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White House Aide Accused of Running Racist Pro-Trump X Account

A staffer is accused of secretly running a meme page that defended a racist Obama video—while online sleuths say the account may also be posing as a Black supporter.
02/26/2026

d4vd Named a ‘Target’ in Grand Jury Probe After Teen’s Body Found in His Tesla

Court filings say prosecutors are presenting evidence that the singer ‘may be involved’ in the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
02/26/2026

TariffsPowerand Plenty of Shade: Trump Calls Out Supreme Court on Live TV

The tense moment played out with only four of the nine justices in the roomrevealing a growing rift between the White House and the nation’s highest court.
02/25/2026

Rep. Al Green Escorted From Trump Address After Holding 'Black People Aren’t Apes' Sign

The Texas congressman was removed from the House chamber after staging a solo protest during President Trump’s address to Congresscalling out what he described as racist rhetoric and imagery.
02/25/2026

Rev. Jesse Jackson Will Lie in State at the SC Statehouse

From Greenville to the global stagethe civil rights giant will soon return home to the state where he was born and where his trailblazing career began.
02/24/2026

A Young Black Man Was Found Hanging From a TreePolice Say “No Foul Play”

Police insist there’s no sign of foul play in Kyle Bassinga’s deathas Black residents push back against rumorsfearand a painful racist legacy.
02/24/2026

Opinion: 'StrongProsperousRespected?' The State of the Union and the Reality Check

As Trump celebrates America at 250millions of Americans are still grappling with affordabilitypolitical fatigueand a growing trust deficit that no slogan can smooth over.
02/24/2026
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BET Current: Texas Jury Awards $3.2M in Bullying CaseBAFTA Racism Sparks Backlash

A Texas jury orders a mother to pay millions in a viral Snapchat bullying disputeBAFTA issues apologies after a racist slur is shouted while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo are on stageand Quinton Aaron recovers from a spinal stroke amid serious family allegations.
02/24/2026

Lawmakers Seek Answers for 230 Black Boys Buried in Hidden Maryland Cemetery

A new bill would create a state commission to investigate hundreds of deaths at a segregated juvenile facility.
02/23/2026

Texas Jury Awards $3.2M to White Teen Branded a Racist Bully by Black Mother

The sleepover clip fueled protestsdoxxingand death threats. Five years latera jury says the outrage campaign—not the prank—crossed the legal line.
02/23/2026

Funeral and Livestream Details for Rev. Jesse Jackson Have Been Announced

Jackson’s celebration of life services will span multiple cities.
02/20/2026