Former first lady Michelle Obama says the United States still has a fundamental problem with the idea of a woman in ultimate political power — and that deep-seated resistance is a key reason she has no interest in running for president. In a candid conversation with actor Tracee Ellis Ross, recorded at the Brooklyn Academy […]
Basketball has lost one of its most enduring figures with the death of Lenny Wilkens, the Hall of Fame player and coach who shaped generations of the game. He died on 9 November at the age of 88, his family announced. Wilkens passed away surrounded by loved ones; no cause of death was disclosed. A […]
Sherri Shepherd received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Nov. 3, capping a three-decade career that spans daytime television, stand-up comedy, and film. The ceremony, held outside the W Hollywood Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard, recognized Shepherd in the Television category—reflecting a résumé that includes seven years co-hosting The View, three years on […]
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) is exploring a run for the U.S. Senate seat held by fellow Democrat Ed Markey, according to reporting from Politico. If she enters the race and prevails, Pressley would become the first woman of color to represent Massachusetts in the Senate, a milestone that would mirror her 2018 breakthrough as the […]
Former New York Knicks All-Star Charles Oakley has been ordered to pay more than $642,000 in attorney fees and costs to Madison Square Garden, a sanction tied to the loss of five years’ worth of text messages in his lawsuit over a 2017 ejection from a Knicks game. The ruling was issued Friday, Oct. 31, […]