A Black woman who serves as deputy city clerk for Allentown, Pennsylvania, is suing the city for permitting a racially hostile workplace environment, which she says has included racial slurs and other demeaning comments by city officials directed at her and other Black employees and citizens for years. In her complaint filed in federal court...
A recent episode of The View erupted into an intense debate when co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Ana Navarro found themselves at odds over their responses to former President Donald Trump’s controversial Meet the Press interview. The heated exchange revealed a deeper divide in how public figures believe Americans should handle Trump’s inflammatory statements about January...
In the latest episode of his eponymous news show, former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo criticized Americans who praised the alleged actions of CEO shooting suspect Luigi Mangione, but the commentary backfired as Cuomo tangled himself in a convoluted comparison to the case involving Daniel Penny, who was acquitted last week in the choking death of...
On Broadway, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will play in a one-night production of “& Juliet.” On Dec. 14, at 8 p.m., the first Black woman appointed to the Supreme Court will take the stage in a walk-on role. Jackson, 54, will also host a talkback following the performance, per the jukebox musical’s post promoting the...
Beauty influencer Avonna Sunshine has nearly half a million followers, so when she took to TikTok to criticize celebrity beauty brand Patrick Ta for not compensating her, people stopped and listened. Ta and company co-owners Rima and Avo Minaysan have built a beauty empire on inclusivity, prioritizing shade range and profiting “off of the Black...
A Minneapolis City Council member faces criticism from families of police violence victims after using the “Say Their Names” slogan to reference police horses during a budget discussion. Council member LaTrisha Vetaw sparked controversy during a recent city budget meeting when she listed the names of police horses — Haven, Maximillian, Buster, Blue Trooper, Goliath,...
A nationally known white supremacist and influencer will be back in court this month to face a battery charge for allegedly pepper-spraying a woman who visited his home to confront him about an inflammatory social post he made following Donald Trump’s election win. Nick Fuentes was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery on Nov. 27...