Source: Win McNamee / Getty After President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself depicted as Jesus Christ, and then played around in our faces by claiming he thought the image was of him depicted as a medical doctor for the Red Cross, I wrote a thing about how clear it is that the president believes we’re all as gullible and ignorant as his ever-loyal followers, and that a problem […]
Source: Reach Media / Radio One When it comes to staying connected and up-to-date on the issues that directly impact our daily lives, Sybil Wilkes remains a trusted voice for our community. Through her “What We Need to Know” segment, she consistently empowers us with the critical news we need to navigate a rapidly changing political and social landscape. From pressing economic updates to the future of our political leadership, […]
Source: Donald Trump / Truth Social Look, when we say MAGA is a cult, we’re not being as hyperbolic as MAGA thinks. In fact, it’s arguable that it isn’t an exaggeration at all. After all, cults are defined by their reliance on absolute authoritarianism, the cult leader’s reliance on coercive manipulation of cultists who view the leader as charismatic or the ideology as appealing, the leader’s financial exploitation of cultists […]
Source: Mario Tama / Getty While Iran and the United States have agreed to a two-week ceasefire that’s looking shakier by the day, the impact of the war is still being felt by the global economy. Last month, inflation rose at its sharpest in four years, largely driven by higher gas prices. According to NBC News, inflation rose to 3.3% in March, up 0.9% from the month before. Gas prices […]
Getty Images / Gamers / Air Traffic Controllers / F.A.A. Desperate times call for desperate measures. The Federal Aviation Administration (F.A.A.) is now hoping to lure gamers to solve the air traffic controller shortage. Yup, you read that correctly, if you’re good at Call of Duty, the F.A.A. wants you! Currently, highly unqualified Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy shared a recruitment video calling for gamers to apply to be air traffic […]
Source: z1b / Getty A growing sense of unease is spreading among some Black current and former service members, who fear the U.S. military, often seen as an opportunity for many Black folks to reach financial stability and a middle-class livelihood, may be sliding backward toward an era marked by exclusion rather than progress. Capital B News reports that critics point to recent decisions under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as […]
Source: Alex Wong / Getty Right now, First Lady Melania Trump has people across the nation scratching their heads, wondering why she called a White House press conference to publicly deny allegations of involvement with late billionaire child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that, apparently, nobody even knew about until she brought them up. “I have never been friends with Epstein. Donald and I were invited to the same parties as Epstein […]
Source: Klaus Vedfelt / Getty When NeNe Leakes sashayed onto Capitol Hill recently, she wasn’t there to deliver one of her legendary, and often hilarious, “reads.” Instead, the Real Housewives of Atlanta icon joined a contingent of “Bravolebrities” for HIV Advocacy Day to protest proposed budget cuts that threaten to gut prevention and care for the most vulnerable. Bringing her signature brand of “tell-it-like-it-is” energy to the halls of Congress, […]
Source: LEONARDO MUNOZ / Getty Last week, the Supreme Court told the country that Colorado cannot bar licensed counselors from engaging in conversion therapy with minors the way the state tried to. In an 8-1 decision, the Court treated the law as a First Amendment problem and said Colorado was regulating speech based on viewpoint. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, alone in dissent, warned that the ruling “opens a dangerous can […]
