This combination of images shows cover art for “James” by Percival Everett, left, and “John Lewis: A Life” by David Greenberg. (Doubleday/Simon & Schuster via AP) Percival Everett’s retelling of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is a nominee for the 20th Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Percival Everett ‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “James” is up…
Beyonce, left, accepts the Innovator Award during the iHeartRadio Music Awards, April 1, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) The materials, stored on five thumb drives, were stolen on July 8, two days before Beyoncé began a four-day residency at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Unreleased music by Beyoncé along with footage, show…
Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks during a Senate Appropriations hearing, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File) On Monday, a lower court order that had halted nearly 1,400 layoffs was paused. Now, Trump and McMahon are free to execute the layoffs. Education Secretary Linda McMahon is expected to move quickly…
A Black woman who was fired from her job as a city clerk in Haines City, Florida, will get $550,000 to settle her federal lawsuit against the city and its mayor for alleged racial discrimination, defamation, harassment and retaliation. Erica Anderson was hired as a deputy clerk by Haines City in 2017 and then promoted…
Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson have no problem showing public displays of affection. The Palm Beach socialite and the oldest son of President Donald Trump locked lips in front of photographers while on their way to the FIFA Club World Cup final in New Jersey on July 13. Donald Trump Jr. warned about his…
Zohran Mamdani takes photos with union members during a campaign rally at the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council headquarters in New York on July 2, 2025. AP Photo/Richard Drew When Zohran Mamdani announced his candidacy for mayor of New York City, political observers noted his progressive platform and legislative record. But understanding the Democratic candidate’s…
It’s been almost a year since Memphis police lied on their police report, accusing a Black man named Mario Shaw of assaulting them when surveillance video clearly shows them attacking him by punching, kicking, tasering and biting him over a dispute with a neighbor about dog poop. But as usual, the cops were cleared of…
It appears siblings Willow Smith, 24, and Jaden Smith, 27, ended a recent lunch outing on a sour note. Footage recently surfaced showing the children of Hollywood stars Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith meeting up at Bubby’s restaurant in Manhattan, New York City, on July 10. The two were spotted enjoying a casual meal…
Source: AndreyPopov / Getty Despite rising incomes, many Black Americans continue to face major hurdles when it comes to saving for retirement, according to the 2025 Retirement Confidence Survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. The survey, which included an oversample of Black workers and retirees, revealed that the racial wealth gap persists across income…
A Missouri police officer working off-duty security in the Kansas City suburb of Westport now faces both criminal charges and a civil lawsuit after a bystander captured video of him kneeing a restrained man in the neck during an arrest in July 2024. Kansas City Officer Christopher Showalter was indicted last week by a Jackson…
