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One day after Jackson, Mississippi, authorities confirmed they were investigating 29-year-old Tasia Fortune‘s death as a homicide, a man was arrested in connection with the case. Police arrested a man who was walking along a city street, Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney said during a news conference on Friday. Brackney
DHS photo by Tia Dufour, Public domain by Ahsan Washington September 11, 2026 The lives of thousands of innocent people were lost Approaching another solemn anniversary means remembering and honoring the 3,000 souls lost 24 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001. The violent attack has forever changed the way citizens
(Photo: Walt Disney Television/Flickr) by Selena Hill September 11, 2026 The legal saga continues between Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s widow and mother more than a year after his tragic death. More than a year after Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s death, the legal fight over his estate is expanding beyond a disputed trust and into
Source: Ray Tan / Getty Residents in Jackson, Mississippi, a city that is roughly 82% Black, have been grappling with an ongoing water crisis — a public health crisis caused by infrastructure neglect, severe weather, and a deteriorating water system — since the near-collapse of its water treatment plant in
Some days, our social media feeds are absolutely doing too much. They can be overrun with unprecedented events, enviable lifestyle content, memes, highly curated dumps, misinformation, celebrity goings-on, vacation carousels, evidence of our friends linking without us—it can be all-consuming. Then, somewhere in the middle of the noise, it hits
Social media has apparently decided it knows more about Isaiah Russell-Bailey’s childhood than Isaiah Russell-Bailey does. This month, social media learned that “Family Reunion” actor Isaiah Russell-Bailey is actually rapper Chingy’s biological son. After the “Right Thurr” rapper revealed the connection on Jason Lee’s eponymous show, Russell-Bailey took it upon
photo credit: The Design Institute preview – photo Contagious Collective by Sidnee Michelle September 11, 2026 The studio plans to produce, promote, and exhibit contemporary design while connecting Lagos’ creative community with audiences beyond the region. Casa Mouda, a new creative studio focused on contemporary African design, will launch in
Source: Heather Diehl / Getty A lawsuit filed in Maryland challenges the disturbing trend of warrantless arrests made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The Washington Post reports that four Maryland citizens and the immigrant rights group We Are CASA filed the lawsuit. The lawsuit is seeking class action
Source: CNN / via Aaron Rupar/X Video Y’all, we have got to stop acting like there’s anything normal or OK about the way President Donald Trump attacks reporters — especially women reporters, and even more especially Black women reporters — just for asking him basic questions any journalist should feel
Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova arrived in New York needing one title. They nearly gave it away in the opening set, then made sure it never got that close again. The pair completed the career women’s doubles Grand Slam on Friday, defeating Robin Montgomery and Ashlyn Krueger 5-7, 6-0, 6-2
One day after Jackson, Mississippi, authorities confirmed they were investigating 29-year-old Tasia Fortune‘s death as a homicide, a man was arrested in connection with the case. Police arrested a man who was walking along a city street, Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney said during a news conference on Friday. Brackney
DHS photo by Tia Dufour, Public domain by Ahsan Washington September 11, 2026 The lives of thousands of innocent people were lost Approaching another solemn anniversary means remembering and honoring the 3,000 souls lost 24 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001. The violent attack has forever changed the way citizens
(Photo: Walt Disney Television/Flickr) by Selena Hill September 11, 2026 The legal saga continues between Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s widow and mother more than a year after his tragic death. More than a year after Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s death, the legal fight over his estate is expanding beyond a disputed trust and into
Source: Ray Tan / Getty Residents in Jackson, Mississippi, a city that is roughly 82% Black, have been grappling with an ongoing water crisis — a public health crisis caused by infrastructure neglect, severe weather, and a deteriorating water system — since the near-collapse of its water treatment plant in
Some days, our social media feeds are absolutely doing too much. They can be overrun with unprecedented events, enviable lifestyle content, memes, highly curated dumps, misinformation, celebrity goings-on, vacation carousels, evidence of our friends linking without us—it can be all-consuming. Then, somewhere in the middle of the noise, it hits
Social media has apparently decided it knows more about Isaiah Russell-Bailey’s childhood than Isaiah Russell-Bailey does. This month, social media learned that “Family Reunion” actor Isaiah Russell-Bailey is actually rapper Chingy’s biological son. After the “Right Thurr” rapper revealed the connection on Jason Lee’s eponymous show, Russell-Bailey took it upon
photo credit: The Design Institute preview – photo Contagious Collective by Sidnee Michelle September 11, 2026 The studio plans to produce, promote, and exhibit contemporary design while connecting Lagos’ creative community with audiences beyond the region. Casa Mouda, a new creative studio focused on contemporary African design, will launch in
Source: Heather Diehl / Getty A lawsuit filed in Maryland challenges the disturbing trend of warrantless arrests made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The Washington Post reports that four Maryland citizens and the immigrant rights group We Are CASA filed the lawsuit. The lawsuit is seeking class action
Source: CNN / via Aaron Rupar/X Video Y’all, we have got to stop acting like there’s anything normal or OK about the way President Donald Trump attacks reporters — especially women reporters, and even more especially Black women reporters — just for asking him basic questions any journalist should feel
Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova arrived in New York needing one title. They nearly gave it away in the opening set, then made sure it never got that close again. The pair completed the career women’s doubles Grand Slam on Friday, defeating Robin Montgomery and Ashlyn Krueger 5-7, 6-0, 6-2