By Marianne Garvey On Thursday night, iHeartMedia celebrated music’s biggest stars with the eighth annual iHeartRadio Music Awards, hosted by Usher. Performers included The Weeknd and Ariana Grande, who opened the show with “Save Your Tears,” Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak (Silk Sonic), Dan + Shay and Doja Cat. Elton John was awarded the 2021 iHeartRadio
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By AJ Willingham It’s hard to see art in the smoldering aftermath of the Tulsa Race Massacre, when White Americans destroyed a wealthy Black community in 1921, killing dozens and leaving entire city blocks in ashes. It’s hard to see triumph in the innumerable chapters of racism, bondage and hatred that have darkened our American
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By Aya Elamroussi and Jason Hanna Travel is up, Covid-19 cases are down, and vaccines have been put in many arms. The coronavirus pandemic isn’t over, but Memorial Day weekend is set to look more like it did before the virus upended life more than a year ago. Americans Saturday were experiencing their first holiday
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By Stella Chan Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors has announced that she’s transitioning out of her role as executive director. On Thursday, she said on her YouTube channel, “… I feel excited for me, and my next journey.” Cullors revealed that at the end of 2019 she had stepped back from the organization, but
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By Alaa Elassar Black athletes at a high school in Georgia received the gift of a lifetime when an anonymous donor offered to pay their college tuition if they made straight As. The donor, a community member who didn’t want his identity revealed, was inspired to make change after realizing the lack of diversity in
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By Jasmine Wright Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will become the first woman to give the commencement speech at the United States Naval Academy when she addresses the 2021 graduating class. During the speech, Harris will touch on some of the biggest threats to the nation and its armed forces, including the pandemic, cybersecurity
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by Alaa Elassar More than 600 musicians, including members of The Roots and Arcade Fire, have issued an open letter in support of Palestinian rights. The group, calling themselves #MusiciansForPalestine, published the letter on Thursday, less than a week after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire ending 11 days of hostilities that left hundreds,
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By Amir Vera, Jill Martin, Homero De la Fuente and Jacob Lev The return to watching sports in person is supposed to be a happy time, including at the NBA playoffs, but clearly some fans have forgotten how to act. Three NBA teams indefinitely banned fans Thursday after incidents in which attendees exhibited unruly and
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By Mallika Kallingal and Jill Martin Tiger Woods has given his first interview since he was involved in a massive car crash in February, discussing his rehab and physical therapy with Golf Digest. The golfing legend was seriously injured after the Genesis SUV he was driving veered off the road about 26 miles southwest of
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By Steve Forrest Bill Cosby has been denied parole by the Pennsylvania Parole Board, which cited a number of reasons for its decision, according to a letter from the board obtained by CNN. Cosby, 83, is currently serving a 3-to-10-year sentence at a prison outside Philadelphia for drugging and sexually assaulting a former Temple University
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