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Primary Night Across America: Key Candidates Advance as 2026 Midterm Map Takes Shape
Voters across the country delivered a clearer picture of the 2026 midterm battlefield this week, with major primary results coming in from Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina, and California.
Jun 103 min read
Karmelo Anthony Convicted of Murder in Fatal Texas Track Meet Stabbing
A Collin County jury has determined that Karmelo Anthony is guilty of first-degree murder in the April 2025 stabbing of fellow high school student Austin Metcalf during a Texas track meet.
Jun 92 min read
Testimony Ends in Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial; Closing Arguments Set in Fatal Frisco Track Meet Stabbing Case
Closing arguments are scheduled for Tuesday, June 9, after four days of testimony in Collin County courthouse. Anthony, who is now 19, has pleaded not guilty and maintains he acted in self-defense.
Jun 82 min read
Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial Begins in Texas as Jury Selection Opens Under Heavy Security
Anthony’s charge for murder is for the stabbing to death of the 17-year-old Austin Metcalf on April 2, 2025, at a track meet held by the Frisco ISD
Jun 22 min read
Rick Chow Found Not Guilty in Shooting Death of 14-Year-Old Cyrus Carmack-Belton, Leaving Columbia Community Searching for Answers
onvenience store owner Chikei “Rick” Chow has been found not guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting death of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton
Jun 22 min read
NBA Trailblazer Jason Collins Dies at 47 After Battle With Brain Cancer
Former NBA star and trailblazer Jason Collins has died at the age of 47 following a battle with Stage 4 glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.
May 121 min read
Kevin Hart and Katt Williams Reconcile During Netflix Roast of Kevin Hart
The roast, which aired as part of Netflix’s comedy programming, brought together celebrities, comedians and entertainers to take aim at Hart’s career, public image and personal life, but Williams’ surprise appearance quickly became the headline moment of the night.
May 112 min read
Redistricting Fight Intensifies Across U.S. as States Race to Reshape Congressional Power
Other states in the redistricting wave include North Carolina, Missouri, Ohio and Utah.
May 84 min read
Tennessee Redistricting Fight Raises New Alarm Over Black Political Power and Modern Redlining
The NAACP Tennessee State Conference has already filed a lawsuit challenging the map, arguing that the mid-decade redistricting violates state law and the Tennessee Constitution.
May 82 min read
South Carolina State University Launches $41.2 Million Campaign Amid Campus Growth and Recent Controversy
The campaign comes as SC State continues what university leaders describe as a major campus transformation. Recent projects include a $20 million expansion of the Kirkland W. Green Student Center, which will add dining, bookstore, career center, esports, café, and collaboration spaces.
May 82 min read
Druski’s Erika Kirk Skit Ignites Online Firestorm Over Comedy, Grief, and Boundaries
The comedian, whose real name is Drew Desbordes, sparked intense debate after posting a sketch on X on March 25 titled “How Conservative Women in America act.
Mar 262 min read
Afroman Beats Lawsuit Tulsa Deputies File Suit Over Viral Raid Videos
By The Black Insider Staff Rapper Afroman, who is also known as Joseph Foreman, has won one of the biggest cases in court when seven deputized sheriffs of his home county sued him over music videos that incorporated footage of a police raid on his home in 2022. The case had attracted national attention since it was at the nexus of the freedom of expression, police accountability, and whether or not an artist has the ability to transform individual trauma into societal comment
Mar 192 min read
Updated War Brief: Iran Conflict Escalates, Shipping Chokes, and the World Braces for Blowback
The confrontation with Iran has grown more serious in the past few days, prompting the expansion of the conflict into a broader regional war, and generating immediate shockwaves across markets and diplomacy worldwid
Mar 22 min read
Nation Reflects on the Life and Legacy of Jesse Jackson
The nation is mourning the passing of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders of the modern era. Jackson, who died at the age of 84, leaves behind a legacy that reshaped American politics, expanded Black political power, and amplified the global fight for justice and equality
Feb 173 min read
Trevor Noah’s Grammys joke about Nicki Minaj sparks cheers, headlines, and fresh political blowback
At Crypto.com Arena, Noah informed the audience that Minaj was not in the building because she was still at the White House with Donald Trump and added to the statement an extended impression supposed to mimic Trump-like bravado.
Feb 22 min read
Demond Wilson, who played Lamont Sanford on Sanford and Son, dies at 79
Wilson, a face that was well-known to the millions of Americans in the era when television was at its prime time, became a star in 1972 when he appeared as Lamont in front of comedian Redd Foxx.
Feb 21 min read
Druski Sparks Church Controversy From Church Skit
Druski depicts the sketch of a mega church leader who is overly dramatic with stage production, melodramatic musical accompanies, security personnel, staged call and response, and scripted moments that resemble a high budget worship service.
Jan 132 min read
Tyler Perry Faces New $77 Million Lawsuit From Actor Mario Rodriguez
Tyler Perry is facing a new civil lawsuit in California from actor and model Mario Rodriguez, who is seeking at least $77 million and alleges Perry subjected him to unwanted sexual advances that escalated into sexual assault and sexual battery over several years
Jan 22 min read
Will Smith Hit With Lawsuit From Tour Violinist Alleging Harassment and Retaliation
Will Smith is facing a new lawsuit filed by violinist Brian King Joseph, who performed on Smith’s “Based on a True Story: 2025” tour and now alleges he was subjected to misconduct and later pushed off the tour after reporting a disturbing incident.
Jan 22 min read
FBI Says It Disrupted Alleged New Year’s Eve Attack Plot in North Carolina
Federal authorities say they disrupted an alleged New Year’s Eve attack plot in the Charlotte area community of Mint Hill, North Carolina, arresting an 18-year-old they accuse of attempting to support ISIS and carry out a mass-casualty assault using knives and hammers
Jan 22 min read
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