Source: Brandon Bell / Getty After months of egregiously high gas prices, there is finally some hope on the horizon. On Thursday, gas prices fell slightly below $4 nationwide. When I say slightly, I mean it in the fullest extent of the word, as the New York Times reports that the average price per gallon…
The fiancée of the worker who died at the metro Atlanta USPS facility is speaking out after coworkers revealed disturbing details about his death. Demarcus Little Sr., 45, died at the Palmetto Regional Processing and Distribution Center on June 3. His fiancée, Laura Wheaton, spoke with the Atlanta Black Star about what happened. “I talked…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 19: People sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” during a Juneteenth celebration at the African Burial Ground National Monument on June 19, 2023 in New York City. A Juneteenth celebration was held at the Monument, where the remains of more than 419 Africans are buried, that featured a libation,…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 30: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Mariah Carey attends the 2026 MusiCares Person of the Year Honoring Mariah Carey at Los Angeles Convention Center on January 30, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)Photo by: Frazer Harrison / Getty Images The “Heartbreaker” artist appeared in a 2003 episode…
Lee Daniels is very familiar with racism. As a Black filmmaker, the subject has been raised in many projects he’s worked on, including “The Butler.” The film tells the story of a man who worked as a butler in the White House serving eight first families during times of racial oppression and the civil rights…
Source: Family of Kohen Kartier Wiley / Family of Kohen Wiley A one-year-old Black baby is dead in Mississippi. His name was Kohen Wiley. Before he was shot, his mother lifted him up so police officers could see there was a child in the car. This mother’s desperate act was supposed to be proof of…
self care is actually self work: repositioning rest on Juneteenth (Photo: Adobe Stock) This Juneteenth, Researcher Dr. Breana Turner wants Black communities to add rest and self-care to the liberation conversation. Every year on June 19th, Black communities across America celebrate freedom. The celebrations honoring the emancipation of the last enslaved people in this country…
Legendary “Scandal” show creator Shonda Rhimes has her hands tied up in the grand opening of Barack Obama’s Presidential Center in Chicago. The 19-acre space is about more than his years as the first Black president, as each installation captures what he accomplished and what he had to overcome. The Center opens on June 19,…
President Donald Trump appeared to walk straight into a trap laid by Fox News reporter Peter Doocy on Wednesday before launching into a lengthy rant about the media after realizing the quote Doocy was reading back to him came from his own mouth. During a press conference at the G7 summit, Doocy questioned Trump about…
Source: Family of Kohen Kartier Wiley / other The fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Kartier Wiley by a Senatobia, Mississippi, police officer has prompted protests across Senatobia, and now it has gained national attention, prompting yet another national discussion about the worth of a Black life in a “justice” system that routinely prioritizes the protection…
