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Source: Smith Collection/Gado / Getty Last year’s Big, Beautiful Bill included some of the largest changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in decades. Since this is the Trump administration we’re talking about, none of these changes were for the better. Recent data show that SNAP enrollment has declined by over 13% in the last 12 months.  AP reports that SNAP enrollment fell from 42.2 million in May 2025 […]

Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty We are saddened to report that music mogul Pierre “P” Thomas is reportedly in the ICU after suffering a heart attack, according to sources. The man behind some of the biggest names in music, including Lil Baby, Migos, City Girls, and many more, reportedly suffered the heart attack while in Las Vegas. Thomas is currently surrounded by family as doctors determine the next steps i […]

✕ Sybil Wilkes is back with What We Need To Know the headlines that matter most. From a high-stakes appeal in Texas to a decades-old hip-hop mystery finally reaching a courtroom, here are the stories you need on your radar right now. Texas Appeal Uncovers Buried Evidence in Deadly Track Meet Case The case that gripped the nation is far from over. Nineteen-year-old Karmelo Anthony, sentenced to 35 years for […]

NurPhoto In a developing missing person report that many were hoping would have a happy outcome has unfortunately ended on a sad note after the missing party was recently found dead. The death of Alisa Goods, a 63-year-old grandmother and mother of five visiting Las Vegas from New York City, was confirmed on Thursday morning (August 20) following a two-week-long search after she was last seen on August 8. Authorities […]

Source: Anthony Barboza / Getty Michael Wright, the actor best known for his standout performance in the musical drama The Five Heartbeats, has passed away at the age of 70. His wife, Susan, confirmed the news on the actor’s Instagram page in a family statement. “Michael was a husband, a father, a grandfather, loved one, a friend, and an extraordinary artist whose work touched generations,” the statement reads, in part. […]

For nearly five decades, Cathy Hughes has helped transform the media landscape while ensuring Black voices, stories and communities have a platform. The Urban One Founder and Chairwoman recently sat down with NBC4’s Shawn Yancy for a conversation reflecting on Hughes’ trailblazing career, her commitment to amplifying the Black community and the legacy she and her family have built through Urban One. The conversation also highlighted a special connection between Hughes and her family and Yancy’s […]

Source: New details have been reported regarding the woman accused of kidnapping two young girls in Atlanta over the weekend, after serving as their babysitter, or, according to an arrest warrant, posing as one. According to WWNYTV 7 News, 42-year-old Lakesha Brown has been charged with kidnapping and cruelty to children. Brown was scheduled to make her first court appearance on Tuesday, but she waived that right just hours before […]

NurPhoto If you haven’t already figured it out, we’re currently in the heat of hurricane season. Between June 1 and November 30, the North Atlantic Ocean experiences a heavy wave of thunderstorms, some strong enough to cause major power outages in its path. Hundreds of thousands have been reporting outages all across America, from those in Indiana entering week two of no electricity to the devastating ruin seen in Hawaii […]

Source: JHU Sheridan Libraries/Gado / Getty Every year when Black August rolls around, the stories we pull from the archive tend to center on Black men’s experience while the distinct warfare waged against Black women political prisoners gets reduced to a quiet whisper, if mentioned at all.  I learned to tune my ears to those whispers early on in my academic career. My education in Black political activism began on […]