Former NBA champ Rick Fox announces plans to run in Bahamian general election
Former NBA player Rick Fox announced he will run for a legislative seat in the Bahamas in next year’s general election. His candidacy comes as the archipelago struggles with high-profile corruption cases, an influx of people entering the country illegally and ongoing recovery from Hurricane Dorian, a devastating Category 5 storm that hit in September 2019. Fox made […]
Maryland mom beaten by a mob of kids while trying to protect her child from bullies
Shortly after a Chicago mother and her son were attacked by a group of teens, another mother and her children were assaulted by a group of juveniles in Cambridge, Maryland. Lakesha Graves says she and her daughters were attacked by a mob of students who allegedly intentionally got on the wrong school bus to attack […]
Rep. Robin Kelly introduces WELLS Act after Mercedes Wells was refused care while in labor in Indiana
After videos of Black women in labor being refused care by hospitals across the country went viral, Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) is seeking change. On Tuesday (Nov. 25), Kelly introduced the WELLS Act, or the Women Expansion for Learning and Labor Safety Act. The bill is named after Mercedes Wells, an Illinois woman who was […]
Mike Epps clarifies previous ‘misunderstood’ comments about food stamps, prison release celebrations
Actor and comedian Mike Epps was recently at the center of growing criticism on social media after sharing his views on Black communities’ large celebrations of prison releases and reliance on food stamps. On Monday, the comedian took to social media to clarify the comments he sats were misunderstood. “I just want to get on […]
Maryland ends housing foster youth in hotels after teen’s death sparks outrage
In the wake of a Maryland foster teen’s suicide inside a Baltimore hotel, the state’s Department of Human Services says it has met its deadline to remove all foster children from hotel placements across the state. On Monday, Nov. 24, the agency told The Washington Post it had successfully found placements for every child who […]
Rep. Maxine Waters slams ‘reckless’ Trump cuts to HUD program combating homelessness
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is leading a Democratic Party outcry against the Trump administration‘s major cuts to a decades-old program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that works to reduce homelessness in the United States. The longtime congresswoman and ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, joined by dozens […]
How Shonda Rhimes helped with the preservation of Emmett Till’s story
In 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was wrongfully beaten to death and lynched in Mississippi. And for years after his passing, people, the state, and institutions tried to hide the truth behind his murder. Now, 70 years later, another piece of his story has been purchased for the sake of preserving Till’s story and the truth. […]
Berklee College of Music announces inaugural Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole scholarship and first award recipient
The legacies of the late and famous father and daughter music icons, Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole, are living on at Berklee College of Music. On Tuesday, Nov. 25, Berklee announced the first awardee of its newly established Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole Scholarship Fund, Paris Pineyro, a second-year student studying music business/management […]
In A Giving Mood? FYI, There Are Some Donations You Can Keep
by Kandiss Edwards November 25, 2025 Pantries are asking donors to examine their offerings as the holiday season approaches. Food pantries across the United States are seeing a surge in donations of expired, damaged, or improperly labeled food. Pantries are asking donors to examine their offerings as the holiday season approaches. Compromised donations present safety […]
Fake Marine Convicted For Defrauding Veteran Affairs Department For Disability Benefits
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman November 25, 2025 Mikhail R. Wicker submitted false information to receive nearly $150,000 in benefits. A Minnesota man was convicted Nov. 21 for pretending to be a Marine and a former prisoner-of-war in a veterans benefits scheme. According to MPR News, a federal jury in St. Paul found Mikhail R. Wicker guilty […]