“Good Times” fans were devastated to learn of actor John Amos‘ passing at the age of 84. The announcement was pushed out to the media by a representative on behalf of the legend’s son, Kelly Christopher “K.C.” Amos, on Oct. 1. “It is with heartfelt sadness that I share with you that my father has…
Author Ta-Nehisi Coates is seen onstage during the Alight Align Arise: Advancing the Movement for Repair National Conference at Thompson Buckhead on June 7, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Carol Lee Rose / Getty CBS Mornings co-host Tony Dokoupil served as a reminder of how white journalists have historically treated Black intellectuals, particularly those who refuse…
A Mississippi town that made headlines when a recording of its police chief bragging about shooting a Black man 119 times went viral is now the subject of a damning new report from the U.S. Department of Justice alleging widespread civil rights violations. Lexington police have arrested roughly a fourth of the town’s population since…
Media maven Wendy Williams purportedly has weighed in on the allegations facing Sean “Diddy” Combs after months of silence. The Daily Mail reports it obtained an interview with the former talk show host, who was once allegedly fired from Hot 97 for exposing some of Combs’ alleged behind-the-scenes behaviors on air, and she shared her…
Source: Jemal Countess / Getty Rev. Osagyefo Sekou, a child of St. Louis who became a scholar and citizen of the world, is this week’s guest on Urban One’s iOne Digital annual limited series podcast, Witness to History. This year’s series takes us back to the late summer and fall of 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri,…
Vice President Kamala Harris received praise and shade for her appearance on the ‘All The Smoke’ podcast hosted by former NBA stars Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, which aired on Monday. Some people critiqued her “fake urban accent” and said Harris was pandering to Black voters, while others found fault with her policy positions, from…
Cardi B attends the Mugler Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) Cardi B provided an update on her butt injection removal process amid a growing trend toward sleeker silhouettes. After updating fans on how she’s approaching postpartum fitness…
Kamala Harris speaks with Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes on “All the Smoke.” (Photo via All The Smoke/YouTube) Considering the sports podcast’s target audience, Vice President Harris’ appearance was noteworthy. Vice President Kamala Harris’ recent interview on the “All the Smoke” podcast is being praised for its potential impact on a critical and closely watched…
A man carries an AI-generated image of Donald Trump carrying cats away from Haitian immigrants, a reference to falsehoods spread about Springfield, Ohio, during a campaign rally for Trump at the Tucson Music Hall in Tucson, Arizona, on September 12, 2024. | Source: REBECCA NOBLE / Getty The Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA), a grassroots nonprofit…
A white Republican voter in Ohio called C-SPAN’s Washington Journal program on Monday to assert that she is too busy working to “have time to be racist,” then falsely claimed that Black people were responsible for enacting the oppressive systems of Jim Crow and segregation. The 63-year-old caller, who gave her name as Mary, made the…
