End of an era: Mike Tomlin steps down as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers after 19 years
Mike Tomlin‘s legendary tenure in Pittsburgh has come to a close. The 53-year-old announced he was stepping down as head coach of the Steelers on Tuesday (Jan. 13), concluding one of the most remarkable runs in the NFL in which he never had a losing season. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Tomlin is not expected […]
Getting in shape for the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show led to Lil Jon’s healthy body transformation
Lil Jon, hip-hop’s forever “King of Crunk,” is ruling over a new domain these days: the health and wellness realm. The 54-year-old rapper—born Jonathan Smith—has undergone a major transformation in recent years, shedding weight, stepping into bodybuilding competitions, and leaning deeper into spirituality. And in Men’s Health’s Winter 2026 issue, he reveals it all started […]
Claudette Colvin, Civil rights pioneer and hidden figure of Montgomery Bus Boycott, dies at 86
Claudette Colvin, the civil rights pioneer who was arrested at age 15 on a Montgomery bus after she refused to move from her seat months before Rosa Parks did, has died. She was 86. Colvin’s act helped begin the Civil Rights Movement, later accelerated in December of 1955 after Parks was arrested for refusing to […]
Why everyone is talking about Netflix’s new limited series starring Tessa Thompson, ‘His & Hers’
Quietly, Netflix dropped a six-episode limited series last Thursday, and in the middle of Golden Globes week, surrounded by grim headlines, it somehow became the only thing anyone could talk about. Forget the red carpets and doom scrolling. Social media has been consumed by “His & Hers,” with take after take breaking down its biggest […]
John Forté, Fugees affiliate and Grammy-nominated musician, dies at age 50
John Forté, the Grammy-nominated artist and Fugees affiliate, has died. He was 50. According to the Martha’s Vineyard Times, Forté was discovered unresponsive on his kitchen floor by a neighbor on Monday (Jan. 12). After 911 was called, health officials arrived on the scene and declared Forté dead. “There is no foul play suspected,” Chilmark […]
‘Bigoted attack’: Advocates slam Trump administration for ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis
The Trump administration has ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali migrants, an escalation of its targeting of individuals from the East African country living in the United States. According to the American Immigration Council, TPS is “a temporary immigration status provided to nationals of certain countries experiencing problems that make it difficult or unsafe […]
Funny or offensive? Martin Lawrence chimes into ‘Martin’ colorism discourse
Martin Lawrence has officially chimed in on the social media discourse surrounding his eponymous show, “Martin.” After Ari Lennox shared her grievances about the show’s jokes being rooted in colorism, social media users debated about the root of the comedic sparring between Martin and Tichina Arnold’s character, Pam, on the show, in particular. “The thing […]
Kid Cudi is wading into comedy and launching an art exhibition in Paris
Kid Cudi is flexing his creative range. Just weeks ahead of his debut art exhibition, the 41-year-old rapper revealed he recently tested the waters of stand-up comedy, taking the stage at West Side Comedy Theater in Santa Monica, California. “Sooo this happened,” he wrote in a lengthy Instagram caption alongside a carousel of photos showing […]
Trump pays tribute to racist ‘Dilbert’ creator Scott Adams, who called Black people a ‘hate group’
President Donald Trump paid tribute to Scott Adams, the racist creator of the newspaper cartoon strip “Dilbert,” on Tuesday following the cartoonist’s death. Adams died of prostate cancer at 68. “Sadly, the Great Influencer, Scott Adams, has passed away. He was a fantastic guy, who liked and respected me when it wasn’t fashionable to do […]
Lynn Jones, the Black reporter at the center of viral Jacksonville Jaguars postgame press conference, isn’t apologizing
A reporter whose 23 seconds of encouragement for an NFL football coach turned into a conversation about professionalism as a sports journalist isn’t shying away from the moment. During the Jacksonville Jaguars’ heartbreaking Wild Card round loss to the Buffalo Bills, Lynn Jones, who works for the Jacksonville Free Press, one of 230 African-American newspapers […]