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Source: Kanawa_Studio / Getty In a landmark decision, the European Union has banned trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide (TPO), a chemical commonly used in gel nail polishes, effective September 1, 2025. This move stems from safety concerns highlighted by animal studies, which linked TPO to potential reproductive risks. However, experts argue that these studies involved high-dose exposures that differ significantly from real-world cosmetic use. In a landmark decision, the European Union has […]

Source: Buyenlarge / Getty Patrick Braxton has made history as the first Black mayor of Newbern, a small town in Alabama with a population of just 133 residents. His election marks a hard-fought victory, coming five years after local white officials locked him and his appointed council out of town hall, refusing to recognize their authority, following his mayoral win in 2020. On Aug. 27, Braxton won the 2025 mayoral […]

Source: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Getty / Donald Trump Is Donald Trump and his cabinet trying to hide something from the public regarding his health? Social media has grown very suspicious about what’s going on with Felon 47. Donald Trump, being the malignant narcissist he is, swollen ankles and all, has to make sure he’s seen and heard as much as possible, so you can imagine there would be widespread speculation […]

Source: Evelyn Mccarthy / Getty In today’s episode of The Trump Administration is Actively Trying to Kill Us, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved updated COVID-19 vaccines, but added new restrictions greatly limiting access to anyone who isn’t over 65 or has an underlying health condition. According to NPR, before this updated guidance, anyone six months or older could access a COVID vaccine regardless of their health status. The […]

Source: kool99 / Getty Once again, facial recognition technology is out here getting Black men arrested for crimes they didn’t commit, all because algorithms also apparently think all Black people look alike. According to ABC 7, civil rights and privacy groups are demanding an investigation into the NYPD’s use of facial recognition technology after a Black man was allegedly arrested and jailed for two days based on a false identification. Trevis […]

Scott Olson As the seasons change, so will our sinuses. Oh, and don’t forget about the pending influenza outbreak that seems to arrive annually around this time of year. However, a new study on the effects of antibiotic resistance might have you thinking twice before stocking up on Tylenol and Advil. According to FOX 4 News, lab results conducted by researchers at the University of South Australia using E. coli […]

Source: Melanie Dione / Melanie Dione Aug. 26, 2005, gave me everything that a Friday night could give.  My girls and I fell into a poetry night at a dark, sexy club, as girls our age did in a post- Love Jones society. Joy dominated the room. This is not my mind playing a trick, as I remember the before times. The room was energized by the call-and-response and lingering […]

In New Orleans, community isn’t just a word—it’s a way of life. Long before Hurricane Katrina tested the city’s resilience, places like Congo Square stood as a gathering site for Black traditions like music, dance, and the spirit of resistance. Throughout the 19th century, Congo Square played a substantial role in the development of jazz as well as a spiritual base for Black New Orleanians. Even after the storm scattered neighborhoods and […]

Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Look, every time we characterize President Donald Trump as an authoritarian fascist who is taking pages from the first few chapters of Hitler’s Guide to a 21st Century Dictatorship, the MAGA world says we’re being crazy. Trump supporters say we’re all suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome, a condition right-wingers made up while pretending they’re not the ones who committed a domestic terrorist attack on the […]