by Kandiss Edwards December 13, 2025 The plaintiffs are seeking damages for alleged interference with their ability to operate and earn revenue.  A federal civil rights lawsuit seeking $70 million alleges Missouri’s Westport Community Improvement District conspired to exclude Black business owners from one of Kansas City’s most popular entertainment

What do you give someone who is an Emmy Award winner for their 50th birthday? A starring role in a Lifetime holiday movie, of course. “Entertainment Tonight” host Nischelle Turner, known for covering celebrity news and red carpets, is stepping into the spotlight in a new realm: acting in a

by Kandiss Edwards December 13, 2025 The national park service receives memo to purge gift shop items that promote diversity. The Trump administration has ordered U.S. national park gift shops and bookstores to remove merchandise that it says promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). A memo issued last month by

One of the more infamous stories from ESPN’s “The Last Dance” documentary is being adapted into a standalone movie. Academy Award nominee LaKeith Stanfield is set to portray former NBA great Dennis Rodman in “48 Hours In Vegas,” a film that was initially set to star Jonathan Majors, but the actor was

Former President Barack Obama has confirmed the long-awaited Obama Presidential Center will officially open in the city’s historic Jackson Park in June 2026. Speaking at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, Obama brought clarity to a project more than a decade in the making. “We’re going

The marathon continues, and Nipsey Hussle fans have reason to celebrate. A new multi-episode docuseries chronicling the life of the late Crenshaw rapper is slated for release in 2026, promising never-before-heard music and intimate glimpses into the man behind the legend, according to Variety. Titled “Hussle,” the series is directed

by Kandiss Edwards December 13, 2025 NBC News correspondent Yamiche Alcindor is the latest in a line of female reporters publicly demeaned by Trump. On Dec. 12, President Donald Trump called a Black female reporter “very aggressive” during a White House press conference. Trump was signing a bill to award

by Kandiss Edwards December 13, 2025 Black farmers refuse to repeat the past.  Black farmers will not opt-in to Donald Trump’s new $12 billion federal farm aid program due to its racist undertones. The Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association said it is declining the Farmer Bridge Assistance funds, the even

Don’t expect Kimora Lee Simmons to be super buddy-buddy with any of her exes. The fashion mogul and reality TV star explained to PEOPLE in a recent interview why her relationship with the fathers of her five biological children is close to non-existent. “Usually I would say that I co-parent

If Houston’s food scene has a soundtrack, Trill Burgers is one of its loudest hits. This week, the smash-burger brand founded by rapper and entrepreneur Bun B adds another chapter to its story with a new Missouri City location, expanding its reach while staying rooted in the culture that gave