Mayor Zohran Mamdani is investing in Black communities. Black New Yorkers are taking notice
As New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani marks his first 100 days in office, a majority of Black New Yorkers are pleased with the new mayor’s job thus far, which has focused on his campaign promise to address the city’s affordability crisis. According to a new Marist Poll survey, 55% of Black New Yorkers approve […]
As the economy remains in flux, more Black Americans are leaning on polyworking to get by
The hustle economy is alive and well, even if it feels out of necessity. With the rise of AI, a perilous economy, and mitigating factors such as inflation and rising costs becoming the norm in America, more and more Black Americans are relying on multiple jobs to get by, even as a large swath of […]
Andra Day says a new era is coming as her legal battle over career earnings moves ahead
Andra Day is having a rather good week. On Thursday, April 9, the 41-year-old R&B star scored a major victory in her $1.6 million fight with her former manager, Jeffrey Evans. In the ruling first reported by Rolling Stone, a Los Angeles County judge has allowed Day’s civil theft claim to move forward, rejecting Evans’ […]
Florida Attorney General Opening Investigation Into OpenAI After FSU Shooting
Source: SOPA Images / Getty On Thursday, Florida’s Attorney General James Uthmeier announced his office has opened an investigation into OpenAI in relation to a man accused of last year’s shooting at Florida State University (FSU), where two people were killed, and six were injured. According to the New York Times, the suspect in the […]
Altadena residents warn: More than a year after the fires, most have not returned and displacement is already here
The house of Joseph Collins’ parents is still standing in Altadena. That’s what makes it even harder to explain why, more than a year after the Eaton fire, they still can’t return. Collins, a third-generation resident of the neighborhood, has spent months upon agonizing months of filing complaints, chasing insurance responses, following up with state […]
Why Did Melania Trump Deny Epstein Allegations No One Knew About? Does She Know Something We Don’t?
Source: Alex Wong / Getty Right now, First Lady Melania Trump has people across the nation scratching their heads, wondering why she called a White House press conference to publicly deny allegations of involvement with late billionaire child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that, apparently, nobody even knew about until she brought them up. “I have never […]
What Has Zohran Mamdani Done So Far In His 1st 100 Days In Office?
Source: Albany Times Union/Hearst Newspapers / Getty UPDATE — Friday, April 10, 2:30 p.m. EST: When Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as the 111th Mayor of New York City on Jan. 1, 2026, he entered office with a clear mandate: tackle affordability, restore trust in government, and reimagine how the city serves working people. A […]
Clay Cane’s latest book was met with resistance. Now it’s a NYT bestseller
Before “Burn Down Master’s House” hit shelves, Clay Cane did what every author does — he geared up for press. He anticipated interviews, excerpts, and the usual expectations of a book launch. What he got instead was silence. “I mean, when I say nothing, within the month of the book coming out, nothing,” Cane recalled. […]
Appeals Court Weighing Length Of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Sentence
Source: Justin Goff Photos / Getty The Sean “Diddy” Combs legal saga continued on Thursday as an appeals court heard arguments from his defense team that he received an overly harsh sentence. According to AP News, the core argument presented by Combs’ defense team is that Judge Arun Subramanian unjustly considered charges that Combs was […]
‘I might’: Kamala Harris makes the clearest sign yet for 2028 presidential run
Kamala Harris, the former Vice President of the United States and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, made the clearest sign yet that she may, in fact, again seek the presidency in 2028. “I might. I’m thinking about it,” Harris said on Friday during a sit-down with the Rev. Al Sharpton for the civil rights leader’s annual […]