Army football player and his dad save a man from flames after a car crash near West Point
An Army football player and his father pulled a man from a crashed car just before it burst into flames near the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, earning praise from the institution for “heroic” and “selfless” actions. Video of the daring rescue early Sunday showed sophomore safety Larry Pickett Jr. and his father, Larry Pickett Sr., grabbing […]
Black Queens Forever! Naomi Osaka Defeats Coco Gauff At US Open, And It’s Still All Love
by Jeroslyn JoVonn September 2, 2025 Naomi Osaka scores another US Open victory over Coco Gauff. Naomi Osaka is celebrating her latest U.S. Open win over Coco Gauff, after watching her comrade dominate the court while she was on maternity leave. The tennis star is being applauded for deliveringher sharpest performance since returning from maternity […]
White Texas Man Sentenced To 40 years In Prison For Racially Charged Murder Of Black Father
by Mary Spiller September 2, 2025 Simmons opened fired 30 rounds from a rifle on Rogers’ home back in December 2020. A Texas man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the 2020 murder of Melvin Ray Rogers Jr., a crime prosecutors say stemmed from a racially charged dispute. On August 21, Madison […]
Trump’s use of the National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests is illegal, a judge says
President Donald Trump’s administration violated federal law in the use of National Guard troops during Southern California immigration enforcement operations and accompanying protests, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco did not require the remaining troops to be withdrawn, however. He set his order to go into effect on Friday. The order […]
FAMU Will Move Forward With Nursing Grant Proposal
by Kandiss Edwards September 2, 2025 Florida A&M University’s Board of Trustees has unanimously approved a request to apply for a $375,000 grant to fund its nursing program. Florida A&M University’s Board of Trustees has unanimously approved a request to apply for a $375,000 grant for its nursing program. The HBCU is requesting the LINKING […]
Funkmaster Flex breaks silence after DJ Enuff claims he got him fired from Hot97
The New York radio landscape has been the talk of the town over the past few days. DJ Funkmaster Flex (Flex), born Aston Taylor Jr., one of New York City and hip-hop’s loudest and most influential DJs, teased that he was ending his 7 p.m. slot on Hot97, giving the impression that his time at […]
Carnival Chaos: Brooklyn’s West Indian Day Parade Marred by Violence, 7 Injured
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton September 2, 2025 The incidents took place on Sept. 1 Six people were reportedly shot, while another person was slashed after the celebration of Caribbean culture at the West Indian Day Parade, which took place along Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, New York. According to Fox 5 NY, four separate acts […]
Wendy Williams Won’t Return To TV Hosting, But Hints At Possible Tour To Speak Out Against Guardianship
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman September 2, 2025 Williams will probably not grace the small screen, instead opting for a stage to speak out against her guardianship. The days of Wendy Williams gracing daytime television are probably over, but that doesn’t mean the former talk show host won’t make a comeback in her own way. Page Six […]
Venus Williams is in the US Open women’s doubles quarterfinals and says Serena needs to show up
Venus Williams is into the U.S. Open women’s doubles quarterfinals with Leylah Fernandez and now wants her old partner to come back. She says it’s time for Serena Williams to come see a match. Williams made the plea for her younger sister to show up after she and Fernandez beat the 12th-seeded duo of Ekaterina Alexandrova and Zhang Shuai […]
Wells Fargo Quietly Removes Page Detailing Its Long History Of Diversity
by Daniel Johnson September 2, 2025 Throughout the year, Wells Fargo has appeared to methodically cleanse its website of references to diversity. Wells Fargo has become the latest company to remove or rebrand its public-facing language concerning diversity, equity, and inclusion, as an analysis conducted by HR Brew determined that the company has completely removed […]