Source: Courtesy of Erica Adair / Erica Adair Charles Adair died in July while in custody at the Wyandotte County detention center in Kansas City, Kansas. A court affidavit revealed that the deputy who allegedly killed Charles Adair knelt on his back for one minute and 26 seconds after he was wheeled back from the…
By Ashonti Ford As the White House renews its push for criminal justice reform, two Illinois men are putting a human face on one of the justice system’s most painful failures: wrongful convictions. Frankie Benitez and Troshawn McCoy were both teenagers when court documents show they were arrested in Chicago and pressured into confessing to…
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – AUGUST 23: Ice Cube and Damola Adamolekun attend as Red Lobster and BIG3 celebrate the end of the basketball league’s eighth season with a dinner ahead of the final championship game at Red Lobster on August 23, 2025 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images for Red Lobster x BIG3) The…
A homeless man in San Diego has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit accusing a San Diego Police officer of brutalizing him during an encounter last year while other officers stood by and failed to intervene. Cleo Barry was “peacefully situated” on a street near San Diego City College on Aug. 15, 2024, when Officer…
Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty President Donald Trump couldn’t possibly make it more abundantly clear that he seeks power just for the sake of having it to wield and for no other practical reason. Depending on which reputable criminal database you consult, violent crime in the U.S. is the lowest it has been in three…
Atmosphere during CultureCon 2025 at Duggal Greenhouse on October 05, 2025 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by John Nacion/Getty Images) In a time of layoffs and uncertainty, Black creatives gathered at CultureCon to recharge, connect, and remind each other of their power. We’re living in a time when one news alert or a single scroll…
Newlyweds Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos are enjoying the musings of being in love while attending Paris Fashion Week. The couple got hitched in an elaborate ceremony in Venice in June. Since then, they have been spotted hand in hand while gallivanting abroad. On Oct. 4, the pair stepped out into the Parisian streets in…
Source: Dragos Condrea / Getty On Oct. 5, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered a speech marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy, using the occasion to both praise military service and voice controversial views on diversity in America within the armed forces. Speaking at the Navy’s anniversary celebration in Norfolk, Virginia, Hegseth…
Jaden Smith’s new role as men’s creative director for Maison Christian Louboutin has the Hollywood scion embracing the color red. On Sept. 17, Louboutin announced that Smith, 27, had been hired to oversee the creation of four fashion collections per year, a major step in his career—but a bizarre new campaign has left fans more…
A heated exchange on CNN’s “NewsNight with Abby Phillip” erupted Friday when the host clashed with senior political commentator Scott Jennings over whether President Donald Trump was exaggerating unrest in Portland to justify sending in federal troops. The discussion grew increasingly tense as Jennings interrupted Phillip repeatedly — until guest commentator Van Lathan weighed in,…
