be reaching for SPF 50 and a wide-brimmed hat. On Saturday, Sept. 27, the Oscar-winning actress shared a striking photo of herself that left many wondering: what’s left…
BEVERLY HILLS, CA-OCTOBER 14: Journalist and award recipient Belva Davis speaks at the International Women’s Media Foundation’s 15th Annual Courage in Journalism Awards on October 14, 2004 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images) Davis remained on West Coast airwaves for over five decades, breaking barriers and glass ceilings along the way. Legendary,…
President Donald Trump’s utter lack of shame has even his supporters rolling their eyes. As the government shutdown looms, consumer sentiment tanks, and the National Guard prepares to land in Chicago and Portland, Trump has something else on his mind—his golden trinkets. In a September 28 post on his Truth Social platform, Trump’s bragging reached…
Source: Steve Marcus / Getty Only hours after Terence “Bud” Crawford was given the key to his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, he was held at gunpoint by an Omaha police officer during a traffic stop. According to SB Nation, Bud Crawford was pulled over early Sunday morning after an officer noticed a vehicle was driving…
Donald Trump is making his own golf course rules, and social media has a lot to say about it. The president and his University of Miami-bound granddaughter, Kai Trump, were recently spotted on a “golfing with grandpa” outing that has renewed interest in the 79-year-old’s health. Donald Trump’s golf outing with his granddaughter turns into…
Source: John Nacion / Getty On Sunday, Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny was announced as the headliner for the Super Bowl LX halftime show, and, predictably, MAGA America is losing its white nationalist mind over the news. That’s right, y’all, the same white people who were complaining about “reverse racism” over Kendrick Lamar’s performance during the Super Bowl LIX halftime…
Brandon Hammdon. (Photo credit: Brand Hammond Instagram; Fox 2000 Pictures) Decades after lighting up Black cinema, Hammond breaks his silence on the health crisis that nearly derailed his life and career. In the late ’90s, Brandon Hammond seemed unstoppable. With his soulful eyes and natural charisma, he carried scenes that would become cornerstones of Black…
A video circulating on social media shows the moment a watch store employee at a Philadelphia mall called security on a Black customer after she broke his watch and told him she was unable to repair it. The footage shows the customer’s encounter with a female staff member at a watch store, as well as…
Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said she resisted pressure from Trump’s White House after supporting a push to force the release of the Epstein files — a move that has drawn new scrutiny now that House oversight investigators have turned over thousands of pages of materials that suggest ties between Epstein and several powerful figures….
