ATL School Superintendent Resigns Amid Federal Indictment
by Jameelah Mullen October 16, 2025 DeKalb County, which encompasses much of the Atlanta metropolitan area, is the third-largest school district in Georgia. DeKalb County School Superintendent Devon Horton resigned after Illinois authorities indicted him on charges of wire fraud, tax fraud, and embezzlement. Horton has led the Metro Atlanta school district since 2023. The […]
Cardi B is taking on the maternal health crisis in new campaign: ‘Motherhood is a real a— job’
Cardi B is using her platform to raise awareness about an urgent cause: the maternal health crisis. On Wednesday, October 15, the 32-year-old expectant mother of four and Grammy-winning rapper debuted a new campaign with Bobbie, the mom-founded organic baby formula brand, in a playful video rollout that introduced her alter ego, “Cardi Bobbie,” and […]
Reparations Program Gives Black Detroiters $25K Toward Home Ownership And Genealogy Tracing
by Jeroslyn JoVonn October 16, 2025 Reparation Generation is helping Black Detroit residents purchase a home and trace their ancestral roots. A growing reparations initiative in Detroit, Michigan, is helping Black residents access funding for homeownership and trace their ancestral roots. After appointing its first executive director, Christian Harris, last year, Reparation Generation — a […]
From controversy to compassion, Snoop Dogg’s new children’s song champions LGBTQ inclusion
After raising eyebrows earlier this year over comments about a same-sex kiss in a kids’ movie, Snoop Dogg is using his platform to rewrite the narrative; this time, with love. To celebrate Spirit Day, an LGBTQ anti-bullying day, the rapper teamed up with GLAAD and singer Jeremy Beloate on a new animated track and campaign […]
As A Teen Mom And GED Grad, Solange Knowles Is Now The First Scholar-In-Residence At USC School Of Music
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman October 16, 2025 Solange will teach her own course at the university focused on music curation. Solange Knowles is taking her artistry up a notch as the first scholar-in-residence at the University of Southern California. The achievement comes years after the talented multihyphenate became a teenage mother and a GED graduate. The […]
Michigan woman faces up to 10 years behind bars for allegedly using food assistance for baked goods sold online
A Michigan woman may face trial and up to 10 years in prison after allegedly using her state-issued food assistance card to fund an online bakery business. On Thursday, Oct. 9, Talia Teneyuque, 32, who has been accused of using her food stamps to purchase baking supplies and earning over $1,000 in profits from the […]
Natasha Rothwell is reminding us that ‘healthy’ doesn’t have a size
Natasha Rothwell is done trying to fit into a version of wellness that was never made for her. “The White Lotus” actress recently opened up about her journey toward redefining what health means without the waist trainers, juice cleanses, or toxic obsession with “clean eating.” “There was a point in my life where I would […]
Trump says he’d be ‘OK’ with confederate statue of Robert E. Lee while previewing ‘Arch de Trump’ in DC
While previewing a proposed construction of a Paris-style arch in Washington, D.C., supposedly in his honor ahead of the United States’s 250th anniversary, President Donald Trump also gave a nod to Confederate General Robert E. Lee. On Wednesday, Trump previewed the architectural design for an arch, similarly structured as the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, […]
ICE agents tackle a Black teen in the Chicago area as he screams ‘I’m a US Citizen’
On Tuesday, October 14, Warren King, a Black 19-year-old, was tackled by federal agents outside of a Walgreens in a neighborhood on the East side of Chicago. Video footage shows multiple agents running into the store, which the 19-year-old told a local outlet he was shopping in with friends and family. However, moments after agents […]
Jasmine Tookes opens the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2025 with her baby bump on full display
Jasmine Tookes took the show. On Wednesday, October 15, in Brooklyn, New York, the 34-year-old model opened the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show with her baby bump on full display. Tookes, who revealed in July that she’s expecting her second child with husband Juan David Borrero, strode confidently onto the catwalk clad in gold, pearl-accented wire […]