Source: The Washington Post / Getty Let’s get straight to the meat of it: you can have a convenient and tech-savvy existence without generative artificial intelligence (commonly referred to as simply “AI”). If you are an adult, you already know this. You already have decades of lived experience. Over the past three years, the usefulness…
President Donald Trump ignited outrage Monday by posting a deepfake video on Truth Social depicting Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries in a sombrero with a handlebar mustache, moments after a tense Oval Office meeting meant to avert a government shutdown. Lawmakers face a Tuesday midnight deadline with no deal in sight, raising the likelihood of…
Fans of former “American Idol” judge Randy Jackson were shocked after seeing footage from his latest TV appearance ended up on social media. The musical game show “Name That Tune” returned to Fox this month with its fifth season, and promotional videos from the September 15 episode show Jackson, now hosting the show, looking noticeably…
Late-night talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel dropped a brutal roast aimed at Donald Trump, and the president — who is known for his petulant and ill-mannered comebacks — is sure to be fired up about the latest joke at his expense. Kimmel’s show, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” was briefly suspended after his fiery Sept. 15 monologue blasting…
Source: SDI Productions / Getty Black political power, fair representation, and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act are once again on the Supreme Court’s docket in Louisiana v. Callais. On the heels of the 60th anniversary of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965, the nation’s highest court will rehear arguments that could have…
Tyler James Williams attends the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on September 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Savion Washington/Getty Images) After experiencing symptoms that landed him in the ER, Tyler James Williams was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in 2015 at the age of 23. On the red carpet a decade…
Source: Urban One Cultural ROI Study / Urban One In recent years, we’ve seen more and more companies retreat from diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and commitments to representation. While consumers have continually voiced their displeasure with this trend, Urban One’s “Cultural ROI” study, titled “Influence to Impact: Black Culture’s Role in Brand Growth,”…
A Black Texas man was studying at a desk in the clubhouse of his apartment building in Milton when a white man crept by and brazenly snapped him through the apartment’s floor-to-ceiling windows. In a video posted on TikTok, user Divinely Kollin confronted the suspicious man, and the internet collectively groaned when the offender began…
For someone who loves to brag about his “very stable genius” status and challenge political opponents to IQ tests, it seems like President Donald Trump often comes across as fumbling through speeches like he’s reading a teleprompter written in ancient hieroglyphics. During the Monday, Sept. 29, White House press conference, the 79-year-old former reality star…
Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards, May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) After being found guilty of two counts, Diddy faces sentencing in his high-profile sex trafficking case against the government on Friday. Prosecutors urged a New York federal judge Tuesday to send…
