Author: Unite News

Despite several Black Republicans campaigning for him in the 2024 election cycle, President-elect Donald Trump has yet to name any of them to his administration. From U.S. Senator Tim Scott, R-S.C., to U.S. Reps. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, John James, R-Mich., and Burgess Owens, R-Utah, Trump has a

Mary Louis’ excitement to move into an apartment in Massachusetts in the spring of 2021 turned to dismay when Louis, a Black woman, received an email saying that a “third-party service” had denied her tenancy. That third-party service included an algorithm designed to score rental applicants, which became the subject

When “Euphoria” finally returns for its long-awaited third season on Max, it will be missing at least one of its beloved regulars. Actress Storm Reid, who played younger sister Gia Bennett to Zendaya’s troubled lead character Rue during the show’s first two seasons, has announced she will not be returning

Issa Rae is getting her flowers — in style. The 39-year-old writer, actress, and producer will receive the Pandora Leader of Change award during the U.K.’s upcoming 2024 Fashion Awards on Dec. 2 at London’s Royal Albert Hall, the British Fashion Council has announced.  Actress and former “Insecure” co-star Yvonne Orji

Like many youngsters, actress Keke Palmer went through a phase where she bumped heads with her parents. Recently, in an appearance on “The Toast” podcast, Palmer revealed that fellow actor Will Smith helped her navigate that situation with her family.  As a child star who appeared on Nickelodeon and in

U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.) is poised to become the next chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the next session of Congress, marking a pivotal moment for the longtime New York congresswoman and the 53-year-old caucus.  When the next session of Congress is sworn in on Jan. 3,

Denzel Washington has been sober for nearly the last ten years, but he used to have one vice in particular: wine. The 69-year-old actor discusses his history with wine, drugs like LSD, and growing up in New York in the 1970s in a new profile for Esquire magazine. “Wine is

Hollywood is already preparing for next year’s award season. On Wednesday, the Golden Globes announced that actress, producer, and former Golden Globes winner Viola Davis will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at its 2025 award ceremony. Created in honor of famed director Cecil B. DeMille in 1952, the eponymous

EPWORTH, Zimbabwe (AP) — Carrying her infant daughter, 19-year-old Sithulisiwe Moyo waited two hours to get birth-control pills from a tent pitched in a poor settlement on the outskirts of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare. The outreach clinic in Epworth provides Moyo with her best shot at achieving her dream of returning

WASHINGTON (AP) — Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump heaped scorn on the federal Department of Education, describing it as being infiltrated by “radicals, zealots and Marxists.” He has picked Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive, to lead the department. But like many conservative politicians before him, Trump has called for dismantling the department