Source: m-imagephotography / Getty Despite the threat of book bans and the disinvestment in marginalized stories, the bookshelves at your local bookstore will still be lined with Black stories this Spring. Dozens of Black authors are turning their struggles, triumphants and unique journies into Black memoirs that will inspire you all year long. From Hollywood matriarch Tina Knowles to civil rights activist Tamika Mallory, their personal diaries will become open […]

Source: Drake / Youtube To say that 2024 was a rough year for Drake would be an understatement. From taking the most devastating “L” of his career at the hands of Kendrick Lamar to being mocked for suing anyone he could for promoting “Not Like Us,” 2024 was less than a banner year for the King of The North. Still, Drizzy isn’t throwing in the towel on his career and […]

Sen. Cory Booker wrote himself in the U.S. Senate history books by delivering the longest speech in the chamber on record, eclipsing the record of Sen. Strom Thurmond’s filibuster by a good measure. As Sen. Cory Booker concluded his marathon speech, many on social media, especially X, are showing high approval for the New Jersey politician’s herculean effort. Sen. Cory Booker,  55, took to the U.S. Senate floor on Monday […]

Source: The Washington Post / Getty The Trump administration keeps cutting funding to essential services, and finally, states are fighting back. Officials from 23 states and Washington, D.C., have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., claiming that the drastic cuts of some $12 billion in public funding aren’t just harmful, they’re unlawful.  According to CNN, states are […]

Source: Aaron M. Sprecher / Getty The Trump administration just can’t stop ruining people’s lives.  This time, they kidnapped a man from his family and friends and sent him to one of the worst prisons in the world, and when asked about the incident, they crafted a beautiful word salad that amounted to the political equivalent of “my bad.”  Oh, and get this, now the administration says despite the man […]

Source: RICCARDO MILANI / Getty TikTok may avoid a ban yet again, as former President Donald Trump has stated that a deal to sell the app to a non-Chinese company is expected to be finalized before the new April 5 deadline. “We have a lot of potential buyers,” Trump informed reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, according to Reuters. “There’s tremendous interest in TikTok….I’d like to see TikTok remain […]

Source: xavierarnau / Getty Professional athletes endure so much physical activity that injuries are prone to happen, but none perhaps more dangerous than football —like Damar Hamlin— boxing, and MMA. Hopping in the ring has proved to be dangerous again, as Nigerian professional boxer Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju passed away over the weekend after collapsing during an eight-round fight, according to the Ghanaian Boxing Authority (GBA). Olanrewaju, who was 13-8 in […]

Akhmad Dody Firmansyah If you vandalize a car, it’s an act of terrorism — anyone who understands what it means to be a terrorist is sure to agree with that statement. However, there’s been a bit of needle-moving recently if you look at it from today’s political point of view, especially if that car happens to be a Tesla. In today’s note from the “GED Section,” D.L. Hughley breaks down […]