November 14, 2025
Akon Locked Up After Getting Lacking On A Warrant For A Suspended License
Source: Hindustan Times / GettyAkon had a little run-in with the law recently that landed him in jail for a hot second.Konvict Music’s own reportedly had a warrant out for his arrest due to a suspended license, according to TMZ. Back in September, Akon was cruising around Atlanta in his Cybertruck w
November 14, 2025
Reassessing My Relationship With Profanity: Trying To Cuss Less (And Parent Better)
Source: JLco – Julia Amaral / GettyLook, I’m not gonna lie. I cuss a lot.In fact, my use of profanity has historically bordered on the poetic. I have a preternatural ability to string together bad words to add a flourish to just about any point that I need to make. My ability to curse is, frankly, a
November 14, 2025
5 Facts About Ruby Bridges, Who Integrated A New Orleans School On This Day In 1965
Source: Bettmann / GettyOn Nov. 14, 1965, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges made history when she stepped foot in William Frantz Elementary School, becoming the first Black student to integrate into the New Orleans school. To celebrate the anniversary of this landmark moment in Civil Rights, here are five fac
November 14, 2025
DOJ Sues To Block New California Voting Map In Redistricting Fight
Source: Smith Collection/Gado / GettyThe U.S. Department of Justice has opened a new front in an escalating assault on democratic norms, filing a high-stakes lawsuit to block California’s newly approved congressional district map. According to the complaint filed in federal court on Thursday, the Ju
November 14, 2025
What Ruby Bridges Taught Us: The Lessons America Still Hasn’t Learned
Source: Underwood Archives / GettyIt has been 65 years since Ruby Bridges, now 71, made history by stepping into William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. In 1960, Ruby Bridges opened up the doors for millions of Black children around the world when she fearlessly walked into William Frantz E
November 14, 2025
Boston University Student Brags About Calling ICE On Car Wash Employees
Source: Boston Globe / GettyA Boston University student is at the center of a growing national controversy after publicly taking credit for triggering an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid at an Allston car wash. According to reports, BU student Zac Segal repeatedly called ICE to report car wa
November 14, 2025
White Florida Couple Charged With Assault After Making Racial Threats Against Black Project Manager
Source: Antavis Johnson / Antavis JohnsonBack in July, we reported on an encounter between Antavis Johnson, a Black project manager in central Florida, and a white couple he attempted to inform about utility upgrades that were happening in the area in which he was going door-to-door, handing out mat
10/29/2025
Wronged for 43 Years, Still Not Free — The Double Injustice of Subu Vedam
For 43 years, Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam sat behind bars in Pennsylvania — convicted of a 1980 murder for which new evidence now proves he did not pull the trigger. He emerged, at age 64, a freed man only to be snatched by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and handed a fresh fight: one that thr
10/24/2025
So you got the degree — now what? The ’future of work’ just changed the playbook.
If you’re a post-2020 grad, pull up a chair. Because the narrative that college = career success is getting a serious rewrite. At a recent fireside chat, Ryan Roslansky (CEO of LinkedIn) dropped this bit of hard truth:“The future of work belongs not to the people with the fanciest degrees … but to t
10/21/2025
The Beef Behind the Deal: How Trump’s Argentina Pact Betrays Black Farmers, Again
If you want to understand how America works — who it feeds and who it forgets — just follow the beef.Donald Trump’s new trade deal with Argentina is being sold as a victory for American diplomacy and consumer choice. What it really is, though, is the latest act in a long American drama: one where Bl
10/13/2025
Shutdown Nation: The Big Beautiful Bill That’s Breaking America
Mike Johnson calls Obamacare a “boondoggle.” But if you’re one of the federal workers furloughed, a soldier waiting on pay, or a parent staring at an empty EBT balance, you already know what a real boondoggle looks like.The government’s been shut down for days. Congress is frozen in place, and Ameri

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