1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (475+ words) The latest salvo follows N.O.R.E.’s Sept. 3 appearance on Hot 97’s “Mornings With Mero,” where he offered to pay for a lie-detector test asking whether Vlad has ever used the N-word. N.O.R.E. also argued that Vlad’s media business…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (435+ words) During a Sept. 9 discussion on “Roland Martin Unfiltered,” the veteran journalist and commentator rejected the increasingly complicated arguments over race, ethnicity, upbringing and cultural proximity surrounding the Bronx rapper. Martin’s position cuts through a controversy that has already moved from…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (720+ words) Authored by Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles), SB 1030 would eliminate the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) “Unrelated Adult Male,” or UAM, rule. Smallwood-Cuevas called the policy “outdated and actively harmful,” saying it relies on mid-20th-century gender…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (576+ words) The controversy surrounds “Irreemplazable (Como La Flor),” released on the 20th-anniversary edition of Beyoncé’s “B’Day.” The recording combines her Spanish-language version of “Irreplaceable” with Selena’s vocals from “Como La Flor.” But one fact makes a simple appropriation narrative considerably more…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (330+ words) “I wish nothing would have happened,” Rock told Variety while promoting his new movie, “Misty Green.” But Rock quickly put his experience into perspective rather than turning the interview into another round of Smith commentary. “Me having a bad day…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (286+ words) The 85-year-old actress addressed the controversy during a Sept. 6 event promoting her book “Miriam’s Full English” in Southend, England, after her appearance on ITV’s “This Morning” sparked accusations of racism. “I didn’t want to embarrass or hurt Andi because he…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (392+ words) Bunch, 73, has led the Smithsonian since 2019. His departure after more than seven years in the top job arrives at an extraordinary moment: The White House has challenged Smithsonian exhibits and leadership over depictions of race, slavery and other difficult chapters…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (191+ words) Sanders shared text-message screenshots on Instagram Stories documenting what she described as three days of difficulty reaching her son. She said calls were repeatedly ended when Snow began crying and complained that his iPad wasn’t being kept charged so she…...

6+ day, 31+ min ago   (380+ words) Consider the symbolism of a map. On September 4, 2026, the United States stood alone in opposing a United Nations resolution supporting the Equal Earth projection, which more accurately represents continents’ relative sizes. Africa is roughly 14 times larger than Greenland, despite the…...