How community showed up for ‘Pretty Girl County’ author Lakita Wilson after she was nearly removed from a book festival
What started as a situation that left DMV-based YA author Lakita Wilson feeling powerless quickly turned into one that proved the strength of her community. On Saturday, May 16, the author behind titles such as “Pretty Girl County,” “Last Chance Dance,” and “Be Real, Macy Weaver” prepared to appear at the Gaithersburg Book Festival when […]
White Woman Files Lawsuit, Claiming All-White Arkansas Town Rejected Her Over Black Husband And Kids
Source: Torsten Asmus / Getty In today’s episode of Isn’t It Ironic: Caucasity Edition, a white woman is suing a white nationalist group that created an all-white community in Arkansas because, according to her, she applied for residency in that community but was rejected due to her Jewish roots, Black husband and biracial children. Meet […]
‘You can’t perform beauty’: Lupita Nyong’o addresses criticism over playing Helen of Troy
Lupita Nyong’o is done letting others define what beauty looks like. In a new profile in Elle magazine, the Oscar-winning actress addressed the online backlash over her casting as Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film “The Odyssey,” pushing back on critics—including Elon Musk, who questioned whether a Black woman should play a character […]
‘You people’: Viral confrontation with Black woman leads to bias intimidation charge in New Jersey
A New Jersey man is facing criminal charges after a confrontation captured him screaming at a Black woman and referring to her as “you people.” The video spread widely across TikTok and other social media platforms, according to NBC Philadelphia. According to the Mount Laurel Police Department, 40-year-old Thomas Diiorio was arrested and charged with […]
Black Veterans Served Their Country With Honor. Why Doesn’t America Act Like It?
✕ Despite Black people being overrepresented in military service, Black vets have historically been undervalued compared to their white peers. For Memorial Day, Kyle Bibby, co-founder of the Black Veterans Project, spoke with NewsOne about the history of Black veterans and the struggles they still face today. “I think for the Black American experience, specifically, […]
Death of Congolese man in Ireland sparks protests and comparisons to George Floyd
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside Ireland’s parliament in Dublin on May 21 after the death of Yves Sakila, a Congolese-born man who became unresponsive while being restrained by security guards outside a department store in the Irish capital. According to Reuters, Sakila was detained on May 16 in connection with an alleged shoplifting incident on […]
Queen Latifah explains why she chose her BET Awards speech to publicly come out
Queen Latifah has explained the thinking behind one of the most talked-about moments in recent awards show history. In a new interview with Angie Martinez on her “IRL” show, the legendary rapper and actress opened up about why she chose her 2021 BET Lifetime Achievement Award acceptance speech to publicly acknowledge her partner, Eboni Nichols, […]
10 Black women public figures who have been candid about lupus
Lupus affects millions of people worldwide, but Black women are disproportionately diagnosed with the chronic autoimmune disease. Lupus is a chronic, long-term disease in which the immune system attacks healthy tissue and organs. The condition can cause inflammation, joint pain, fatigue, skin rashes and complications affecting the kidneys, heart and other parts of the body. […]
10 Black women public figures who have been candid about lupus
Lupus affects millions of people worldwide, but Black women are disproportionately diagnosed with the chronic autoimmune disease. Lupus is a chronic, long-term disease in which the immune system attacks healthy tissue and organs. The condition can cause inflammation, joint pain, fatigue, skin rashes and complications affecting the kidneys, heart and other parts of the body. […]
A white Long Island woman and family members indicted with abuse and murder of 7-year-old Black girl
A 7-year-old Black girl was tortured and killed by three women from the same family who were entrusted with her care. According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in New York, the child, Jor’Dynn Duncan, was found unconscious after her caretaker called 911 to report a cardiac arrest on December 29, 2025, at approximately […]