Malcolm-Jamal Warner speaks on stage at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s Theo Huxtable was the character Black Generation X most related to on television. For Black youth and teens growing up in the mid-1980s, “The Cosby Show” offered something rarely seen…
The Labor Department in Washington, D.C., May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) The Labor Department says the goal is to reduce costly, burdensome rules imposed under previous administrations. The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities…
The mother of a 13-year-old girl whose daughter was sexually assaulted at a metro Atlanta youth shelter in 2022 is suing her daughter’s abuser, as well as his mother, who is the former director of the shelter, for assault and negligence. The lawsuit also accuses several other county and state officials and agencies of negligence…
Venus Williams reaches for the ball during a doubles match with Hailey Baptiste against Eugenie Bouchard and Clervie Ngounoue at the Citi Open tennis tournament Monday, July 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Venus Williams went into the DC Open on Monday with two goals: to have fun and to win. She managed to…
Source: Dragos Condrea / Getty Once upon a time (like, right now), the measure of a Black man was how much weight he could carry — not just physically, but emotionally, spiritually, and financially. We inherited this well-worn generational armor. We’ve donned it proudly. We held emotional restraint as a virtue and carried our many…
It was only five years ago that President Donald Trump pushed the “Obamagate” conspiracy theory, erroneously accusing the former president of treason for spying on him. Now, Trump is at it again, accusing former president Barack Obama of treason and fantasizing about locking him up. Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s director of national intelligence, wants Obama and…
Actress Lindsay Lohan stepped back into the spotlight this weekend alongside her iconic on-screen mother Jamie Lee Curtis, as the beloved duo reunited to promote “Freakier Friday,” the highly anticipated sequel to their 2003 hit “Freaky Friday.” The two were relaxed and playful as they posed for photographers and engaged with the media during a…
In the midst of chatter about the viral moment a CEO got caught having an affair with his HR chief at a Coldplay concert, an old image of Jada Pinkett Smith and her former lover at a concert has resurfaced. An Instagram page reshared a photo of Pinkett Smith standing next to her ex-beau, August…
Source: NurPhoto / Getty Boy, President Trump keeps finding new and inventive ways to be racist. On Sunday, Trump threatened to overturn the Washington Commanders stadium deal if they don’t revert to their old, incredibly racist name. According to NBC News, Trump made the threat across several posts on Truth Social. “The Washington ‘Whatever’s’ should…
(Photo: Getty Images/AP) U.S. District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings declined a U.S. Department of Justice recommendation that former Kentucky police officer Brett Hankison be given no prison time. A federal judge on Monday sentenced a former Kentucky police officer to nearly three years in prison for using excessive force during the 2020 deadly Breonna Taylor raid, declining a…
