Source: LEONARDO MUNOZ / Getty With the style guidance of renowned celebrity stylist Kollin Carter, Victoria Monét is becoming a fashion girlie right before our eyes. The multihyphenate artist dazzled at the Time100 Next gala in a vintage red Roberto Cavalli gown, Bulgari jewels, and Jimmy Choo shoes. Monét served vintage beauty with a pin-up-inspired updo by Davontae’ Washington and soft glamorous makeup that perfectly complimented the entire look. Time100 Gala […]

Source: The Washington Post / Getty This week, on Oct. 8, President Biden announced a historic ruling on environmental racism issued by the Environmental Protection Agency: Water utilities across the nation had 10 years left to replace “virtually every lead pipe in the country, imposing the strictest limits to date on a neurotoxin that is particularly dangerous to infants and children,” the New York Times reported Tuesday. The paper reported […]

New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks at the Greater Allen African Methodist Episcopal Cathedral Church of New York in the borough of Queens on September 28, 2024. | Source: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office It is difficult not to view New York City Mayor Eric Adams turning to the Black church after being indicted on federal corruption charges as anything but a politician’s cynical weaponization of the church. To be […]

Lethal injection Death Chamber at a Texas prison on November 14, 1991, at Huntsville, The Ellis Unit, Texas. | Source: Paul Harris / Getty A death row inmate in South Carolina convicted under questionable circumstances has been tasked by the state with choosing the method in which his execution will be carried out. Richard Moore, a Black man, is the only death row inmate in South Carolina who was found […]

Source: Getty / General Hip-hop icon Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to go to trial on May 5 to face sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges. The trial date was confirmed during a hearing on Thursday in Manhattan federal court, where Combs appeared before Judge Arun Subramanian. During the hearing, the judge outlined key deadlines for both sides to submit legal arguments ahead of the trial, which Combs’ legal team […]

Source: Jena Ardell / Getty H.J. Heinz Company has, unbeknownst to itself, given us a master class on why DEI matters--and why we need more Black people in advertising. That’s the only reason I can think of for why Heinz has come under fire for not one, but two recently released ads that have been dragged across social media as racist at worst and insensitive towards the Black community at […]

Source: Raymond Hall / Getty Kamala Harris took part in major interviews with Howard Stern and Stephen Colbert, closing out a busy media day for her campaign. Tuesday (Oct. 8) turned out to be a major media blitz for Vice President Kamala Harris, as she took part in interviews with Howard Stern and Stephen Colbert after appearing on ABC’s The View. The Democratic presidential nominee’s appearance on Stern’s Sirius XM […]

Source: Art Wager / Getty If you ask me, every day should be World Mental Health Day. When I was younger, I couldn’t wait to be an adult. Now that I’m here and have survived 40 years on a planet that has endured a couple of recessions, mass shootings, racial injustices, a buffoon in office for four years, a buffoon turned felon running for office again, and horrendous natural disasters, […]

Source: The Washington Post / Getty An interview between Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk took a dark turn as the two joked about the hypothetical assassination of Kamala Harris. Tech billionaire Elon Musk sat down for a recent interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, and it would be aired on X, formerly Twitter. Musk has owned the platform since late 2023. The conversation, which lasted two hours, took […]