Federal Reserve cuts its key rate by a quarter-point but envisions fewer reductions next year
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point — its third cut this year — but also signaled that it expects to reduce rates more slowly next year than it previously envisioned, largely because of still-elevated inflation. The Fed’s 19 policymakers projected that they will cut their benchmark […]
Walking 1,000 extra steps a day could help you reduce depressive symptoms
Feeling the seasonal blues? You may need to take a walk. According to a new study published Monday in the journal JAMA Network Open, a higher daily step count is associated with fewer depressive symptoms. By analyzing data pulled from 33 studies involving over 96,000 adults, researchers found that increasing the number of steps by […]
Tyler Perry doesn’t think another ‘Why Did I Get Married?’ sequel is on the way anytime soon
Tyler Perry graced the stage of daytime talk show “Sherri” today and addressed a longstanding rumor and request from the people (me and you are “the people”) about another sequel to his hit movies “Why Did I Get Married?” and “Why Did I Get Married Too?” When asked by Sherri if his super cryptic October […]
When Netflix actor Devale Ellis couldn’t afford gifts one Christmas, his wife’s reaction revealed the beauty of Black love
Devale Ellis isn’t just the love interest in Netflix’s hit new holiday romance, “Meet Me Next Christmas,” he is also a huge lover of Christmastime. By the time Ellis’ holiday film hit the streaming platform, he already had seven Christmas trees up around his house in Fulton County, Georgia. “Don’t judge me, but after Halloween […]
Lil Wayne clears the air on his relationship with Kendrick Lamar after 2025 Super Bowl halftime show drama
Kendrick Lamar may not have squashed his beef with Drake, but he certainly has with Lil Wayne. When the “Not Like Us” rapper was announced as the headliner of the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show, social media users were shocked to see Lil Wayne was not chosen to lead the show taking place in his […]
We need to talk about being in the ‘sandwich generation’
The first time I realized my parents were getting older was truly sobering. My dad had been battling cancer for a while, and as the 30-something only daughter of the family, I’d gotten used to calling my mom for updates on his health – not expecting I had to do much more but pray and […]
Rihanna gets Mariah Carey to sign her boob during the grand finale holiday tour: “My man made me do this!”
Few people may be able to summon the Queen of Christmas, Mariah Carey, off the stage during her holiday tour’s grand finale, but Rihanna happens to be one of them. After canceling prior performances due to the flu, Carey returned to the stage on Dec. 17 in Brooklyn for the final show on her “Mariah […]
As Black homeonwnership struggles to see gains, experts fear Trump will only make it worse
Progress in Black homeownership is declining, according to the 2024 State of Housing in Black America report, which was commissioned by the National Association of Real Estate Brokers. The past two years have been particularly difficult, but even before 2021, Black homeownership was either falling or stagnant and remains far from its pre-2004 high of […]
Rayful Edmond, notorious DC drug kingpin, dies in federal custody at 60
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rayful Edmond, a drug kingpin once believed to control about a third of the cocaine trade in the nation’s capital during the crack epidemic of the 1980s, has died in federal custody, the Bureau of Prisons confirmed Tuesday. Edmond, 60, was known at the height of his criminal empire as the “king […]
Former NFL Pro Bowler Michael Vick to become the head football coach at Norfolk State University
Former NFL Pro Bowler quarterback Michael Vick is set to become the next head coach at Norfolk State University, a historically Black university located in Norfolk, Va., less than an hour from where Vick grew up in Newport News, Va, according to a Facebook post by Michael Vick and multiple sources. Vick takes over for […]
