New York City Mayor Eric Adams has ended his bid for a second term, releasing a farewell message from Gracie Mansion on Sunday, Sept. 28, in which he warned of rising “extremism” in city politics and urged voters to judge candidates by results, not rhetoric. Adams’ withdrawal follows a tumultuous year marked by a 2024 […]
On Wednesday’s episode of The View, the co-hosts sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s address to the United Nations General Assembly, with several questioning his leadership and mental fitness following the remarks. Sara Haines opened the segment with a barbed aside about the reaction inside Trump’s circle, calling the speech “a train wreck.” Joy Behar and […]
The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office has appointed McArthur Holmes as chief deputy, marking the first time a Black officer has held the role since the agency was founded in 1732. Sheriff Richard Coleman, the county’s first Black sheriff, announced the historic promotion and presided over Holmes’ pinning ceremony on Sept. 23. “Some things in life […]
The death of conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk has exposed sharp political and theological rifts, including within Black churches, as clergy debate how faith should respond to a figure celebrated by the right and criticized by others for incendiary rhetoric. Several pastors condemned efforts by conservative politicians to cast Kirk as a champion of Christian values […]
Boston officials have approved a $150,000 settlement for Willie Bennett and Alan Swanson, two Black men wrongly identified in the 1989 killing of Carol Stuart, a pregnant white woman whose husband, Charles Stuart, later emerged as the orchestrator of the crime. Under the agreement, Bennett will receive $100,000 and Swanson $50,000. Their wrongful implication, based […]
