NAACP Image Awards: Issa Rae, Will Smith, Angela Bassett win big; Jennifer Hudson takes Entertainer of the Year
Rich Polk/Getty Images for ESSENCE;Paras Griffin/Getty Images;Jason Merritt/Getty Images At the 53rd NAACP Image Awards, airing Saturday on BET, singer and actress Jennifer Hudson took home the biggest award of the night: Entertainer of the Year. The 40-year-old American Idol alumna
14 shot, leaving 1 dead in hookah lounge shooting
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — Fourteen people suffered gunshot wounds, one of whom died, after two people exchanged gunshots at a Las Vegas hookah lounge on Saturday, according to a statement from the Las Vegas Metropolitan
Russia-Ukraine conflict impacts sports, entertainment
Panayotis Tzamaros/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The effects of the Russian attack on Ukraine are rippling out to the sports and entertainment world, where figures have spoken out and events have been changed this week.
Ukrainian leaders vow to arm themselves as Russian troops close in on Kyiv
Presidency of Ukraine/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — As Russian troops closed in on Ukraine’s capital Friday and thousands of refugees continued to flee the country, several Ukrainian officials vowed to remain in Kyiv and
Fears of a growing refugee crisis in Europe loom amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine
Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Russian invasion of Ukraine is forcing many Ukrainians to leave their homes to seek shelter, with long lines already forming at the border and the potential for severe
LGBTQ youth fight back against Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill
Courtesy Maxx Fenning (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — When CJ Walden heard the news that some Florida classrooms would limit LGBTQ topics under a proposed bill in the state legislature, first he felt shock. Then, the pain set in.
Why 'stand your ground' laws may be connected to higher homicide rates
Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — “Stand your ground laws,” have proliferated around the country after they were first introduced in Florida in 2005, with proponents contending that they’ve kept neighborhoods safer. A study released this week,
COVID-19 pandemic forces a nationwide reckoning for American churches on how to safely reopen
Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Since the start of the pandemic, in-person church attendance dropped a staggering 45% nationwide, according to an ABC analysis of churches across more than 3,000 U.S. counties from cellular phone data
Brinnon man gets 16 year sentence for machete attack
PORT TOWNSEND – In Jefferson County Superior Court yesterday, James Parker of Brinnon was sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to Assault in the First Degree, Burglary, and Harassment/Threats to Kill following his arrest