A group of former Kamala Harris staffers has formed a new grassroots agency, aiming to usher in a “new generation” of strategies they feel the Democratic Party desperately needs. Anatole Jenkins, Brandon Thompson and Jose Nunez launched Contrast Campaigns on Thursday – a Democratic operative firm targeting modern, forward-thinking tactics

“Mufasa: The Lion King” has one very important thing going for it: an original story. That may seem like faint praise or at least a very, very low bar in the grand scheme of things. But in a landscape where Disney continues to remake its animated catalog in slightly different and

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point — its third cut this year — but also signaled that it expects to reduce rates more slowly next year than it previously envisioned, largely because of still-elevated inflation. The Fed’s 19 policymakers projected that

Feeling the seasonal blues? You may need to take a walk. According to a new study published Monday in the journal JAMA Network Open, a higher daily step count is associated with fewer depressive symptoms. By analyzing data pulled from 33 studies involving over 96,000 adults, researchers found that increasing

Tyler Perry graced the stage of daytime talk show “Sherri” today and addressed a longstanding rumor and request from the people (me and you are “the people”) about another sequel to his hit movies “Why Did I Get Married?” and “Why Did I Get Married Too?”  When asked by Sherri

Devale Ellis isn’t just the love interest in Netflix’s hit new holiday romance, “Meet Me Next Christmas,” he is also a huge lover of Christmastime. By the time Ellis’ holiday film hit the streaming platform, he already had seven Christmas trees up around his house in Fulton County, Georgia. “Don’t

Kendrick Lamar may not have squashed his beef with Drake, but he certainly has with Lil Wayne. When the “Not Like Us” rapper was announced as the headliner of the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show, social media users were shocked to see Lil Wayne was not chosen to lead the

The first time I realized my parents were getting older was truly sobering. My dad had been battling cancer for a while, and as the 30-something only daughter of the family, I’d gotten used to calling my mom for updates on his health – not expecting I had to do

Few people may be able to summon the Queen of Christmas, Mariah Carey, off the stage during her holiday tour’s grand finale, but Rihanna happens to be one of them. After canceling prior performances due to the flu, Carey returned to the stage on Dec. 17 in Brooklyn for the

Progress in Black homeownership is declining, according to the 2024 State of Housing in Black America report, which was commissioned by the National Association of Real Estate Brokers. The past two years have been particularly difficult, but even before 2021, Black homeownership was either falling or stagnant and remains far