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Key moments from the third week of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial

Some of Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ ex-employees took a central role in the third week of his sex trafficking trial, including personal assistants who testified that the hip-hop mogul was capricious, controlling and violent. The week began with Capricorn Clark, a personal assistant who was later a global brand director for Combs’ company. She

How Haitian women-led nonprofit organizations are turning sisterhood into strategy

When folks talk about Haiti’s revolution, names like Toussaint Louverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines get all the shine. But what about Sanité Bélair, who faced the firing squad with her head high? Or Cécile Fatiman, whose spiritual power helped ignite the revolution? Or Marie-Jeanne Lamartinière, who picked up a musket and

Joy Reid warns Black communities to not be fooled by Trump’s recent pardons

This week, Donald Trump signed 16 pardons, including rapper NBA YoungBoy and reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, and six commutations to reduce the sentences of convicted criminals like Larry Hoover.  While Trump’s decision has sparked outrage and discourse on social media, journalist and political analyst Joy Reid encourages constituents

Shannon Sharpe postpones ‘Nightcap’ tour

It’s looking like it’s going to be a raincheck for Shannon Sharpe’s “Nightcap” podcast tour this summer. The 56-year-old former NFL star and podcast host announced in a recent episode of the popular podcast that he is postponing his upcoming “NSFW Tour,” scheduled to begin on June 13 in Baltimore. 

Trump provides coy response when asked if he would pardon Diddy

President Donald Trump did not provide a definitive answer when asked if he would grant a presidential pardon to hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is currently on trial in a federal sex trafficking case in New York. On Friday, during an Oval Office meeting with Elon Musk on the

Key moments from the third week of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial

Some of Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ ex-employees took a central role in the third week of his sex trafficking trial, including personal assistants who testified that the hip-hop mogul was capricious, controlling and violent. The week began with Capricorn Clark, a personal assistant who was later a global brand director for Combs’ company. She

How Haitian women-led nonprofit organizations are turning sisterhood into strategy

When folks talk about Haiti’s revolution, names like Toussaint Louverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines get all the shine. But what about Sanité Bélair, who faced the firing squad with her head high? Or Cécile Fatiman, whose spiritual power helped ignite the revolution? Or Marie-Jeanne Lamartinière, who picked up a musket and

Joy Reid warns Black communities to not be fooled by Trump’s recent pardons

This week, Donald Trump signed 16 pardons, including rapper NBA YoungBoy and reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, and six commutations to reduce the sentences of convicted criminals like Larry Hoover.  While Trump’s decision has sparked outrage and discourse on social media, journalist and political analyst Joy Reid encourages constituents

Shannon Sharpe postpones ‘Nightcap’ tour

It’s looking like it’s going to be a raincheck for Shannon Sharpe’s “Nightcap” podcast tour this summer. The 56-year-old former NFL star and podcast host announced in a recent episode of the popular podcast that he is postponing his upcoming “NSFW Tour,” scheduled to begin on June 13 in Baltimore. 

Trump provides coy response when asked if he would pardon Diddy

President Donald Trump did not provide a definitive answer when asked if he would grant a presidential pardon to hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is currently on trial in a federal sex trafficking case in New York. On Friday, during an Oval Office meeting with Elon Musk on the