Hot Topics

Will Smith, with his award for Best Actor and his family, from left: his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, his daughter, Willow, and his sons, Jaden and Trey.PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Love will make you do crazy things? So will arrogance. Friday, Apr. 1, 2022

Read more

In this Tuesday, March 29, 2022, photo released by Warner Bros., Wanda Sykes is seen during a taping of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" at the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, Calif. Fresh off hosting the 94th Academy Awards, Sykes made an appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Tuesday to air Thursday, April 7. She talked about the confrontation between Will Smith and Chris Rock. (Michael Rozman/Warner Bros. via AP)

Wanda Sykes on Smith slapping Rock: ‘It was sickening’ Friday, Apr. 1, 2022

Read more

Donna Johnston, a therapist in Plainfield, Conn., said she is seeking justice for herself and to spotlight her encounter for others who experience reverse racism.ERIN CLARK/GLOBE STAFF

Faculty applicant sues Bridgewater State, saying she was asked to defend her ‘whiteness’ Friday, Mar. 18, 2022

Read more

Former Louisville Police Det. Brett Hankison, right, speaks with a deputy before leaving the courtroom Thursday following his acquittal on three counts of wanton endangerment.

Ex-officer Brett Hankison was found not guilty of endangering Breonna Taylor's neighbors in a botched raid Friday, Mar. 18, 2022

Read more

African countries have been scrambling to evacuate their citizens from Ukraine since Russia sent troops across the border on Thursday [Wojtek Radwanski/AFP]

AU ‘disturbed’ by reports Africans stopped from escaping Ukraine Friday, Mar. 18, 2022

Read more

Ryan Coogler // AP

‘Black Panther’ Director Ryan Coogler Was Mistaken for a Bank Robber: ‘This Situation Should Never Have Happened’ Friday, Mar. 18, 2022

Read more

Former Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Larry Scirotto is seen in this file photo from the Fort Lauderdale Police Dept.

Fort Lauderdale police chief fired over minority-first practices in hiring and promotions, report says Friday, Mar. 18, 2022

Read more

People walk between the Florida State Capitol building, left, and the Florida Historic Capitol Museum, right, during a legislative session on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, in Tallahassee, Florida.

Florida legislature passes bill prohibiting some classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity Friday, Mar. 18, 2022

Read more

Cup Foods / Shaun King Instagram

3 former Minneapolis police officers found guilty of violating George Floyd's civil rights Friday, Mar. 4, 2022

For the Culture Brewing co-founders Carl Roaches Jr. and Jonathan Brown Annie Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Contributor

Houston’s first Black-owned brewery is opening this year. It was a long road to get up and running. Friday, Mar. 4, 2022