Leading black intellectual Dr. Cornel West slammed California Gov. Gavin Newsom over remarks that suggested black folks are illiterate.

SAN DIEGO — What I remember about the one time I met the Rev. Jesse Jackson is how it turned into a multilingual affair. It was 1994, and I was co-hosting a nightly 9 p.m. to midnight talk show for ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, an American civil rights leader, minister, and politician, who was a protégé of Martin Luther King Jr ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy – It’s impossible to miss USA luger Summer Britcher on the track. Her yellow sled is incredibly distinct. It stands out against the white ice beneath her. It clashes with her ...

Savannah Guthrie’s “Today” show co-hosts somberly shared an update on her mom Nancy Guthrie’s ongoing disappearance Thursday as NYPD surrounded the studio. “We begin this morning with the latest on ...

BLACK HAWK COUNTY, Iowa - Tavis Hall has announced he is seeking re-election to the Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors to represent District 4. Hall currently serves as Executive Director of ...

Rickey Smiley is used to jokes; he is a comedian after all. But this week, Smiley made it clear there’s a difference between playful roasting and what feels like disrespect. The situation began last ...

Comedian and syndicated radio host Rickey Smiley recently weighed in on Stephen A. Smith's Omega Psi Phi blunder from his Straight Shooter SiriusXM show last week. In the January 13th episode of ...

PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett Smiley has signed a new executive order that prohibits the use of city-owned property by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel as they enforce civil ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify where Smiley went to law school. JB Smiley, Jr. said he felt called to return to Memphis after graduating from the University of Arkansas-Little ...