As she does on or near May 5 every year, Dr. Cheryl Jackson, the founder of Minnie’s Food Pantry, which serves healthy meals to the homeless, took the day off for a shopping trip to Dillard’s department store in Fairview, Texas. It’s an annual tradition marking the anniversary of her mother’s death by purchasing some…

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 21: Group Vice President of State Government Affairs (South Region) at Charter Communications/ Spectrum Marva Brown Johnson speaks during the Affordable Connectivity Program – Maximizing Opportunities In Marginalized Communities panel on day three of the 2023 37th Annual NOBCO Economic Development Conference at The Westin Charlotte on October 20, 2023…

Donald Trump famously mocked Joe Biden as “Sleepy Joe” during the 2020 presidential election, but it is the Republican politician who is now being called out for seemingly falling asleep on camera again. President Trump, 78, was seen shutting his eyes during a televised meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,…

Source: Netflix / Netflix When I heard Mara Brock Akil was adapting Judy Blume’s “Forever”, I was cautiously optimistic. Judy’s work has always been honest, raw, and ahead of its time, and flipping the lens to highlight young Black love in a way we rarely, if ever, get to see felt revolutionary. It was the…

Cassie attends the CFDA Fashion Awards at Casa Cipriani on November 07, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) R&B singer Cassie returned to court in the high-profile sex trafficking case against Diddy with more allegations of abuse. WARNING: This story contains graphic descriptions of physical and sexual violence. Singer and model…

Source: Photo courtesy of John Ewing Jr.’s campaign site. Democrat John Ewing Jr. is set to become the next mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, making history as the city’s first Black mayor. According to KETV 7 Omaha, on Tuesday night, the Douglas County Treasurer won the official vote of the general election, beating out Republican incumbent…

A bizarre case surrounding an Oregon man who shot at another man who asked him to stop harassing a flock of wild peacocks came to a close last week after he was sentenced to more than seven years in prison. A Multnomah County judge sentenced 25-year-old Dylan Levi Rhoads to 90 months in prison after…

American-born actor Steven Seagal has changed a lot from the height of his film career in the 1990s. Seagal, 73, attended the annual Moscow Victory Day military parade in Russia on May 9, 2025. The martial artist showing up at the event mostly garnered attention for his physical transformation. Footage of Seagal in Moscow spread…

Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty Republicans are pushing to win Trump’s approval so much that they named the most recent bill the “THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL” using the president’s child-speak to ignore the fact that if approved, the disastrous legislation proposal will reduce Medicaid health care and food stamps funding significantly. According to the…

Ironheart/Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne) in Marvel Television’s IRONHEART. Photo by Jalen Marlowe. © 2024 MARVEL. All Rights Reserved. Ryan Coogler’s latest Marvel project “Ironheart,” stars Dominique Thorne and is driven by Black women behind the scenes. Ryan Coogler is expanding the Marvel universe once again—this time with “Ironheart,” a bold new series that puts Black…