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by Kandiss Edwards June 13, 2025 The Recording Academy is making changes to its Best Country Album category after Beyoncé won the award in 2025. The Recording Academy is changing its Best Country Album category following Beyoncé’s win in 2025. Many fans and some country artists believed Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter album

Mourners paid their respects to former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel as his body lay in state Thursday at New York City Hall, an honor bestowed to a short list of political figures, including U.S. presidents Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. The outspoken, gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat died May 26 at the age

by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton June 13, 2025 The former Cincinnatti Bengals player was charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place, disorderly conduct, and assault of a police officer or a probation officer. Former NFL player Adam “Pacman” Jones pleaded not guilty June 11 after being arrested several days

“Real Housewives of Miami” has officially returned for a seventh season, bringing the return of explosive drama set among luxury properties, messy divorces from wealthy husbands, exotic pets, and the one and only Guerdy Abraira; however, she’s debuting a “new version” of herself.  While the last season ended with the

by Kandiss Edwards June 13, 2025 Ariel Atkin’s spoke to reporters about their treatment of Angel Reese the “23-year-old kid,” advising them to keep the topic on basketball. Ariel Atkins, a Chicago Sky player, stepped up to defend Angel Reese at a post-game press conference.  After the Sky’s June 10

by Jameelah Mullen June 13, 2025 The six-day music festival begins June 29 and will feature a diverse lineup of Caribbean artists The U.S. Virgin Islands will soon kick off its annual Celebration Village Nights Music festival, which promises an action-packed musical lineup headlined by reggae and dancehall legend Sean

by Kandiss Edwards June 13, 2025 Experts warn that a lack of diverse hiring pools and equitable promotion practices employers create inequities, fueling lawsuits. Business leaders are concerned that the rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies presents legal risks for companies.  Legal and political pressures continue against DEI

The owner of an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic whose roof collapsed in April and killed 236 people was arrested Thursday along with his sister. Antonio Espaillat and Maribel Espaillat have not been charged in the case, although authorities have 48 hours to present any charges before a judge. “Both defendants displayed

Just hours before Israel launched strikes on Iran early Friday, President Donald Trump was still holding onto tattered threads of hope that a long-simmering dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program could be resolved without military action. But with the Israeli military operation called “Rising Lion” now underway — something Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says will go on for

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to carry on with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown despite waves of unrest across the U.S. Hours after her comment Thursday, a judge directed the president to return control to California over National Guard troops he deployed after protests erupted over the immigration crackdown, but an