A for sign sale in front of a home. Despite statistics and other pitfalls, Black Americans are moving past being deterred when it comes to becoming first-time homeowners. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Despite unemployment and other global issues, more young Black people are bucking the trend to land their first or even dream home….
Source: Tom Williams / Getty The longtime Republican Senator Lindsey Graham is dead at age 71. The DC Medical Examiner’s Office has reported that his death was caused by an aortic tear due to cardiovascular disease. Predictably, as soon as word of Graham’s death hit the political streets, Washington started the familiar work of embalming…
The 2026 WNBA season is just the third time in the league’s 30 seasons that the year began with zero Black women head coaches. You can count WNBA star Paige Bueckers among the people who want to see Black women back in the head coach role soon. “I’m for equal opportunity and no discrimination based…
Source: Photo courtesy of WLOX / Nolan Xavier Wells Last week, we reported that Ashlee Cole, a Mississippi judge and mother of one of the so-called friends who accompanied Nolan Wells on the trip Wells would never return from, posted a message on social media to, as she put it, “dispel some rumors” regarding any…
(l-r) Trinity Celeste Tatum, Bryce Alakai Dettloff — (Photo by: Ben Symons/Peacock) Love Island USA Season 8 fan favorites Trinity and Bryce took home the $100,000 prize, continuing a trend longtime viewers have embraced. Last night marked the end of Love Island USA season 8, and while one corner of the internet is celebrating the…
People close to the Nolan Wells case are accusing the media of painting a narrative that may be harmful to the investigation. Wells was just 18 years old when his body was found on Horn Island, Mississippi, on July 6. He and his friends were celebrating Independence Day before he went missing. His official cause…
President Donald Trump is facing more bad news in his fight to permanently transform another landmark in the nation’s capital. Trump, 80, has spent over a year trying to officially rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The iconic cultural center was founded as a tribute to the late 35th president of…
Nolan Wells with his parents (GoFundMe) Nolan Wells’ parents heard two versions of his final hours: one where he stayed for a girl named Katie, the other where he returned to the boat. On July 6, 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells’ body was discovered in Mississippi’s Horn Island. Since then, his family, friends, community members, and…
Source: Roberto Schmidt / Getty The Memphis Safe Task Force, mandated by President Donald Trump, has been a source of controversy since its inception. That controversy has only intensified in recent months as several people have died as a result of the task force. The NAACP sent a letter to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche…
A trail of scandal following Kristi Noem is growing messier after her firing. President Donald Trump demoted Noem, 54, from U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security to U.S. Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas in March. This took place days after her unsatisfactory two-day testimony before the House Judiciary Committee. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary…
