The Root

All The Celeb Sightings at the 2026 ESSENCE Festival

After taking over New Orleans and bringing together some of the biggest names in Black Hollywood, ESSENCE Festival of Culture ...

Babyface steals the show before Brandy and Monica make the wait worth it at ESSENCE Fest

Leon Thomas channeled a young D’Angelo, Patti LaBelle checked her makeup mid-set, and Brandy and Monica closed out a long ...

Rev. Al Sharpton reacts to white nationalists march in DC at Essence Fest

Rev. Al Sharpton addresses adversity and the importance of collective action in response to a July 4th white nationalists ...
NBC News

Rep. Al Green defends sign that led to his ejection: 'Trump got the message'

Rep. Al Green, who was ejected earlier from the House chamber for holding a sign that said "Black people aren't apes," was still holding the sign when he spoke to reporters in the Capitol, telling ...
MS NOW on MSN

Rev. Al Sharpton on America’s 250th: "Celebrate the journey"

On Saturday, America will mark 250 years as an independent nation. NOTUS Reporter Evan McMorris-Santoro, MS NOW Business ...

Democrats Must Make Dr. Oz the Republicans’ Political Albatross | Opinion

Democrats must stop treating Medicaid as just a policy argument and start treating it as a character indictment with a face ...

Terrence K. Williams Says He’s Proud to Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary — and Rejects Al Sharpton’s Call to Sit It Out

Comedian and entrepreneur Terrence K. Williams posted a lengthy response on X to remarks made by Rev. Al Sharpton in April ...