Source: Delphine Fawandu / Delphine Fawandu Activist, revolutionary, Black Panther Party leader and member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA), Assata Olugbala Shakur, has died at age 78, according to her daughter, Kakuya Shakur, meaning the ancestors have gained a fierce warrior in the fight against white supremacy. Source: Kakuya Shakur / Kakuya Shakur Shakur, born…
Assata Shakur on NBC News in 1998 (Screenshot: NBC News/YouTube) Assata Olugbala Shakur, born JoAnne Deborah Byron died on September 25, 2025, per Cuba’s ministry of foreign affairs. Political activist Assata Shakur, born Joanne Deborah Byron, and also known as Joanne Chesimard, has died at 78 years old. Shakur reportedly died in Havana, Cuba, on…
Bunheads Act 2: The Dance of Courage by Misty Copeland (Photo: Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP) With ‘Bunheads Act 2,’ Misty Copeland spotlights friendship, culture, and why joy (not perfection) keeps her on stage. Misty Copeland has always known ballet was bigger than the stage. With her new children’s book, “Bunheads Act 2: The Dance of…
President Donald Trump has made a habit of lashing out at his political opponents, but his fixation on Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett has grown especially intense. That hostility was on full display Thursday when, during an Oval Office signing event, Trump went off-script to hurl insults at the congresswoman—remarks that quickly backfired once Crockett’s own…
Sherri Shepherd got a major career boost when she joined “The View” in 2007. The comic replaced Star Jones on the roundtable talk show helmed by creator Barbara Walters after first filling in for the attorney. Walters and the show’s producers loved Shepherd so much that she was soon invited to return as a series…
Source: ALEX WROBLEWSKI / Getty HBCU students are built different. When the slain white supremacist Charlie Kirk set up his folding tables on white college campuses and baited liberal white students with signs to “Prove Me Wrong,” they lined up thinking they were about to step into honest debate. They believed in the promise their…
When Rebel Wilson posted her latest photos, fans were left stunned. The “Pitch Perfect” actress looked so dramatically different that many did double takes, questioning if this was the same star who once made Fat Amy unforgettable. Some fans swore she looked like “a completely different person,” while others hinted there might be more than…
(from left) Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans) and Cameron Cade (Tyriq Withers) in HIM, directed by Justin Tipping. (Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures) Cinematographer Kira Kelly and film editor Taylor Joy Mason discuss how they brought the world of ‘HIM’ to life on screen. In a story packed with sweat, blood, swagger, and hard hits, it’s…
Source: Westy72 / Getty The Trump administration’s effort to withhold FEMA grants from states that don’t cooperate with immigration enforcement has faced a legal setback after a federal judge ruled the practice was unconstitutional. According to CBS News, U.S. District Judge William Smith of Rhode Island ruled in favor of California, New York, Illinois, and…
A caught-on-video argument over a Harlem parking spot has sparked anger over the controversial — and illegal — practice of claiming a public spot by standing it in or blocking it with items. A woman who goes by Kymmitea on Instagram said she was trying to “get on with her day” when she attempted to…
