By now, despite how much he thinks people love him, Donald Trump should have a clue that not everyone wants to sit with him. The president is once again facing scrutiny over the company he keeps and the people who have openly avoided spending time around him after backlash erupted over a recent White House…
ROCKINGHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – APRIL 04: Dystany Spurlock, driver of the #66 Foxxtecca Chevrolet, prepares for the Rockingham ARCA Menards East 125 at Rockingham Speedway on April 04, 2026 in Rockingham, North Carolina. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)Photo by: Meg Oliphant / Getty Images The Virginia racer became the first Black woman to compete in…
Two days after a pair of Black men received a $2.5 million settlement for being sexually abused by a group of corrupt cops in Mississippi known as the “Goon Squad,” a Rankin County official falsely accused the Black men of being rapists and drug dealers. Now Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker have each filed individual…
Photo by: Randy Shropshire / Getty Images A Penn State professor is blending nostalgia, culture, and STEM with what’s believed to be the world’s first automated Double Dutch machine. Certain sounds instantly transport Black folks back to childhood. The slap of beaded ropes against pavement, the chants echoing through neighborhood parks, somebody yelling “ready?” before…
Getty Images The back-and-forth between Lathan and Smith adds to a growing list of notable Black political commentators who have pushed back on Smith’s political views and his assessments of select Black politicians. As Stephen A. Smith continues to wade into political waters, others will gauge his statements with a keen eye. One of those…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 27: Nick Cannon attends the 57th NAACP Image Awards Official BET Dinner at Grand Venue on February 27, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET) If convicted, Frank Musoke faces up to 20 years in federal prison for each wire fraud charge and up to…
President Donald Trump wakes up early to flood timelines with outrageous images, bizarre topics, and conspiracy-laced posts. Trump’s strategy now centers on exploiting his predecessors. Critics say his behavior is becoming more erratic and deeply concerning in public view. But others believe the tactic is meant to drown out bigger conversations about inflation, health care,…
A nearly decade-old clip of a crying defendant saying “that’s not me” after she was convicted of a hate crime is going viral, offering a glimpse into a racist’s identity unraveling in the face of real consequences. In the resurfaced footage, Kayla Rae Norton of Georgia, then 25, sobbed and shook her head “no” as…
President Donald Trump tried to turn a new jobs report into a Mother’s Day victory lap Friday, bragging that the U.S. economy is booming under his leadership and mocking economists who underestimated April’s numbers. But online critics immediately torched the celebration, accusing the president of trying to slap a holiday bow on what they called…
(Photo credit: Adobe Stock) As concern grows around hantavirus after it was detected on a cruise, many people, including Black health experts, have been weighing in. After hantavirus was detected on a cruise ship sailing the South Atlantic from Argentina toward West Africa last month, resulting in at least three deaths and prompting health organizations…
