Ryan Clark’s “The Pivot” podcast prides itself on having “pivotal conversations.” However, the podcast host was not prepared for the emotional toll of his recent interview with former Louisiana State University football player Greg Brooks Jr. Following a nearly hour-long conversation with Greg Brooks and his father, Greg Brooks Sr.,

Black communities and leaders who are working to keep them safe and prosperous are reeling from a stream of funding cuts issued by the Trump administration in recent days. The cuts, part of President Donald Trump‘s aim to significantly reduce the size and scope of the federal government’s more than

While Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson have finalized their divorce, the former couple still needs to iron out a disagreement concerning their four-year-old daughter, Juno.  According to legal documents obtained by TMZ and People magazine, the 38-year-old actress and the 46-year-old actor finalized the conditions of their divorce but are

When Black women come together, something magical always seems to ensue. A’ja Wilson and Malia Obama recently teamed up to create the WNBA star’s latest Nike campaign. While the ad promotes Wilson’s new “A’One” sneakers, which drop on May 6, the “ONE OF A’KIND” video, directed by former President Barack

by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton May 5, 2025 The trial is expected to last two months, with an expected May 12 start The jury selection for the federal trial against Sean “Diddy” Combs, who has been in jail since September 2024 on multiple charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy,

by Kandiss Edwards May 5, 2025 Ms. Pat is bringing sheer shenanigans to the second half of ‘Ms. Pat Settles It.’ Comedian Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams is celebrating the second half of Season 2 of her BET courtroom comedy series Miss Pat Settles It. In a recent interview with BLACK

by Sharelle B. McNair May 5, 2025 Crockett did not mince words about the Trump administration and its loyal followers, especially some of her white women colleagues. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) had some words for President Donald Trump herself after hearing he called her a “low I.Q. person” during an

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman May 5, 2025 The civil rights icon will read her latest novel, “Ruby Bridges: A Talk With My Teacher,” at the festival. Ruby Bridges will make her return to the National Civil Rights Museum for her annual reading festival, held on the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s

 Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop entrepreneur whose wildly successful career has been dotted by allegations of violence, was brought to a New York courthouse Monday to be tried on charges that he used the influence and resources of his business empire to sexually abuse women. Jury selection was scheduled to

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman May 5, 2025 Willie L. Todd Jr. currently serves as president of Denmark Technical College in South Carolina Talladega College, the oldest HBCU in Alabama, named Willie L. Todd Jr. as its 22nd president on Saturday, May 3, according to AL.com. Todd replaces interim President Walter Kimbrough,