Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks after Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the reopening of more Texas businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic at a press conference at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Monday, May 18, 2020.Photo: Lynda M. Gonzalez (Getty Images) At this point, we really don’t need …

Bill Cosby supported his former co-star Phylicia Rashad after Howard University, where she’s a dean of fine arts, disavowed her tweet celebrating his release from prison for sexual assault. “Howard University you must support ones Freedom of Speech (Ms. Rashad), which is taught or suppose to be taught everyday at …

Bill Cosby had a few words for Howard University after the HBCU publicly reprimanded his “TV wife” Phylicia Rashad for supporting his abrupt prison release, Deadline reports. “Howard University you must support ones Freedom of Speech (Ms. Rashad), which is taught or suppose to be taught everyday at that renowned …

Photo: Eva Marie Uzcategui (Getty Images) Before I even start, I know what some of you are going to say: “Donald Trump isn’t even president anymore, so why are you still reporting on him?” And you’re right—outside of rumblings of the possibility that Trump will put America through a whole …

Tough conversations provide opportunities for pain and conflict, but also for growth and healing, “Dear Therapist” writes. Bianca Bagnarelli Editor’s Note: With Lori Gottlieb on book leave, Rebecca J. Rosen, the editor of “Dear Therapist,” is filling in as The Atlantic’s “Dear Therapist” archivist, pointing readers to some of Lori’s …

Some people were outraged that Vanessa Williams performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the song known as the Black National Anthem, for this year’s televised Capitol Fourth celebration on Sunday (July 4). Critics, fuming at PBS’s holiday broadcast event, called it divisive and un-American, according to the New York Post. …

Ten years ago, Smith tried to retire from being a sheriff deputy. But he immediately missed the work so he returned after a few months. Now, he says he will only retire “when the good lord says so,” according to CNN. Smith decided to join the police force in the …

Photo: Frank Franklin II (AP) In 2005, Reggie Bush was about the closest thing to God in the flesh. I’m not alone in that observation either, as evidenced by him being named the Associated Press College Football Player of the Year, a two-time consensus All-American, a two​-time Pac-10 Offensive Player …

Nick Cannon and model Alyssa Scott on Saturday (July 3) announced the birth of their baby boy.  The child, named Zen and the seventh for the TV personality, was born on June 23rd.  Scott posted an adorable black-and-white photo of herself and the baby on Instagram on July 3.  RELATED: …

On the evening of August 6, 2008, on a remote island in Alaska’s Aleutian chain, the side of a volcano began crumbling into the turquoise waters of its crater lake. Gulls fled from the falling rock. The wind whistled around Chris Ford as he peered over the lip of the …