Trump says if DC and Puerto Rico become states ‘country destroying sleazebags will dominate politics’
President Donald Trump slammed the prospect of making Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico U.S. states, claiming that doing so would result in the country being dominated by “sleazebags.” Trump aired his feelings about D.C. and Puerto Rico statehood in a lengthy Truth Social post, calling out Democratic strategist James Carville, who has long advocated for making […]
No longer in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Pat McGrath Labs looks toward future with new CEO
It is a new day for Pat McGrath Labs. On Friday (Apr. 17), a Florida judge approved the cosmetics giant’s exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, three months after the company announced a reorganization strategy. GDA Luma, the Miami-based company that invested $30 million in Pat McGrath Labs, will assume ownership, while the brand’s founder will […]
Judge Tosses Suit Against Former FBI Agent Who Suggested Kash Patel Was In The Club More Than The Office
Source: Anadolu / Getty FBI Director Kash Patel’s agenda to sue his way out of allegations that he’s a drunken, absentee bureau leader isn’t going well so far, as a federal judge in Houston has dismissed a defamation lawsuit Patel filed against a former FBI official, who said he spent more time in the club […]
The Trump Administration’s Latest Attack On Civil Rights Groups Is A Call To Action
Source: Anadolu / Getty Exactly one year after civil rights groups publicly declared their commitment to defending against the Trump administration’s anti-civil rights agenda, the empire struck back with politically motivated charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center. News of the Department of Justice filing charges against SPLC follows a pattern and practice of revisionist […]
Justice Department Indicts Southern Poverty Law Center For Paying Informants Of White Supremacist Groups
Source: Anadolu / Getty Here’s a question: If the Trump administration isn’t a white supremacist organization, then how come President Donald Trump’s thoroughly subjugated Department of Justice is prosecuting one of the nation’s most well-known civil rights organizations for using paid informants to infiltrate white supremacist organizations? According to the New York Times, on Tuesday, […]
New York City Council Member Chi Ossé Arrested For Protesting Eviction
Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty New York City Council Member Chi Ossé was arrested on Wednesday while attending an anti-eviction protest. According to Politico, Ossé, an ally of Mayor Zohran Mamdani and son of late hip-hop journalist Combat Jack, and the rest of the protesters were blocking city marshals from entering a Bedford-Stuyvesant property […]
Why Black Communities Still Need Libraries
Source: Artit_Wongpradu / Getty Reading has long served as a portal to information, culture, and imagination, offering access to worlds that educate, challenge, and inspire. Through books, readers can explore histories, identities, and perspectives far beyond their own. Yet this fundamental right and joy is increasingly under threat as book bans continue to rise across […]
‘Don’t mess with this Angel’: Michelle Obama stands up for Angel Reese
The scrutiny that comes with being a Black woman in the public eye doesn’t discriminate by title. It doesn’t matter if you’re the First Lady of the United States or a 23-year-old WNBA star; if you’re a Black woman living out loud, someone will have something to say about it. Michelle Obama and Angel Reese […]
What Happened To The 11 Dead Or Missing Scientists? Here’s What We Know
Source: Anadolu / Getty A growing sense of unease has emerged amid a string of deaths and disappearances involving prominent researchers, scientists and government personnel, tied to sensitive fields like aerospace, nuclear research, and military technology. Over the past several years, at least 11 researchers have either vanished or died under circumstances that, while often […]
James Broadnax: When A Poem Becomes A Death Warrant
Source: Action Network / actionnetwork.org There’s a man in Texas named James Broadnax who has been sitting in prison for almost half of his life, and on April 30, 2026, the state plans to kill him. Broadnax is 37. He’s been tethered to death row since he was 20. When a nearly all-white Dallas County […]