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Source: Theo Wargo / Getty The founder of the ill-fated Fyre Fest is out of jail and ready to throw a new version of the event with an expected launch date. For those who remember the disaster that was Fyre Fest, be prepared —a new version is on the way. According to reports, Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland is gearing up for Fyre Festival II with the announcement that it […]

Firefighter Tony James cries while attending the New York Fire Department Chaplain Rev. Mychal Judge’s funeral service in front of the St. Francis of Assisi Church on September 15, 2001, in New York City. | Source: Getty Images / Getty UPDATED: 9:30 a.m. ET, Sept. 11, 2024 The nation forever changed 23 years ago when 3,000 people were killed in New York City, at the Pentagon and in a field […]

Harriet Tubman, far left, with a family she liberated from slavery Source: Bettmann / Getty As is likely was for most people who lived in the U.S.and were probably at least 10 on September 11, 2001, I know exactly where I was, what I did, how I learned about the planes crashing into the World Trade Center’s  North and South buildings, the Pentagon and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Which […]

JD Vance, the candidate for Vice President of the United States and Donald Trump’s running mate, gets a little weirder and racist after making an explosive claim. JD Vance shared a baseless rumor that Haitians converging in an Ohio town are taking pets from homes and eating them. On Monday (September 9), JD Vance took to X to share a video of him appearing on the CNBC network and used […]

Source: David Corio / Getty Frankie Beverly, frontman for the R&B soul and funk band Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly has passed away. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Frankie Beverly And Maze -(Maze Honoring Frankie Beverly) (@frankiebeverlyandmaze) The news of his passing was confirmed by his family in a post on his official social media accounts, saying “Grieving the loss of a loved one is a deeply personal […]

Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty A currently-incarcerated man in Michigan has reportedly been rewarded a $100 million default judgment against disgraced entertainment mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, the latest in a series of multiple lawsuits and investigations detailing years of alleged sexual assault and abuse. Source: Michigan Department of Corrections / MDOC As reported by Detroit Metro Times, the award was issued on Monday (Sept. 9) to Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith, 51, by […]

Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty Two Airplanes Collide On Taxiway At Jackson-Hartfield Airport In Georgia A Delta jet clipped a smaller Endeavor plane on a taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday morning, officials said. A Delta Air Lines Flight heading to Tokyo (Flight 295) was taxiing for takeoff when its wingtip hit the tail of an Endeavor plane which was headed to Louisiana (Flight 5526). The collision knocked […]

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will be face to face in their first presidential debate tonight. You can watch LIVE below beginning at 8pm CST.   As we head into the intense debate, both candidates have a chance to speak directly to Black voters as they often encounter distinct challenges in the areas mentioned, but Harris has a significant opportunity in particular. The 59-year-old Democrat has […]

Source: Pam Francis / Getty Mathew Knowles has entered the chat. Beyonce‘s chart-topping Cowboy Carter album failed to earn a single nod at the Country Music Awards and many are crying foul. Of course, the Beyhive was quick to defend their muse and queen, and many outside the core fanbase are scratching their head at how a project that debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and claimed the biggest […]