Source: Justin Merriman / Getty Brian Howey and Nate Rosenfield are examining the power of sheriffs’ offices in Mississippi as part of The Times’s Local Investigations Fellowship. More than two months after deputies were sentenced for torturing two Black men in central Mississippi, federal prosecutors have widened their investigation and may sue the Rankin County sheriff’s…
Media maven Oprah Winfrey has reportedly been hospitalized due to a mysterious “stomach issues,” according to her best friend Gayle King, who shared the news about her health status with the world. Concerns were first raised when the 69-year-old former talk show host was notably absent from a scheduled appearance on CBS this week. For…
The Michigan man who became an internet meme after driving during a virtual court hearing for a suspended license case has finally received his learner’s permit and is on his way to becoming a legal driver, according to his attorney. Detroit-area attorney Dionne Webster-Cox posted a speedup video on social media of her client walking…
Source: Ethan Miller / Getty As the 2025 presidential election looms, conservative circles are intensifying their efforts to usher in a transformative leader poised to enact Project 2025. The comprehensive four-stage plan, outlined in a 920-page document titled Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, aims to swiftly alleviate the plight of Americans burdened by what…
Source: UCG / Getty We all know that delivery drivers have many hazards to deal with on the job—loose dogs, cranky customers, reckless drivers, bad traffic and plenty of other things that can make a day on the job stressful. Black delivery drivers have it even worse because they’re constantly dealing with things like loose…
Fans of rapper Sexyy Red want her to consider cleaning up her image now that a viral video purportedly showing her involved in an airport brawl has surfaced online. According to TMZ, the St. Louis rapper was arrested on June 8 at the Liberty Newark International Airport on charges of disorderly conduct. The outlet has…
A leader of a Ku Klux Klan group in Tennessee will spend three years behind bars for posting racist flyers on three Black churches last summer. Daniel Walls pleaded guilty to four counts of civil rights intimidation after he confessed he plastered flyers on the doors and marquees of Faith United Missionary Baptist Church, Bethel…
Source: Nicolò Campo / Getty Jay-Z and Roc Nation have come under fire for backing a program in Pennsylvania that critics say aims to gut public education. A new campaign underway in Pennsylvania is aiming to get students from low-income households in Philadelphia into the city’s private schools. The Pennsylvania Award for Student Success (PASS)…
Talk about suffering for fashion. Remember when Halle Berry posted a video of her strutting down a hotel lobby in a black and-white Anna Quan top and skirt? Fans could not get enough of her power walk and congratulated her on being the epitome of beauty and fierceness. Halle Berry goes viral for video of…
A Michigan man who accompanied his granddaughter to court found himself in hot water last month when one of Washtenaw County’s most irascible judges told him to sit down and be quiet as he complained that the hearing didn’t start on time. In one of his most fiery reprimands yet, District Court Judge J. Cedric…
