Demonstrators light sparklers during the Black 4th protest in downtown on July 4, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A number of protest demonstrations occurred around the Twin Cities on Independence Day which were critical of the annual American celebration. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) The 4th of July may be synonymous with cookouts and fireworks, but…
Questlove attending the TIME100 Gala on June 08, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for TIME) OPINION: The Roots drummer argues in his new book that hip-hop changes every five years. I’ll be the judge of that. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the…
Former NBA player and sometime DJ Shaquille O’Neal is known to get the party started and he knews how to keep it going. But many are calling the 7-foot-1 divorcé and bachelor a “menace” for linking with another social media influencer. O’Neal was spotted in Nashville mixing records at a rooftop bar in Nashville Sunday…
Two men suspected of hunting animals at night took a very wrong turn when they wandered near Oprah Winfrey’s property on the Hawaiian island of Maui. It’s been jokingly rumored the famous talk show host has more security than the president of the United States. So, it’s not surprising Maui’s finest jumped into action and…
A video of an interaction between a woman and two teenagers working in a snow cone shop is going viral on TikTok for the teen manager’s response to the woman’s attitude after demanding a $6 refund. The video was posted by a TikTok page belonging to Kekes Snow Balls in Willis, Texas. It begins with…
Mondaire Jones speaks at the “Just Majority” Supreme Court Reform Press Conference With Gun Violence Prevention Advocates on April 30, 2023, in White Plains, New York. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Just Majority) The former congressman seeking to reclaim his House seat says a Democratic Congress will be necessary if Trump is reelected to…
Author and playwright Shay Youngblood at Yaddo artists retreat, on Aug. 4, 1989, in Saratoga Springs, New York. (Photo by John Carl D’Annibale /Albany Times Union via Getty Images Archive) Acclaimed novelist and playwright Shay Youngblood, known for her work centering Black women’s lives, died on June 11, 2024. A writer whose work gave voice…
Marijuana plants grow at a secured growing facility in Washington county, N.Y., May 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File) OPINION: NCAA takes a common sense approach by removing weed from its list of banned substances, which will help some folks cope with the nonsense elsewhere. There’s never been a better time for young athletes with…
Keke Jabbar is shown in an Instagram photo. (Credit: @kekejabbar) Jabbar died “peacefully at home surrounded in love,” the family shared in a statement. “Love & Marriage: Huntsville” reality TV personality Keke Jabbar has died at the age of 42, her family announced on Tuesday. Jabbar died “peacefully at home surrounded in love,” the family…
A North Carolina cop was charged with embezzlement after a man he arrested alleged that the officer stole $900 from him during a traffic stop in March. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Henry Chapman was charged by his own department on March 15, just one day after the traffic stop. Police released bodycam footage showing the stop…
