Trump directs the Pentagon to use ‘all available funds’ to ensure troops are paid despite shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has directed the Defense Department to use “all available funds” to ensure U.S. troops are paid Wednesday despite the government shutdown, a short-term fix that will not apply to the hundreds of thousands of federal workers who have been furloughed. Trump said in a social media post that […]
Mississippi school homecoming celebrations turn deadly as 6 people are killed in separate shootings
LELAND, Miss. (AP) — High school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended in gunfire, with two separate shootings on opposite sides of the state Friday night that left at least six people dead and many more injured, authorities said. Four of the dead were killed in downtown Leland, after a high school football homecoming game in […]
Trump Lays Off More Than 4,000 Federal Workers During Shutdown
by Daniel Johnson October 11, 2025 Trump has also mused publicly that Democrat workers should be fired. More than 4,000 federal employees received layoffs notices on Oct.10 following multiple reports indicating that the administration had chosen not to give back pay to furloughed federal workers who had been designated “non-essential” workers after the government shutdown […]
HBCU alum collects $2M lottery prize in hilarious golden disguise
A D.C. woman made history by winning a $2 million prize off a scratch-off ticket. Then, in true HBCU alum fashion, she made sure everybody would remember her — while keeping her identity a secret. The Howard University graduate, who has worked as a civil servant for more than 30 years, showed up to the […]
California Black Caucus Holds Gov. Gavin Newsom Accountable On Reparations Promise
by Daniel Johnson October 11, 2025 The California governor signed the bill five years after forming a task force to examine the impact of racist policies on descendants of enslaved people. Five years after California Gov. Gavin Newsom created a task force to study the legacy of enslavement in California, a state agency has been […]
NAACP Slams Trump For Dismantling Protections For Black, Women, And Minority-Owned Businesses
by Daniel Johnson October 11, 2025 Derrick Johnson, the NAACP’s president and CEO, characterized the move by Trump as a significant step backward for Black-owned businesses. On Sept. 30, the Trump Administration’s Department of Transportation (DOT) issued its Interim Final Rule on the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) programs, […]
Man Charged With Sending Racist Death Threats To Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee
by Mary Spiller October 11, 2025 Authorities say the suspect sent violent, racist emails targeting Mayor Lee and other officials. A 45-year-old man from El Cerrito has been charged with multiple hate crimes after allegedly sending a series of racist and violent threats to Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, according to the Alameda County District Attorney’s […]
Biden is receiving radiation and hormone therapy to treat his prostate cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden is receiving radiation and hormone therapy as part of a new phase of treating the aggressive form of prostate cancer he was diagnosed with after leaving office, a spokesperson said Saturday. “As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment,” said Biden […]
FAMU May Be Forced To Rename A Campus Street For Charlie Kirk
by Daniel Johnson October 11, 2025 A proposed Florida bill would require state universities to rename certain roadways after the slain white nationalist, or risk losing state funding. Florida’s Republican State Representative Kevin Steele, an outspoken supporter of slain white nationalist Charlie Kirk, recently filed legislation in the Florida Legislature, House Bill 113, which would […]
DeVon Franklin reveals he lived in a hotel for a year after divorce from Meagan Good: ‘How did I get here?’
Devon Franklin has done some healing after his split from actress Meagan Good, revealing that in his grief, he spent one year living out of a West Hollywood hotel. The Boaz & Ruth producer, pastor and motivational speaker appeared as a guest of Cam Newton’s Funky Friday podcast and opened up about what led to […]