A mugshot of actor Jussie Smollett after making false crimes charge. Source: Chicago PD A little over a year after Jussie Smollett’s controversial allegations of being a victim of a racist and homophobic attack, a grand jury charged him with a six-count indictment for lying to Chicago police about the …

Photo: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images) Does Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) stay winning? That’s what it certainly feels like, y’all. According to Forbes, during a hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, Pressley made sure that the chairman and everyone in attendance understood the role that the civil rights movement played …

On Thursday, tucked inside a basement college classroom in Durham, New Hampshire, that could have doubled as a bunker, Weld described the stakes of his campaign. His expectations were the floor, he told me, leaning back and opening a bag of popcorn. If he got even a semblance of support, …

Propelled by the debut of a new Neflix documentary that digs into the case of the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X, the district attorney in New York is considering a reinvestigation of the shooting that claimed the life of the famed civil rights icon. In a statement this week to …

(Image: Wikimedia) President Donald Trump released his fiscal 2021 budget on Monday, which plans to slash several programs that people-of-need rely on. One of the programs in Trump’s crosshairs is the student loan forgiveness program. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program was created by George W. Bush in 2007. Its …

Photo: AP Photo (Rusty Costanza) In the aftermath of Zion Williamson’s 31-point explosion Tuesday night, all Carmelo Anthony could muster was awe at what had just transpired. “I don’t really think he’s comparable to anyone that I have seen,” the 10-time All-Star said of the rookie phenom. “Someone who is …

Vanessa Bryant has only made brief comments on social media about the tragic passing of her husband Kobe Bryant and her 13-year-old daughter Gianna Maria Onore.  And her latest Instagram post is a heartbreaking window into the loss she and her family suffered after the fatal helicopter crash on January …

Ferrell plays Pete Staunton, a man grieving his father’s recent death and looking to relax with his wife and kids at a luxury mountain getaway. But early on in the film, as the family dines outdoors, Pete panics at the sight of a controlled avalanche barreling toward the hotel. He …

Dwyane Wade has been getting tons of love (and ridiculous backlash) for being supportive of his 12-year-old child. Now, the NBA legend has revealed that Zion will now go by the name Zaya. Wade said on Tuesday’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, “First of all me and my wife, …

Folks were cracking jokes when Blac Chyna made an appearance at the 92nd Annual Academy Awards on Sunday night. However, the reality star is clapping back and claiming the backlash is based on her being a Black woman. A rep for the 31-year-old told TMZ that she is “no different …