Linsey Davis on July 05, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Linsey Davis shares her complex journey with fibroids and the decision that led her to get a hysterectomy with the hope of spreading awareness. Linsey Davis is undergoing a hysterectomy soon, but not before she uses her platform…
A Black woman in New Jersey who says her white landlord discriminated against her by demanding much higher rent than she charged white tenants for subsidized housing, imposing burdensome lease terms and harassing her family is now representing herself in a civil lawsuit after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) agreed to a settlement in…
Source: Bettmann / Getty Today marks the 60th anniversary of when the dangerous 1965 Watts Riots broke out, an uprising that left 34 people dead, thousands injured, and entire neighborhoods burned. More than just a moment of unrest, the events exposed the deeply rooted racial tensions in America and revealed how aggressively law enforcement often…
University of Pennsylvania entrance sign. The UPenn campus is in University City in West Philadelphia The University of Pennsylvania has paused a full tuition scholarship created in honor of the first Black woman to graduate from its law school. The University of Pennsylvania’s Carey Law School is closing the doors on its Office of Equal…
(Photo: Getty Images/City of Baltimore) Mayor Brandon Scott says President Donald Trump is targeting Black mayors with “right-wing propaganda” and distracting from his administration’s political weaknesses. As Washington, D.C., grapples with President Donald Trump‘s federal takeover, the U.S. capital’s neighboring Baltimore City mayor is calling out what he sees as a clear racial lens in…
Just when Porsha Williams thought her bitter split from Simon Guobadia was behind her, a new financial snag has emerged. The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star had celebrated a major win after enforcing her prenuptial agreement and securing her $7.3 million Georgia mansion, but now, months later, an unexpected lien threatens to complicate any plans…
A political candidate going door-to-door in Jackson County, Missouri, says an elderly white woman with a walking stick trailed him through a neighborhood, yanking his campaign cards and warning residents about a Black man wandering in the area. Justice Horn, who posted video of the bizarre encounter to TikTok, said he was campaigning at an…
Source: Underwood Archives / Getty Right now, America is teetering on the edge of political collapse. Our democracy is under siege, and we are witnessing a constitutional crisis in real time. And at the center of it all is a twice-impeached, multi-indicted con man named Donald Trump, who’s hellbent on bankrupting and destroying this country…
Fans of the late actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner may find solace in the words his mother, Pamela Warner, has shared about his untimely passing. “The Cosby Show” star drowned on July 20 while vacationing with his wife and daughter in Costa Rica. Varying reports state the actor and a friend were reportedly out for a swim…
Source: WISH-TV / WISH-TV It’s hard to have faith in law enforcement when they consistently show an inability to de-escalate tense situations or control their temper. In New York, a Haverstraw cop is on leave after surveillance video showed him choking a 17-year-old boy. According to CBS News, the incident happened Aug. 3 in Downtown…
