by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton July 17, 2025 The former Video Music Box host died a day before his 64th birthday Video Music Box veteran and comedy club owner/promoter Ray DeJon has died at the age of 63. The New York City native died on the eve of what would

by Jameelah Mullen July 17, 2025 The Breakfast Club Co-host claims her mouth cost her a bag. Comedienne Jess Hilarious says she’s paying the price for sharing her opinions about trans women. She appeared on a July 16 episode of the “Reality With The King” podcast, hosted by Carlos King,

Just after 2 a.m. ET, the Senate passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, including deep reductions to public broadcasting and foreign aid, moving forward on his top priorities despite concerns from several Republican senators. The legislation, which now moves to the House, would have a

by Keka Araújo July 17, 2025 Legal experts emphasize that joining an HOA constitutes a private contract.  A Hillsborough County homeowner endured a week in jail after being arrested for what began as a seemingly minor homeowners’ association (HOA) violation concerning her lawn. Irena Green’s strange and inappropriate incarceration has

NBA Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles won as best male and female athletes at the ESPYS on Wednesday night. Gilgeous-Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder to the NBA championship last month while piling up hardware as league MVP and scoring champion. “It’s a dream come true and for dreams

by Keka Araújo July 17, 2025 Scott leads with audacious vision and relentless execution Brandon M. Scott, the 52nd and youngest mayor of Baltimore in over a century, made history by securing re-election in November 2024, becoming the first Baltimore mayor in two decades to win a second term.  His

One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and Black economic advancement in response to President Donald Trump ‘s upending of civil rights precedents and the federal agencies traditionally tasked with enforcing them. The National Urban League’s annual State of

by Kandiss Edwards July 17, 2025 The WNBA is is cooking up a collaboration with Grammy-nominated rapper Gorilla. The star will perform at the 2025 WNBA All-Star game. Rapper GloRilla, birth name Gloria Hallelujah Woods, will perform at the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game.  The All-Star game will take place

Havalah Hopkins rarely says no to the chain restaurant catering gigs that send her out to Seattle-area events — from church potlucks to office lunches and graduation parties. The delivery fees and tips she earns on top of $18 an hour mean it’s better than minimum-wage shift work, even though

by Sharelle B. McNair July 17, 2025 Boston’s U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick blocked Trump’s anti-trans order and instated a preliminary injunction to expand the April 2025 ruling. After a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from refusing to issue passports to transgender and nonbinary Americans, the American Civil Liberties