Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver is being charged with assault after a skirmish with federal officers who arrested the Newark mayor outside an immigration detention center, New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor announced Monday. Interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba on social media announced the charge of assaulting, impeding or interfering with law enforcement, but

Skai Jackson, the 23-year-old actress and Disney Channel alum, has requested a restraining order in Los Angeles County Superior Court against her son’s father, Deondre Burgin, alleging that he physically assaulted her, threatened her life, and damaged her personal property, reports People.   According to court documents, as recently as Mother’s

Bobby Brown has had to endure an immense amount of grief through the years, including every parent’s worst nightmare, the death of a child.  During an appearance on “The Jennifer Hudson Show” on Monday, May 19, the 56-year-old R&B singer opened up about how he’s navigated grief following the deaths

Natalia Bryant kept her late father close to her heart for her graduation. This past weekend, Kobe Bryant’s eldest daughter, Natalia, graduated from the University of Southern California. In honor of the milestone, the 2025 graduate rocked a custom stole that included an embroidered design of her father’s infamous Sheath

Dawn Richard, Kerry Morgan, David James and Yasin Binda are the latest witnesses to take the stand in New York as testimony continues in the federal criminal sex trafficking case against hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. Their testimonies follow singer and model Cassie Ventura’s four-day, harrowing account, in which she

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms reacted to the devastating cancer diagnosis of former President Joe Biden, telling theGrio she is praying for her former boss. “I’m heartbroken, and my prayers are with him,” Bottoms told theGrio on Monday. Bottoms worked for President Biden as a senior advisor and led

There’s an old adage that goes something like this: “Happy wife, happy life,” and according to Courtney B. Vance, it still rings true.  While attending the premiere of his upcoming film, Disney’s live-action “Lilo & Stitch,” on Saturday, May 17, at the  El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, the 65-year-old

We may be one step closer to seeing a continuation of the beloved sitcom, “A Different World.” This weekend, multiple outlets reported that Netflix has cast six stars who are expected to play series regulars in the series spinoff. According to Variety, these actors include: Chibuikem Uche as Kojo, Maleah

 Denzel Washington sandwiched a whirlwind trip to the Cannes Film Festival in between Broadway performances for the premiere of Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest” on Monday. Cannes flipped around some of its scheduling to accommodate Washington’s speedy France trip, which came on his lone off-day while performing “Othello” in New York. “Highest 2

In the words of Issa Rae, “I’m rooting for everybody Black,” and that energy was alive and well this weekend when America crowned Jamal Roberts as the winner of “American Idol’s” 23rd season. The Mississippi native made history as only the second Black man to win the competition and the