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Source: The Washington Post / Getty There is something deeply American about the idea of a suffering class.  From the outset, America has maintained the unspoken Constitutional fine print that the poor must stay poor. That’s the logic behind gated communities, redlining, and predatory lending. It’s what emboldens residents to question Blacks about whether they live in the building.  So when Donald Trump says housing prices should stay high to […]

Buzzbee Family FISHERS, Ind.–The Fishers Police Department announced on Sunday that they have strong evidence to believe that 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee has died. They also announced that a 39-year-old Ohio man named Tyler Thomas has been arrested. Fishers Police Chief Ed Gebhart said Buzbee was first reported missing on January 6. “Her parents reported that she had left overnight. Our officers and our detectives diligently began using our resources to […]

Source: For more than a century, Black media has been the heartbeat of Black storytelling in America. Long before headlines, broadcasts, or timelines existed, our stories lived through oral tradition. History was passed from elders to children in living rooms, churches, barbershops, and community gatherings. These spoken narratives preserved culture, survival, and resistance at a time when Black voices were excluded from the mainstream record. Pre-1900s: Oral TraditionBefore formal media […]

Source: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / Getty Movement for Black Lives has issued a response to the recent arrests of Don Lemon and the demonstrators who took part in an anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minn., where a local ICE director serves as a pastor. As previously reported, Lemon has said repeatedly that he was only there to cover the protest earlier this month, and a magistrate judge and an […]

Source: DJ Michael Watts / General Houston and the entire state of Texas are mourning the loss of a true cultural giant. Michael “5000” Watts passed away on January 30, 2026, surrounded by loved ones. His passing has left a deep void not only in the music industry, but in the heart of the city he helped shape for decades. From mixtapes to radio waves, Watts’ influence was woven into […]

Grady Demond Wilson, best known for his role as Lamont Sanford on the hit 1970s sitcom Sanford and Son, has died. According to reports, Grady Demond Wilson died of cancer at his home in California. TMZ broke the news of Grady Demond Wilson’s passing, who professionally went by his middle name during his acting career. From 1972 to 1977, Wilson was one of the main cast members on NBC’s hit […]

Source: Dia Dipasupil / Getty Don Lemon was arrested. A Black journalist now operating independently, Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents in connection with a January protest at a church in St. Paul, Minn., where he was livestreaming opposition to federal immigration enforcement. Lemon was arrested nearly two weeks later, far from the scene itself, in a move that feels less like routine law enforcement and more like […]

Source: Arturo Holmes / Getty LOS ANGELES — Former cable news anchor Don Lemon has been arrested. According to Don Lemon’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, Lemon was taken into federal custody in Los Angeles on Thursday night while he was covering the Grammy awards. Lemon came under scrutiny following an anti-ICE demonstration at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, earlier this month, where he went inside with a camera and microphone. […]

Source: The Washington Post / Getty On Wednesday (January 28), FBI agents executed a search warrant at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center in Union City, Georgia, just outside of Atlanta. The move comes after FBI Director Kash Patel has initiated investigations that fall in line with the long-held grievances of President Donald Trump, including his repeated claims that that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him. […]