FILE – Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young talks to the media on the steps of City Hall, Nov. 10, 1982, in Atlanta. At right is City Councilman John Lewis. (AP Photo/Charles Kelly, File) At 93, the former U.N. ambassador and civil rights icon looks back on the unglamorous but essential labor that helped fuel one of…
Singer Marvin Winans performs onstage at the 2017 Black Music Honors at Tennessee Performing Arts Center on August 18, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images) Bishop Marvin Winans is responding after a video of him calling out a donation to his church in Detroit for being less than $2,000. After facing backlash…
(Photo: Getty Images) “Trump is going to be president in 2028. And people just ought to get accommodated with that,” said former Trump White House aid Steve Bannon. Donald Trump and many of his MAGA allies have repeatedly floated the unconstitutional idea that the 45th and 47th president of the United States will serve a…
(Photo: Black Promoters Collective) Boyz II Men, New Edition, and Toni Braxton join forces to create “an original music experience” on The New Edition Way Tour. Would you believe it if I told you that Boyz II Men and New Edition, two of the biggest R&B male groups ever, have never performed together? Well they…
Source: Ricardo DeAratanha / Getty As the federal government shutdown enters its fourth week, more than 41 million Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are facing the very real possibility of missing their November benefits. This is a man-made public health crisis that could drive millions of families already teetering on…
Who can forget the wild rumors surrounding Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez’s broken engagement after whispers of infidelity took over reality television? The topic came up during Lopez’s recent appearance on Andy Cohen’s “What What Happens Live.” While playing a game of “Plead the Fifth,” where Cohen asks his guests juicy questions and they are…
President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter Wednesday when pressed about transparency surrounding his controversial demolition of the White House East Wing and plans to replace it with a 90,000-square-foot ballroom. “Your response to people who say you haven’t been transparent enough about demolishing the East Wing?” the reporter asked. “I haven’t been transparent?…
Source: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland / Getty At this point, it should be clear to the Trump administration that it has a police brutality problem over at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Unfortunately but unsurprisingly, the DHS is too busy lying and vilifying victims to justify the aggressive and often violent behavior of its ICE agents —…
(Photo: Getty Images) “It’s not coincidental. It’s not an accident. It’s a statement, and it’s a warning that more is coming,” Smith said after several current and former NBA players were charged for illegal gambling. FBI Director Kash Patel slammed Stephen A. Smith in response to the TV personality and sportscaster’s suggestion that the recent…
Erykah Badu attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Aliah Anderson/Getty Images) As the classic OutKast song turns 25, Erykah Badu is revealing her suspicions about who “Ms. Jackson” really is. I’m sorry, Ms. Jackson, this…
