Author: Dorcas Onasa

When Seattle Storm rookie Flau’jae Johnson was drafted eighth overall in the 2026 WNBA Draft, there was one person in her corner who had been preparing for that moment longer than anyone else her mom, Kia Johnson. What makes their story particularly compelling is not just the closeness of their bond, but the remarkable pivot Kia made to get them both here. Before she was negotiating NIL deals and sitting in on major brand meetings, Kia, 43, was working as a dental hygienist and raising five children largely on her own. There was no roadmap, no industry background and no…

Ne-Yo is speaking candidly about the real-world consequences of living openly in a polyamorous relationship, and he says those consequences have hit his wallet. The R&B singer, whose legal name is Shaffer Chimere Smith, revealed during a recent podcast appearance that business partners have walked away from potential deals specifically because of his unconventional romantic life. The 46year old made the comments during an appearance on the Sorry We’re Cyrus podcast, hosted by Tish Cyrus and Brandi Cyrus, which was released on Thursday, May 7. Ne-Yo said that he has encountered resistance from business associates who are unwilling to align…

Parents across the United States could soon face new travel restrictions under a tougher federal effort aimed at enforcing unpaid child support obligations. Beginning May 8, the U.S. State Department will start revoking passports from individuals who owe $100,000 or more in unpaid child support. Federal officials say the policy is intended to increase compliance and encourage overdue payments that directly affect children and families. The first stage of the initiative is expected to impact roughly 2,700 people. However, government officials have already signaled that the policy will likely expand in the coming months, potentially affecting far more parents nationwide.…

The assault case against NFL wide receiver Stefon Diggs has reached a pivotal moment, with jurors now tasked with deciding the outcome after a series of serious allegations made by a woman who worked as his personal chef and lived inside his home. The woman at the center of the case alleges that Diggs entered her bedroom in December, physically assaulted her by slapping and choking her, and continued the attack before she was able to leave the situation. Diggs has denied all the allegations and entered a plea of not guilty. What makes this case particularly layered is the…

Six decades after the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the legal framework designed to protect African Americans at the ballot box remains under sustained pressure. What began as a hard won legislative breakthrough has since faced a series of court decisions that legal experts say have systematically weakened its original intent, leaving millions of voters increasingly vulnerable to discrimination. Attorney Portia Wood has spent years examining this pattern, and her findings paint a troubling picture of how far the protections of the act have been walked back since its signing. The law that changed everything and what…

There is already plenty on Pinky Cole’s plate as she works to rebuild her brand, and this week brought more. Aaron Mattison, who previously served as chief financial officer of Bar Vegan, her now shuttered Atlanta restaurant, has been indicted in Georgia on three counts: theft by taking, first degree forgery, and money laundering. According to prosecutors, Mattison used falsified financial records to transfer more than $87,000 from the company into his personal accounts. Separately, investigators say he made a pattern of $600 cash withdrawals over the course of nearly a year, totaling more than $24,000, before moving those funds…

Nick Cannon is at the center of a major financial crime investigation after federal prosecutors accused his former accountant of stealing more than $2 million while managing the entertainer’s personal finances. According to an indictment obtained by multiple outlets, Frank Musoke, a former account manager at a Beverly Hills business management company, has been charged with wire fraud and tax evasion tied to an alleged yearslong embezzlement scheme involving the television host and producer. Prosecutors claim Musoke used his access to Cannon’s financial accounts to secretly withdraw funds and make personal purchases without authorization between December 2019 and June 2023.…

For Amanda Swift, a stay at home mom, keeping her children safe while they play Roblox has quietly become one of the most time consuming parts of her day. She monitors who her kids talk to, which games they enter and how long they spend on the platform. It is a level of vigilance she never expected to need but one she now feels she cannot afford to skip. Swift is far from alone. Across the country, parents of young Roblox players are growing increasingly uneasy about what their children may encounter on the platform, and many have decided they…

In less than five years, nine African-American leaders have left the Sierra Club and its foundation — a statistic that Aaron Mair, the organization’s first Black president, says is not a coincidence. Mair, who led the Sierra Club from 2015 to 2017 after years of grassroots environmental work in Albany, N.Y., is now speaking publicly about what he describes as a systemic problem inside one of the country’s most recognized environmental organizations. His concerns center on a pattern he believes has repeated itself too many times to be dismissed: Black leaders are brought in, given prominent roles and then pushed…

A night that should have been a routine departure from Denver International Airport ended in tragedy Friday when a Frontier Airlines jet struck and killed a pedestrian on the runway, triggering an engine fire, a smoke filled cabin and a frantic evacuation of more than 200 passengers. Frontier Flight 4345, an Airbus A321 bound for Los Angeles International Airport, was rolling down Runway 17L at approximately 11:19 p.m. local time when it hit the individual. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. Airport officials confirmed the person had breached a perimeter fence just two minutes before the aircraft made…