President Trump commutes sentence of Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover
President Donald Trump has commuted the federal sentence of former Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover, as part of a series of pardons and clemencies issued this week. Hoover, 74, was convicted of federal charges in 1997 and sentenced to six life terms. He was already serving a 200-year sentence on state charges in Illinois for […]
President Trump pardons NBA YoungBoy: ‘This moment means a lot,’ rapper says
President Donald Trump issued a full pardon for rapper NBA YoungBoy on Wednesday as part of a marathon of presidential pardons and clemencies announced this week. “I want to thank President Trump for granting me a pardon and giving me the opportunity to keep building — as a man, as a father, and as an […]
Stylist says Cassie confided that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pressured her into sex marathons
The singer Cassie was content celebrating her 29th birthday with drinks, drugs and karaoke with friends, but her boyfriend, Sean “Diddy” Combs, had a different idea. The hip-hop mogul insisted on taking Cassie, his R&B protégé, to a Los Angeles hotel for another of his “freak-off” sex marathons, her friend and former stylist testified Wednesday at Combs’ […]
Ja Rule’s daughter Brittney Atkins weds Tevin Aitken in glamorous Great Gatsby-themed wedding
Ja Rule just celebrated a significant fatherhood milestone: walking his daughter down the aisle. On Friday, May 23, the 49-year-old rapper’s daughter, Brittney Atkins, married her beau, Tevin Aitken, during an elegant and glamorous Great Gatsby-themed ceremony at the Villa Barone Hilltop Manor in Mahopac, New York. “Such an amazing moment for any father to […]
Uh oh! Walmart, Target and more warn investors of the growing risks of consumer boycotts
In 2025, consumers are standing on business and forcing companies to pay attention. Since the Trump administration launched its campaign on DEI rollbacks, customers have become more mindful of where they spend their hard-earned money and are participating in Target “fasts” and boycotts in response to major retailer—like Target and Walmart—publicly changing their diversity, equity […]
AT&T CEO says company not planning to roll back DEI initiatives amid new deal that may need Trump’s approval
As AT&T moves to merge with Lumen Technologies in a multibillion-dollar deal, the telecommunications company has expressed no desire to roll back its current DEI policies. While speaking to Yahoo Finance about the merger, AT&T’s CEO John Stankey said, while he does not want to “prognosticate on the future,” and despite the merger needing approval […]
Trump pardons ‘white celebrities’ who committed tax and fraud crimes. Here’s why critics say that’s scary.
After issuing a series of high-profile pardons to individuals accused of committing tax and bank fraud, among other offenses, President Donald Trump is being accused of using the presidency to extend favors to friends and supporters, normalizing white-color crimes similar to those he himself has been convicted of or accused of committing. On Tuesday, President […]
Secret service agents suspended after video leak of fight in front of Obama’s house
A video, now confirmed by the U.S. Secret Service as authentic, has been making the rounds online of two on-duty female officers getting into a fight in front of the home of President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C., according to NBC News. The altercation allegedly happened on May 21 at around 2:30 a.m. It is […]
Letitia Wright opens up about the ‘burden’ on Black artists as she gears up to make her directorial debut
Letitia Wright is reflecting on what it means to be a Black artist. As the 31-year-old actress prepares to make her debut as a director on Saturday, May 31, at the South London Film Festival with the short film “Highway to the Moon,” she opened up to the Guardian about the burden she feels Black […]
‘Intuition is a superpower’ How Keisha Lance Bottoms bet on herself as executive producer on Tyler Perry’s ‘She The People’
Former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is proving once again that Black women contain multitudes. The former Atlanta mayor just added “TV executive producer” to her résumé while simultaneously launching a campaign for Georgia governor. Bottoms recently teamed up with Tyler Perry on his first Netflix comedy series, “She the People.” Filmed in Georgia, the […]
