President Donald Trump wanted to control who covered him at the White House. Now the television crew that stepped into the gap has drawn a warning from journalists who spent years covering presidents. The controversy erupted during Trump’s trip to New York for the United Nations General Assembly. A video that thrilled one of his...
President Donald Trump could barely contain his anger after spotting a familiar face he didn’t expect to see. As Trump walked into the United Nations headquarters building in New York on Tuesday with First Lady Melania Trump, he happily greeted reporters, then stopped in his tracks. He saw a CNN reporter he had banned from...
A Georgia mother is speaking out after Tennessee game officials ejected her son, high school running back Sheldon Atchison, for allegedly making what officials called a “gun-like” gesture on the field during a cross-state football game. Ashley Flood, Atchison’s mother, told Atlanta Black Star that refs misinterpreted the gesture and that the suspension rules unfairly...
An Oregon cop who punched and tasered a handcuffed man, leading to his forced termination and a lawsuit against him is insisting the city pay for his legal defense. But the city of Eugene has refused to defend Stephen Lahm, claiming he “violated several policies” that led to his resignation in “lieu of termination,” according...
At least two students at a high school in Florida are facing consequences after photos and videos circulated on social media showing them holding up a Black doll to mock a Black student-athlete. The incident occurred during a Sept. 10 girls’ volleyball game between Andrew Jackson High School and Fernandina Beach High School, which is...
