Source: Screenshot from SNL/YouTube / SNL/YouTube The fine folks at Saturday Night Live had a good time mocking President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and the rest of this MAGA (Mediocre Authoritarians Grope America) administration on Saturday. The show’s Season 51 premiere was kicked off by guest host Bad Bunny, who currently has MAGAts across America…
Somtochukwo “Sommie” Maduagwu. (Photo credit: Somtochukwo “Sommie” Maduagwu Instagram) Somtochukwo “Sommie” Maduagwu is remembered as a “beloved” and supportive colleague and “a friend to many.” The world is mourning the loss of a beloved Nigerian news anchor who leapt to her death while trying to escape armed intruders. On Monday, September 29, Somtochukwo “Sommie” Maduagwu,…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 03: Kind founder Dan Lubetzky in conversation with CNN contributor Van Jones at ADL’s Never Is Now event at Javits Center on March 03, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Anti-Defamation League) CNN host Van Jones faced criticism for suggesting videos of Palestinian casualties…
A Black man’s visit to the gym at his apartment complex turned on its head when he was harassed by his property managers and asked for his ID and apartment number. A now-viral video set to the popular “Nothing Beats a Jet2 Holiday” sound on TikTok shows a man being approached by two people who…
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…
