Some local Louisiana residents are coming to the defense of a police officer who was fired for making racist comments on a Facebook post. Officer Steven Aucoin of the Kaplan Police Department went onto a Facebook Live post last Friday (May 15) of the governor’s news conference. One person …

By Nandita Bose and Krystal Hu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Warehouse employees last month staged a walkout in Michigan to demand safer working conditions at their facility. So did workers in New York, Illinois and Minnesota. These and other Amazon.com Inc employees across the country are seizing on the coronavirus to …

After recently celebrating their second wedding anniversary on May 19, the former Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are still reminiscing on one special wedding memory that they will treasure forever.  Markle walked down the aisle to a handpicked piece of music by the groom himself, …

The man who filmed the deadly shooting of Ahmaud Arbery has been arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the agency announced in a news release. 50-year-old William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. was taken into custody Thursday (May 21) and booked into the Glynn County Jail on charges of felony …

Screenshot: NBC News 4 The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds recently made history by adding the first black female officer to its ranks. According to NBC 4, Captain Reemashay Nelson is currently in her first season with the Thunderbirds—the Air Force’s renowned demonstration squadron known for performing aerobatic formation shows in …

Heated debates on ABC’s “The View” are nothing new, especially between co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Meghan McCain.  The two have sparred over a multitude of topics, but this time Goldberg sent the show to commercial when they got into an exchange over the congressional COVID-19 relief bill. The $3 trillion …

Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. Joan Wong The national COVID-19 curve tells one story. The state-by-state numbers tell another, far more …

(New York, NY – May 19, 2020) –This Sunday, May 24, 2020, at 7pm ET 4 pm PT some of entertainment, music, and fashion’s biggest stars will come together to memorialize one of the cultural architects for black media and the founder of Uptown Records, the late Andre Harrell, also …

Rapper Sheck Wes got in trouble with New York City police early Wednesday morning (May 21) and ended up getting arrested following a routine traffic stop. TMZ reports: Sheck was driving a 2019 Lamborghini SUV with 3 friends when he was pulled over early Wednesday morning in Harlem for …

Swizz Beatz and Timbaland have announced that the next iteration of their Verzuz series will feature a battle between dancehall heavyweights Beenie Man and Bounty Killer. The two artists will face off on Instagram Live Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 23 at 8 pm EST. The match up will …