Nigerians Applying For U.S. Visas To Face New Interview Requirements Before Approval
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman April 17, 2025 The new interview requirements will take effect starting April 22. Nigerians applying for visas to the United States should expect new interview requirements ahead of their arrival. The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria announced that the new applicant criteria will take effect on April 22. Business Insider Africa says the […]
Sheryl Lee Ralph Says She ‘Put The Work In’ To Receive A Star On The Hollywood Walk of Fame
by Jeroslyn JoVonn April 17, 2025 Sheryl Lee Ralph looks back on what led her to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Sheryl Lee Ralph is celebrating nearly 50 years in Hollywood and the dedication that led to her earning a star on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Emmy-winning actress […]
Brian Steel Added To Diddy’s Defense Team For Upcoming Federal Trial
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton April 17, 2025 Steel was the lead attorney in the Young Thug RICO trial Young Thug’s attorney, Brian Steel, is joining the defense team for Sean “Diddy” Combs’s upcoming federal trial. Famed court reporter Meghann Cuniff posted the news on her social media account and included the paperwork that the attorney […]
What happens next after judge warns of possible contempt prosecution over deportation flights order
A federal judge’s ruling that the Trump administration appears to have willfully violated his order to turn around planes of migrants headed for El Salvador increases the prospect of officials being held in criminal contempt of court and potentially facing possible prosecution. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said in his ruling on Wednesday that probable cause exists […]
Black Market Facebook Groups Selling Rideshare Accounts Without Background Checks
by Jeroslyn JoVonn April 17, 2025 Researchers identified at least 80 Facebook groups where members were selling rideshare accounts that bypass required background checks. New research reveals that black market Facebook groups are offering rideshare accounts to buyers looking to bypass mandatory background checks. A new report from the nonprofit tech watchdog Tech Transparency Project […]
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says US autism cases are climbing at an ‘alarming rate’
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned that children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with autism at an “alarming rate,” promising on Wednesday to conduct exhaustive studies to identify any environmental factors that may cause the developmental disorder. His call comes the day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report that found an estimated […]
AYO! Is Pastor Marvin Sapp Trolling With New Single ‘Close the Door?’
by Kandiss Edwards April 17, 2025 Pastor Marvin Sapp is taking the lemons handed to him and is “building a lemonade company.” Pastor Marvin Sapp is turning viral backlash into inspiration with his latest single, “Close the Door.” Sapp announced the release on Instagram following criticism over a now-viral clip in which he urged church […]
Trump administration plans to end the IRS Direct File program for free tax filing, AP sources say
The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people familiar with the decision. The program developed during Joe Biden’s presidency was credited by users with making tax filing easy, fast and economical. But Republican lawmakers and commercial tax preparation companies […]
Black YouTuber Learns Hard Lesson About Texas ‘Sundown Town’ In Real-Time, City Leader Claims Times Have Changed
by Sharelle Burt April 17, 2025 Vidor, Texas, is known for its racist ideologies which led the gas station attendant to warn Mooch about about going there YouTuber Yung Mooch learned how unwelcome he would be if he visited Vidor, Texas, a known sundown town. In a clip posted on Instagram, Mooch and a friend […]
Meghan Markle Reveals She Had ‘To Learn To Detach’ To Get Through Miscarriage
by Jeroslyn JoVonn April 17, 2025 Meghan Markle opens up about her miscarriage to support a friend navigating pregnancy loss. Meghan Markle opened up about her 2020 miscarriage to offer support to a friend still coping with her own pregnancy loss. In the second episode of her Confessions of a Female Founder podcast, released on […]
