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by Kandiss Edwards June 13, 2025 Experts warn that a lack of diverse hiring pools and equitable promotion practices employers create inequities, fueling lawsuits. Business leaders are concerned that the rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies presents legal risks for companies. Legal and political pressures continue against DEI
The owner of an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic whose roof collapsed in April and killed 236 people was arrested Thursday along with his sister. Antonio Espaillat and Maribel Espaillat have not been charged in the case, although authorities have 48 hours to present any charges before a judge. “Both defendants displayed
Just hours before Israel launched strikes on Iran early Friday, President Donald Trump was still holding onto tattered threads of hope that a long-simmering dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program could be resolved without military action. But with the Israeli military operation called “Rising Lion” now underway — something Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says will go on for
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to carry on with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown despite waves of unrest across the U.S. Hours after her comment Thursday, a judge directed the president to return control to California over National Guard troops he deployed after protests erupted over the immigration crackdown, but an
by Sharelle B. McNair June 13, 2025 Cyabra’s CEO Dan Brahmy said fake social media accounts caused the public to be manipulated by Target’s anti-DEI move. While Target struggles to get back on track following the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) backlash, a new report reveals that fraudulent social media
A lawyer for Sean “Diddy” Combs protested the rising tide of secrecy at the hip-hop icon’s federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial on Thursday after Combs and the public were excluded from arguments over whether another famous rapper’s name could be disclosed. Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo complained to Judge Arun Subramanian after
by Jameelah Mullen June 13, 2025 The two-hour party attracted thousands of guests who danced in the streets, some waving flags representing their homelands. This week, Times Square, one of the world’s most visited tourist destinations, transformed into a lively block party bursting with music, history, and culture to celebrate
A Florida sheriff shockingly vowed to “kill” protesters who threaten or commit violence against law enforcement officers ahead of a scheduled rally in opposition to President Donald Trump and his administration on Saturday. “We’re not going to play,” said Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey during a Thursday news conference just
In the days preceding President Donald Trump‘s decision to send the National Guard and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles amid mass protests against his administration’s immigration raids, much of the national political conversation focused on Trump’s very nasty “breakup” with billionaire Elon Musk and his “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which
This week, the media world is mourning the loss of Ananda Lewis, a former media powerhouse and activist who made space for Black girls to be smart, stylish, and unapologetically themselves on screen. As previously reported by theGrio, Lewis had been battling breast cancer for years, and on June 11,
by Kandiss Edwards June 13, 2025 Experts warn that a lack of diverse hiring pools and equitable promotion practices employers create inequities, fueling lawsuits. Business leaders are concerned that the rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies presents legal risks for companies. Legal and political pressures continue against DEI
The owner of an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic whose roof collapsed in April and killed 236 people was arrested Thursday along with his sister. Antonio Espaillat and Maribel Espaillat have not been charged in the case, although authorities have 48 hours to present any charges before a judge. “Both defendants displayed
Just hours before Israel launched strikes on Iran early Friday, President Donald Trump was still holding onto tattered threads of hope that a long-simmering dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program could be resolved without military action. But with the Israeli military operation called “Rising Lion” now underway — something Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says will go on for
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to carry on with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown despite waves of unrest across the U.S. Hours after her comment Thursday, a judge directed the president to return control to California over National Guard troops he deployed after protests erupted over the immigration crackdown, but an
by Sharelle B. McNair June 13, 2025 Cyabra’s CEO Dan Brahmy said fake social media accounts caused the public to be manipulated by Target’s anti-DEI move. While Target struggles to get back on track following the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) backlash, a new report reveals that fraudulent social media
A lawyer for Sean “Diddy” Combs protested the rising tide of secrecy at the hip-hop icon’s federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial on Thursday after Combs and the public were excluded from arguments over whether another famous rapper’s name could be disclosed. Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo complained to Judge Arun Subramanian after
by Jameelah Mullen June 13, 2025 The two-hour party attracted thousands of guests who danced in the streets, some waving flags representing their homelands. This week, Times Square, one of the world’s most visited tourist destinations, transformed into a lively block party bursting with music, history, and culture to celebrate
A Florida sheriff shockingly vowed to “kill” protesters who threaten or commit violence against law enforcement officers ahead of a scheduled rally in opposition to President Donald Trump and his administration on Saturday. “We’re not going to play,” said Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey during a Thursday news conference just
In the days preceding President Donald Trump‘s decision to send the National Guard and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles amid mass protests against his administration’s immigration raids, much of the national political conversation focused on Trump’s very nasty “breakup” with billionaire Elon Musk and his “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which
This week, the media world is mourning the loss of Ananda Lewis, a former media powerhouse and activist who made space for Black girls to be smart, stylish, and unapologetically themselves on screen. As previously reported by theGrio, Lewis had been battling breast cancer for years, and on June 11,