Screenshot/YouTube Wells gave birth to her fourth child, a baby girl named Alena Ariel, on November 16 Mercedes Wells’ story has become all too common when discussing Black maternal care. After a video of her being discharged from Franciscan Health Crown Point Hospital while in active labor went viral, Wells spoke out about her treatment…
Keith Lee attends the 2025 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture presented by Coca-Cola – Day 3 at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 06, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Food influencer Keith Lee opens up about his holiday plans, Small Business Saturday, and welcoming his brother back to…
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 10: Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on March 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) “Being the first Black woman to serve three consecutive terms–and while Trump has been in the White House–is a powerful statement about progress, resilience,…
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 04: Funky Dineva attends the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 04, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for ESSENCE) “I’m sharing this information for educational purposes and not for sympathy,” the pop culture critic…
An interaction between two women at the opera — one Black and one white — is causing quite an uproar on social media. Longtime opera fan LaeTania Richardson, 53, recorded a conversation that provides a lesson on how to handle subtle racial microaggressions. LaeTania Richardson was questioned by a woman when attending an opera. (Photos:…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom took a moment to briefly pause his relentless trolling of Donald Trump, as the Democratic politician has turned his attention to two of the president’s Cabinet members. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 71, caught a stray from Newsom, 58, who posted a rather shocking, yet gross meme of the Secretary of Health…
Nothando Nhliziyo (Photo credit: Nothando Nhliziyo GoFundMe) Nothando Nhliziyo, a 22-year-old hairstylist from Leicester, England, is speaking out after she was dismissed four times. A young Black woman in the U.K. says she was dismissed by doctors four separate times before finally being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer — and only after she lied to…
FILE – Former NBA basketball player Rick Fox attends the Los Angeles Film Festival in Los Angeles, June 8, 2015. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) Fox made the announcement Monday on Facebook. Former NBA player Rick Fox announced he will run for a legislative seat in the Bahamas in next year’s general election. His candidacy comes as…
Lakesha Graves on WMDT speaking on the assault (Screenshot: WMDT) A group of teens and pre-teens were seen attacking mom, Lakesha Graves, and her daughter in Cambridge, Maryland. Shortly after a Chicago mother and her son were attacked by a group of teens, another mother and her children were assaulted by a group of juveniles…
A Black disabled veteran filed a $5 million lawsuit against Buffalo Wild Wings, alleging that he ordered takeout from their chain restaurants near Washington, D.C., only to find a racial slur printed on his receipt. According to the civil rights complaint obtained by The Independent, Marc Loman stated that he and his wife visited a…
