Bernice King, Martin Luther King Jr.’s youngest daughter, shared a poignant message with America on Instagram, following right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk’s assassination on September 10.  “ It saddens me that Charlie Kirk’s children will likely one day view the video of their father being shot. No child anywhere should lose

by Kandiss Edwards September 12, 2025 The company is directing its hybrid employees to resume in-office work four days per week beginning January 5, 2026. NBCUniversal is offering severance packages to work-from-home employees who refuse to come back to the office.  The company is directing its hybrid employees to resume

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman September 12, 2025 The documentary was made in partnership with U.S. Congresswoman Alma Adams. A new documentary is highlighting the systemic underfunding for HBCUs. Alma Adams, a U.S. Congresswoman for North Carolina’s 12th district, has partnered with The Century Foundation to bring “The Price Of Excellence” to

by Sharelle B. McNair September 12, 2025 Prior to bringing her expertise to TikTok, Charles worked with other major platforms like Twitter, Instagram and photo-editing app VSCO, where she held the title director of consumer communications for two years. TikTok’s Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion and Multicultural Communications, Shavone

by Jeroslyn JoVonn September 12, 2025 Detroit will undergo a nearly $20 million facelift thanks to the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Detroit will receive nearly $20 million from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to support new investments into the city’s art, technology, and public

A palm print. A shoe impression. And a high-powered rifle found in a wooded area. Those are among the clues authorities laid out as they pleaded for the public’s help to find the person who assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk before dropping from a Utah university campus roof and vanishing. The search

It sounds impossible, but that’s the magic of it. On Thursday, a new Whitney Houston song arrives 13 years after her death. English singer Calum Scott is responsible. The single is a duet between Scott and Houston, a balladic reinterpretation of the timeless “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me),” using Houston’s original vocal

Two-time Olympic finalist Erriyon Knighton was banned for four years on Friday in a doping case of an anabolic steroid that almost certainly rules the 21-year-old United States sprinter out of the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said its judges upheld separate appeals by the

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer weathered backlash from Democrats earlier this year when he voted with Republicans to keep the government open. But he’s now willing to risk a shutdown at the end of the month if Republicans don’t accede to Democratic demands. Schumer says he and House Democratic Leader Hakeem

Black Lives Matter reacted to the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, urging both the left and the right to put down their proverbial swords to finally put an end to political violence. “The killing of Charlie Kirk marks another dangerous step forward in this escalation,” said Shalomyah Bowers, a