by Kandiss Edwards December 23, 2025 Chery shared a first-person account of his career and the risks he faced covering his homeland’s turmoil, including being shot while on assignment. Haitian photojournalist Dieu-Nalio Chery, whose work has documented decades of political unrest, social struggle, and human rights issues in Haiti, has shared a first-person account of…
by Jeroslyn JoVonn December 23, 2025 Rising life expectancy has shifted the retirement age from 65 to 67 for those born in 1960 and later. Retirement planning is evolving, with longer life expectancies pushing the typical retirement age from 65 to 67. For those born in 1960 or later, the Social Security Full Retirement Age…
by Kandiss Edwards December 23, 2025 Madison Bergmann, a former Hudson, Wisconsin, elementary school teacher, was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to sex crimes involving a child. During her sentencing, Bergmann’s cries elicited rebuke from the presiding judge. On Dec. 19, Bergmann was sentenced in St. Croix County Court to six years in prison…
by Sharelle B. McNair December 23, 2025 Lawmakers like Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), who once advocated for transparency, compared the failed release to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, thinking the fight has reached the end of the road. Two lawmakers are threatening to use a rare congressional sanction against the U.S. Department of Justice…
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman December 23, 2025 The former political consultant for Bernie Sanders has reportedly refused to pay rent for her apartment since 2023. A former Bernie Sanders staffer is in the midst of an eviction battle with her landlord over a D.C. apartment complex. According to ABC7, Michele Watley has evaded eviction for several…
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton December 23, 2025 ‘Our lawyers are actively going after a number of people,’ MVP Promotions Nakisa Bidarian said. After Jake Paul and his MVP Promotions team were accused of hosting a rigged boxing match against Anthony Joshua, which ended with Paul being knocked out, the YouTuber-turned-boxer’s MVP co-founder, Nakisa Bidarian,…
by Keka Araújo December 23, 2025 The significance of this declaration has extended far beyond South Florida’s borders. The vibrant pulse of the Haitian diaspora found a new rhythm this month as civic leaders and cultural icons converged to celebrate the inaugural Saint Sauveur 1972 Haitian Heritage Rum Day. Officially declared for Dec. 12, 2025,…
by Ahsan Washington December 23, 2025 Black-owned game creators come in clutch with a variety of board games, card games, and video games. What’s a holiday gathering without a good game night to unite friends and family through laughter and competitive play? Black-owned game creators come in clutch with a variety of board games, card…
by Jeroslyn JoVonn December 23, 2025 Charlamagne reflects on the time he tried to provoke Kelly Rowland on-air after Wendy Williams ordered him to “get her.” Charlamagne Tha God is reflecting on his early days in radio, when he reportedly felt pressured to shade Kelly Rowland on air after Wendy Williams encouraged him to act…
by Kandiss Edwards December 23, 2025 The Special Merit Awards Ceremony will take place at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles as part of the Grammy Week. The Recording Academy has named music legends Whitney Houston and Chaka Khan among this year’s recipients of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. The Lifetime Achievement Award is…
