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A memorial service was planned for Friday near Atlanta for Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, who was killed in a car crash south of Montgomery, Alabama. The cargo van she was riding in flipped over and was then hit by a truck on March 1, music producer and Stone’s longtime manager Walter

A coalition of Black women leaders and activists descended on Capitol Hill to rally against the Trump administration and the Republican Party’s string of actions that include budget cuts, elimination of critical departments and programs, and the firing of thousands of federal workers. The group of Black women leaders from

In a blistering ruling on Thursday, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to “immediately” offer thousands of recently fired federal employees their jobs back. U.S. District Judge William Alsup ordered that federal agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Treasury, Energy, Interior, Veterans Affairs and Agriculture, rehire probationary employees who

With the NCAA March Madness women’s college basketball championship tournament kicking off next week, JuJu Watkins of the USC Trojans has been busy. So busy, in fact she hasn’t been able to take up a veteran star player on her offer for some pre-tournament advice. USC Trojan’s coach Lindsay Gottlieb

This week, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights sent letters to 60 universities across the country, placing them under investigation. According to the department, these letters served as warnings of potential enforcement actions against universities “if they do not fulfill their obligations under Title VI of the Civil

Target has long been a staple for many consumers, once a favorite shopping destination for everything from groceries to home décor. However, the retailer’s recent decision to scale back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives has sparked widespread backlash, leading to boycotts and a sharp decline in stock performance.

Celebrities, they’re just like us. They, too, take to social media occasionally to rant about and recall random things. However, unlike when that girl from your high school goes off about her uncle, when the stars do it, they can sometimes (oftentimes) create news. Just ask Ayo Edebiri. On Wednesday,

Washington, D.C. faces $1.1 billion in budget cuts if the Senate approves a temporary budget proposed by Republicans to keep the government running. The cuts that would result from the CR, or “continuing resolution,” which would keep the government open through Sept. 30, could lead to massive layoffs of teachers,

The Broadway box office results are in, and “Othello,” starring Denzel Washington in the titular role opposite Jake Gyllenhaal as “Iago,” has just become the highest-grossing play in Broadway history, and it’s only in previews. During its first week of previews, including an extra eighth performance, the play directed by

President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, Champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward with a planned tariff on American whiskey. The European tariff, which was unveiled in response to steel and aluminum tariffs by the U.S. administration, was expected to go into effect on April 1. But