Editor’s Note: The following article may be disturbing for some readers. On Monday (Aug. 23), an R. Kelly trial witness testified in Brooklyn Federal Court that the singer gave her herpes when she was only 17 years old and then shamed her over it. The New York Daily News reports …

MoveOn praises House passage of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and calls on the Senate to pass it as well Tonight, MoveOn is celebrating a crucial victory for democracy with the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act by the U.S. House of Representatives. Once signed into …

Photo: Stuart C. Wilson (Getty Images) Like most good things that happen in life, I re-happened upon Rick Astley’s song “Never Gonna Give You Up,” by accident—and it wasn’t by being Rickrolled, the prank-turned-phenomenon of sending somebody a video link that claims to be one thing—no Amerie…or Ameriie?—but is really …

Why cinemas should embrace vaccine mandates Rya​n Lowry / The New York Times / Redux Last week, I attended my first film screening that required proof of vaccination against COVID-19 upon entry. I presented my Excelsior Pass and photo ID and swanned on in. The entire process took 15 seconds, …

Sonya and Dell Curry, parents of NBA legend Stephen Curry, are reportedly ending their marriage after 33 years. According to PEOPLE, the couple filed for divorce in June. The pair, who met and wed in 1988, also share a daughter, Sydel and son, Seth, who also plays professional basketball. “After …

The death of George Floyd and the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement led corporate America to acknowledge its decades of silence. That led them to take an active role in confronting and ending systemic racism. Corporate America’s 50 biggest public companies began proclaiming Black Lives Matter and collectively …

Chrissy Teigen had a miscarriage back in September, and she is still working toward healing.  The model and author wrote on Instagram about the loss of baby Jack, “I’m slightly down lately. It kind of started when I was thinking of my book caption and typed out ‘my third baby …

Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) A California high school is facing an investigation after white students were captured on a video that went viral over the weekend abusing a Black doll named “Shaniqua,” stomping it, positioning it in sexually suggestive positions and posing with it during a football game Friday. The Instagram …

Ice-T is grieving the loss of his good friend Joseph “Taheim” Bryan. On Saturday, Aug. 21, the two-time Grammy Award winner wrote in an Instagram post that he’s “not in a good place” right now.  Bryan was gunned down in his car Thursday night (Aug. 19) on a dead-end street …

The Delta variant may spoil the school year, our reporter warns. 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. This time, things were supposed …