Photo Courtesy: Arvia Few. Arvia Few works to create a space for young Black singles to connect and find love. On a Tuesday night in Manhattan’s Flatiron District, a stream of Black singles starts to fill the basement of the gin bar where the “Cuff and Connect” party is being hosted. It’s half past 7…
Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for REVOLTPhoto by: Phillip Faraone / Getty Images Sean Combs checks into New Jersey’s Fort Dix to serve his federal sentence for specific reasons. Sean “Diddy” Combs checked into low-security prison Fort Dix on Thursday, Oct. 30, to complete his 4-year sentence for prostitution related charges. Diddy requested to be…
Donald Trump looked visibly irritated as he found himself waiting on China’s Xi Jinping, who seemed in no rush to greet the U.S. president. Cameras caught Trump fidgeting, glancing around, and forcing a stiff smile as the seconds dragged on — a rare sight for someone used to being the one who keeps others waiting….
A gray-haired white woman who slapped a Black man protesting Trump was charged with assault and battery, a series of videos showed. Rig, a self-described “social justice warrior” and retired combat veteran, was recently livestreaming his one-man protest from a parking lot when he had a startling interruption. A woman was caught on video exploding…
Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesPhoto by: Joe Raedle / Getty Images The Caribbean reels from one of its strongest storms, and relief efforts are slowed by impassable roads and disrupted infrastructure The death toll continues to climb in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, made landfall on Tuesday, Oct. 28, leaving widespread destruction…
(L-R) Nia DaCosta and Tessa Thompson attend The IMDb Dinner Party in Toronto at Kost on September 08, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images for IMDb) Stream ‘Hedda’ now on Prime Video and experience the chaotic, intentional Black, female-led adaptation of the classic story. To understand women, you first have to accept…
(Photo: Getty Images) Chicago leaders and community members have for months decried the federal presence in their city, pointing to incidents of violent interactions. Chicagoans will not see a reduction in federal law enforcement presence on Halloween, despite Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker requesting that the Trump administration pause its ICE operations to allow children to…
Residents walk through Lacovia Tombstone, Jamaica, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) From Jamaica to Haiti, these nonprofit organizations and community groups are working to help communities rebuild after Hurricane Melissa. Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean this week, leaving behind wreckage that words can barely capture. Though…
Masika Kalysha (Getty Images) Jamar Champ, and their children (JamarChamp/Instagram) Jamar Champ, Kalysha’s husband and the father of her youngest child, died this week in a car accident in Houston. Masika Kalysha has spoken out about her estranged husband’s death. In a statement shared with The Shade Room, the “Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood” star…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 27: Gayle King attends as Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation hosts Angel Ball 2025 at Cipriani Wall Street on October 27, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation)Photo by: Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images The news comes as CBS overhauled its news department, and…
