William Govaniavic Venus. (Photo credit: Facebook) The 57-year-old William Govaniavic Venus is one of over 100 to die in the historic flooding in the Texas Hill Country. As more is learned about the devastation and loss caused by flash flooding in the Texas Hill Country, one family is sharing about a father of four who…
Faith Welch is a star student at Greenport High School in the Town of Southold on Long Island, New York. A regular on the honor roll, she’s the student council president, a cheerleader and a cadet in the JROTC (Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps). As a junior this year, she played Fiona in the school’s…
Source: NoSystem images / Getty Attacking Black education is an unbroken American tradition. During slavery, it was illegal for Black people to read and write. Then, during Jim Crow segregation, Black schools were starved of funding and resources to keep us uneducated, subservient, and cheap to exploit. After Brown v. Board, America fought desegregation with…
French President Emmanuel Macron has found himself in another awkward viral moment involving his wife and an airplane. A video clip showed his wife, Brigitte Macron, seemingly declining his offered assistance as they disembarked their aircraft during a high-profile state visit to Britain on July 8. The 47-year-old president can be seen extending his hand…
(Photo: Getty Images) “I’m not going to play that game,” said the Democratic Pennsylvania state representative after host Leland Vittert abruptly ended his interview segment. A NewsNation segment interview with Democratic National Committee Vice Chair Malcolm Kenyatta was abruptly cancelled after the show’s host was left unsatisfied with the Pennsylvania elected official’s response to his…
Source: Variety / Getty There are certain MAGA conservatives (actually, it’s probably all of them) who get a weird kick out of being terrible people, especially online. It’s not just that they’re bigoted and insensitive to virtually every plight marginalized groups face, it’s also that they have the emotional intelligence of a pre-teen mixed with…
Ms. Lauryn Hill performs onstage during Day 1 of the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Caesars Superdome on July 04, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Josh Brasted/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Lauryn Hill performed in the wee hours at the Caesars Superdome during the 2025 Essence Festival of Culture. When…
Brittany Glover, a 33-year-old Black woman, had just moved to Atlanta for a new job as a flight attendant when she was killed by a hit-and-run driver three years ago. But despite dozens of potential witnesses in the area, including at least two Atlanta cops, police have made no attempt to investigate the case, said…
Angel Reese celebrates new signature sneaker on the cover of WNBA Edition of 2K26. (Photos: Getty Images & 2K/BusinessWire) Reebok unveils WNBA star Angel Reese’s first signature basketball shoe, the Angel Reese 1 in the color “Diamond Dust.” Angel Reese is celebrating a new milestone: her first signature basketball shoe. Today, the WNBA star and…
Source: Anadolu / Getty Over the holiday weekend, tragedy struck in Texas when flash floods killed at least 94 people, with many more still missing. As the devastation from the Texas floods continues to grow, so too have concerns over the Trump administration’s budget and staffing cuts to the National Weather Service (NWS). According to…
