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Tune in here to this Friday edition of the Brett Winterble Show! Brett kicks off the show with Pete Kaliner for this week’s Friday Hangover, they discuss the explosive meeting between President Trump, Vice President Vance, and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. The fireworks started following _ mentioning his intent to address the issues with Russia through diplomacy, President Zelensky immediately became heated, leading to a heated exchange between Zelensky and President Trump and […]

Source: Derek White / Getty We are sad to report that Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Angie Stone was killed in an auto accident Saturday morning (March 1) at the age of 63. Her daughter, Diamond, confirmed the news on social media, simply saying “My Mommy is gone.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Neighborhood Talk (@theneighborhoodtalk) The singer’s rep, Deborah R. Champagne, confirmed to TMZ that the singer was […]

The Trump administration letter aims to stop teachers from discussing many topics with students. Hill Street Studios, DigitalVision/Getty Images   The Trump administration’s attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion have continued in the form of a “Dear Colleague” letter from the Department of Education to educational institutions – from preschools through colleges and universities. This letter demands that schools abandon what the Trump administration refers to as “DEI programs” and […]

Source: SOPA Images / Getty Microsoft has announced that Skype will be retired in May as the company shifts its focus to Teams, its modern online communications platform. Acquired by Microsoft in 2011, Skype will be replaced by Teams, which offers calling, chat, and online meeting tools. Teams grew in popularity during the pandemic, becoming the preferred platform for remote collaboration. Microsoft will assist Skype users in transitioning to Teams […]

Source: WWD / Getty The State of Georgia has agreed to return jewelry seized from rapper Young Thug after his 2022 RICO indictment. As reported by FOX 5 Atlanta, Fulton Co. Superior Court Judge Paige Whitaker issued a consent order on February 21, authorizing the return of several jewels to Rafaello & Company Inc., doing business as A+A Diamonds Ltd. Among the items to be returned is a Rolex Datejust watch […]

Source: Jacob Boomsma / Getty Popular restaurant chain Jack’s Family Restaurant is currently the defendant in a civil rights lawsuit filed by attorneys for a Black former employee in Warrior, Alabama, who says his experience at the dining establishment was one where he was subjected to racial slurs, white supremacist material and a branch manager who would insist that he simply “let it go” whenever he complained about any of […]

Source: Bloomberg / Getty After two years away at junior college, James Mungin II had just returned home to Miami’s historic African American neighborhood, Liberty City, when a white neighborhood watchman, George Zimmerman, went on trial for fatally shooting an unarmed Black teenager, Trayvon Martin. Mungin knew Martin in passing—the 17-year-old lived in Liberty City with his father but was visiting his mother at her suburban Orlando home when he […]

Southern University and A&M College The community of Southern University and A&M College just got a rough start to Spring Break 2025 with the recent death of a 20-year-old student who died following his involvement in an off-campus fraternity ritual under Omega Psi Phi. Louisiana native Caleb Wilson, also a member of the school’s renowned Human Jukebox marching band, was recognized in a public statement made today (Feb 27) by […]

Source: X Sometimes we just have to do it for ourselves. Earlier this month, a group of neo-Nazis who likely consider themselves to be of the intellectually superior race thought it was a grand (wizard) idea to travel to a predominately Black neighborhood in Lincoln Heights, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio, and stage a white supremacist demonstration near a highway overpass where they hung a swastika banner. As any Black […]