Register for our kickoff of the first phase of the SpringMo Black Wellness Initiative
DeSean Jackson built a decorated NFL career largely due to his talents and the influence of his father, Bill Jackson. An everyman, the elder Jackson pushed the NFL on both of his sons, DeSean and Byron, as a means for them to achieve the “American Dream.” For DeSean, who spent
America officially has a new Black medical school. On Wednesday, Oct. 14, Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine announced it has been awarded preliminary accreditation, becoming the only HBCU college of medicine in the Gulf South and the fifth HBCU medical school to date. Dr. Reynold Verret, president of Xavier University
Source: Tom Williams / Getty In today’s episode of The MAGA Meritocracy Strikes Again, President Donald Trump has chosen a new White House press secretary, 42-year-old Katie Zacharia. At least I think she’s new. I’m pretty sure that’s not Karoline Leavitt. Or Kayleigh McEnany. Or Pam Bondi. Or Kellyanne Conway.
Source: Alex Wong / Getty Apparently, Trump rallies are still just as lawless and violent as they were when President Donald Trump was running for his first term in office, and an anti-Trump attendee is still liable to be physically attacked by the same supporters who cry about their free
Mike Mozart, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons by Sidnee Michelle October 14, 2026 The suspensions also affect Cognizant, Capgemini, HCL Technologies, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, and Wipro. The Trump administration has suspended Microsoft, Adobe, and six other technology companies from a federal program that helps foreign workers obtain
Source: Ryan Murphy / Getty Cornell University has banned all parties at fraternity houses after its response to an alleged sexual assault on campus two years ago came under scrutiny. And that’s the least the university can do. No, seriously, that is literally the least they can do. A woman
Source: Sabrina Bracher / Getty Why do Black families have family reunions — and place so much importance on them? While the answer may seem simple, the tradition carries generations of history, resilience, healing and cultural pride. Beyond the food, music, games and matching family T-shirts, Black family reunions represent
Coco Gauff at the 2023 U.S. Open (Photo: Sarah Stier/Getty Images) by Selena Hill October 14, 2026 The two-time Grand Slam champion says online racial harassment left her emotionally drained Coco Gauff is speaking out against racist online abuse after a disputed call at the China Open sparked a wave
More than half a dozen officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department have either resigned or been recommended for termination after allegedly racist text messages surfaced during a separate investigation, according to WBTV. The messages reportedly included officers competing over who could pull over the most Black drivers, along with racial
Source: Tom Williams / Getty There’s nothing quite like watching people who spent years kissing the ring suddenly realize that the man wearing it might be bad for business. According to a recent POLITICO poll, one in four Trump voters now say Republican candidates should break with the president to
DeSean Jackson built a decorated NFL career largely due to his talents and the influence of his father, Bill Jackson. An everyman, the elder Jackson pushed the NFL on both of his sons, DeSean and Byron, as a means for them to achieve the “American Dream.” For DeSean, who spent
America officially has a new Black medical school. On Wednesday, Oct. 14, Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine announced it has been awarded preliminary accreditation, becoming the only HBCU college of medicine in the Gulf South and the fifth HBCU medical school to date. Dr. Reynold Verret, president of Xavier University
Source: Tom Williams / Getty In today’s episode of The MAGA Meritocracy Strikes Again, President Donald Trump has chosen a new White House press secretary, 42-year-old Katie Zacharia. At least I think she’s new. I’m pretty sure that’s not Karoline Leavitt. Or Kayleigh McEnany. Or Pam Bondi. Or Kellyanne Conway.
Source: Alex Wong / Getty Apparently, Trump rallies are still just as lawless and violent as they were when President Donald Trump was running for his first term in office, and an anti-Trump attendee is still liable to be physically attacked by the same supporters who cry about their free
Mike Mozart, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons by Sidnee Michelle October 14, 2026 The suspensions also affect Cognizant, Capgemini, HCL Technologies, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, and Wipro. The Trump administration has suspended Microsoft, Adobe, and six other technology companies from a federal program that helps foreign workers obtain
Source: Ryan Murphy / Getty Cornell University has banned all parties at fraternity houses after its response to an alleged sexual assault on campus two years ago came under scrutiny. And that’s the least the university can do. No, seriously, that is literally the least they can do. A woman
Source: Sabrina Bracher / Getty Why do Black families have family reunions — and place so much importance on them? While the answer may seem simple, the tradition carries generations of history, resilience, healing and cultural pride. Beyond the food, music, games and matching family T-shirts, Black family reunions represent
Coco Gauff at the 2023 U.S. Open (Photo: Sarah Stier/Getty Images) by Selena Hill October 14, 2026 The two-time Grand Slam champion says online racial harassment left her emotionally drained Coco Gauff is speaking out against racist online abuse after a disputed call at the China Open sparked a wave
More than half a dozen officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department have either resigned or been recommended for termination after allegedly racist text messages surfaced during a separate investigation, according to WBTV. The messages reportedly included officers competing over who could pull over the most Black drivers, along with racial
Source: Tom Williams / Getty There’s nothing quite like watching people who spent years kissing the ring suddenly realize that the man wearing it might be bad for business. According to a recent POLITICO poll, one in four Trump voters now say Republican candidates should break with the president to