Congressional panel accuses DC police chief of pressuring commanders to manipulate crime data
WASHINGTON (AP) — The police chief in the nation’s capital pressured subordinates to manipulate department data to artificially lower the city’s crime rates, according to a report by a Republican-led congressional committee. The report, released Sunday by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, found that Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith often threatened, punished and […]
‘Coolest person ever’: Oscar Isaac gushes over Teyana Taylor as award season buzz builds
Teyana Taylor continues to get rave reviews for her creativity and presence in Hollywood. As award season buzz continues for her role in “One Battle After Another,” one of her peers is giving her the ultimate praise. In a recent “Actors On Actors” interview for Variety, Golden Globe winner Oscar Isaac and Taylor weighed the […]
Lizzo addresses fat-shaming accusations and says she will be ‘fighting every single claim until the truth is out’
Lizzo is still battling the lawsuit filed by three of her former dancers. Nearly two and a half years after the singer’s former employees accused her and her production company of sexual harassment and fat-shaming, the singer is breaking her silence after a small legal win. Over the weekend, Lizzo’s attorney, Marty Singer, told TMZ […]
Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt accuses Senator Tim Scott’s staffer of ‘racist trope’ over joke about his ankles
U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt, who is running for Senate in Texas, recently called out a top Republican staffer under Senator Tim Scott for what he described as a “racist trope.” After Hunt, one of a handful of Black Republicans serving in Congress, posted a picture of himself and his wife at a White House holiday […]
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund restores Nina Simone’s childhood home in North Carolina
While Nina Simone’s legacy echoes through her music, the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund is preserving the physical space that helped shape the iconic singer’s life and artistry—her childhood home. Last month, the Action Fund, a division of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, announced the completed restoration of Simone’s childhood home in Tryon, […]
‘Answer your accusers’: Kimora Lee Simmons shoots down Russell Simmons’ claims she won’t let him see their ‘grown’ kids
Kimora Lee Simmons isn’t just going on the offensive after ex-husband Russell Simmons‘ response concerning their children; she’s going for the jugular. In her Instagram Stories on Monday (Dec. 15), the 50-year-old model took Simmons to task about their two girls, Ming Lee, 25 and Aoki Lee, 23, and why Russell Simmons remains in Bali. […]
Jasmine Crockett explains stance on Israel and Gaza amid ‘coordinated attack’ on social media
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who is running for U.S. Senate in next year’s election, called out what she described as a “coordinated attack” against her on social media, where clips about her stance on Israel and its devastating military campaign in Gaza have gone viral. “There was a coordinated attack on me on social media […]
Georgetown University joins efforts to honor lives of 200+ Black boys found in abandoned Maryland graveyard
Georgetown University’s Center for Youth Justice is joining Prince George’s County, Maryland’s Legislative Black Caucus, and the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services in their efforts to honor the 200+ Black lives buried in a recently discovered abandoned grave site. The Forgotten Children Initiative says it is committed to “honoring the memory of incarcerated youth buried […]
Gayle King is looking for her next ‘great love story’
After crossing “traveling to space” off her bucket list, Gayle King has her sights set on something a little more down to earth: falling in love again. The 70-year-old news anchor opened up about her desire for a relationship during a recent conversation with WNBA star A’ja Wilson at TIME magazine’s annual Year in TIME […]
Cardi B touches down in Saudi Arabia: ‘Very grateful’
Who had Cardi B — or “Hala B,” as she’s recently rechristened herself — thrilling fans from Saudi Arabia on their 2025 bingo card? Over the weekend, the 33-year-old rapper touched down in Riyadh to headline MDLBEAST Soundstorm, one of the region’s biggest music festivals, and quickly went viral for embracing Saudi culture with her […]