“I would never bleach again,” says Vybz Kartel reflecting on his past with skin bleaching (Screenshot: YouTube/Hot 97) Jamaican artist Vybz Kartel admits that his years of skin bleaching were the consequences of a struggle with self-love. This weekend, New Yorkers celebrated Jamaican artist Vybz Kartel’s historic comeback performance at the Barclays Center. Leading up…
Source: UCG / Getty A lot of folks out there are angry, mad, pissed off and just about every other feeling a person can feel right now, and I’d be blind if I didn’t recognize that it’s not just the Trump-publicans and the MAGA movement they’re angry at. It’s also at the Democratic Party. In fact, a…
This image provided by Blue Origin shows, first row, seated, from left: Lauren Sanchez and Kerianne Flynn and standing in back from left: Amanda Nguyen, Katy Perry, Gayle King and Aisha Bowe in West Texas. (Blue Origin via AP) The celebrity launch was the nation’s first spaceflight where women filled each seat. The flight also…
Grammy-winning artist Lizzo made headlines this weekend with her appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” where she not only showcased her recent weight loss but also delivered a bold political statement aimed at President Donald Trump’s policies. Singer Lizzo takes aim at President Donald Trump’s policies after her “SNL” appearance. (Photos by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for…
In a stunning blow to the heart of MAGA, FBI Director Kash Patel has appointed a central figure in the bureau’s aggressive crackdown on Jan. 6 rioters to head the agency’s Washington field office. Patel’s decision to elevate Steven Jensen this week was rich with irony, given Jensen’s central role in bringing criminal charges against…
FILE – Leslie Odom Jr. appears at the ninth Breakthrough Prize ceremony in Los Angeles on April 15, 2023. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) Odom, who played Aaron Burr, will return to his Tony Award-winning role at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Sept. 9 through Nov. 23. Leslie Odom Jr., one of the original cast members of the…
Source: Joe Raedle / Getty The most important criteria for working in President Trump’s White House is this one point that must never be forgotten: everyone must always praise the diet dictator. When you mention him, you must lead with an accomplishment. You must always point out that he’s “bringing the economy back” or that…
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro pauses during a news conference at the governor’s official residence discussing the alleged arson that forced him, his family and guests to flee in the middle of the night on the Jewish holiday of Passover, Sunday, Apr. 13, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy) Pennsylvania State Police Col. Christopher Paris…
A Black woman who was fired from her job as a server at a country club restaurant near Philadelphia says its staff and management racially discriminated against its Black customers and employees, and that she was terminated after complaining about it. In her lawsuit, Amanda Tucker says soon after she starting working at Tavola Restaurant…
Source: Tasos Katopodis / Getty There’s something telling about how unsurprised many of us were. When the massive “Black Lives Matter” lettering on that stretch of 16th Street NW was painted over in early March, it didn’t shock many of us — not because we didn’t care, but because we always knew it was performative….
