(Photo: Getty Images) “We should be doubling down on what works – not defunding it,” said former Surgeon Gen. Jerome Adams. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s decision to cancel $500 million worth of federal contracts for developing mRNA vaccines swiftly drew condemnation, including from a former Trump surgeon general….
Source: MattGush / Getty For those of us who are observant and aware, there is no doubt that under the administration of President Donald Trump — and at a time when white conservatives have weaponized “wokeness” and the very concept of diversity to fuel their propaganda-reliant culture war — the darker parts of America’s history…
A man going on a tirade against a Black driver who momentarily blocked the sidewalk while she turned into traffic prompted a call to police — and an arrest of the perpetrator. The driver captured the troubling outburst on video and posted it to her TikTok account Lifewithjay.616, after being called the N-word and having…
Teyana Taylor attends the 2025 Disney Upfront at Javits Center on May 13, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images) Teyana Taylor cancels upcoming appearances after finding a noncancerous growth on her vocal cords that requires immediate surgery. Teyana Taylor opened up to her followers about her health. On Wednesday, the multi-hyphenate…
Tyla attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) When footage of Tyla referring to herself as “coloured” emerged in 2020 it led to widespread controversy and discussions on identity. Tyla is reflecting on the…
Source: Brandon Bell / Getty Texas’ redistricting saga has escalated once more, as Gov. Greg Abbott has filed an emergency petition with the state Supreme Court to remove Democratic Rep. Gene Wu from his seat in the state House. According to NBC News, Abbott’s suit argues that Wu violated the state Constitution by fleeing the…
An Oklahoma city manager was caught on bodycam footage talking down to an officer and then threatening to fire him after the cop pulled him over for speeding. The July 14 footage caught the moments a police officer stopped Daniel Bruton, the city manager of Konawa, Oklahoma. Bruton, visibly irritated by the traffic stop, informs…
Newlyweds Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are still basking in their marital bliss away from America. The pair’s wedding ceremony took place in France in June. They have been spotted gallivanting to ritzy hot spots around the Mediterranean Sea ever since. The socialite, 55, caused a frenzy during a recent double-date outing when she and…
(Photo: Getty Images) “We cannot deny our ugly history with racial discrimination in this country, especially as it pertains to access to the ballot box,” said Molly McGrath, a voting rights attorney at the ACLU. In a speech before he signed the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson said of…
BET cancels its Hip Hop Awards abd Soul Train Awards (photos: Getty images) BET CEO Scott Mills confirms that the network will no longer present its annual Soul Train Awards and Hip Hop Awards. Things are changing over at BET. In a recent interview with Billboard, the Black Entertainment Television network’s CEO, Scott Mills, reflected…
