Stephen A. Smith rarely struggles for words. One of the most recognizable voices in sports media, he has built a career on passionate opinions and unfiltered commentary. But when ESPN parted ways with Ryan Clark, Smith’s reaction was strikingly simple.
This November, California voters will decide whether to establish a second-mortgage program to help eligible middle-income homebuyers purchase qualifying homes.
Assembly Bill 2599, the Truth in Disclosure Act, advanced from the Senate Appropriations Committee’s suspense file Aug. 13 with a “do pass as amended” recommendation.
Inside the dispute that put Invest Fest and Atlanta at odds, the conversations are now focused on working together and community investment.
If you or someone you know has been in a recent auto accident, be aware that hidden car crash injuries can ruin accident insurance claims by invalidating initial statements and breaking direct causal links. Delays in injury discovery can also cause claimants to exceed stringent reporting time limits.
Representatives of the Cayenne Wellness Center, a leading advocate for California’s sickle cell community, delivered a petition with more than 1,000 signatures to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office on Aug. 14. The petition calls on state leaders to provide $15 million over the next three years to support care for people living with the genetic disorder.
Los Angeles Rams rookie quarterback Simpson came out of the gate smoking in his first NFL game, helping lead the Rams to a preseason-opening victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
The National Urban League’s 50th State of Black America report says hundreds of thousands of Black men and women have lost jobs since late 2025 — losses the organization estimates cost Black America about $87 billion in income.
Each August, communities from Oakland to the East Coast mark a commemoration that began in 1979 among incarcerated men at San Quentin — a tradition rooted in the deaths of George and Jonathan Jackson, and in a history that remains fiercely contested.
Joshua Báez wasted no time announcing his arrival in the major leagues.
Agents attached to the Memphis Safe Task Force have shot seven people since the operation began, killing four men in roughly two months — a pattern covered heavily by local outlets but only in brief national bursts, according to reporting by the Tennessee Lookout.
On Saturday, July 25, South Los Angeles families gathered in Leimert Park to receive free diapers, food, and specialized health resources. Organizers said the turnout highlighted the economic strain on households raising children with developmental disabilities.
Taryn Brasher and Kristen Cruz captured their third consecutive AVP Manhattan Beach Open title Sunday, sweeping Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft to cement their place in the tournament’s recent history.
It’s just preseason, but the Los Angeles Chargers got off to a strong start with a 27-7 victory over the Houston Texans in Houston.
Chicago police reported roughly 225,000 traffic stops in 2025 — less than half the 2023 total — yet Black and Latino drivers are still pulled over at far higher rates than white drivers, and new reporting shows more than half of all stops went unrecorded.
A federal judge refused to halt DeSoto County’s new majority-Black judicial subdistricts before November’s election, rejecting a challenge brought by a white former Republican gubernatorial candidate who argues the districts themselves violate the Voting Rights Act. The lawsuit continues.
A new ACLU of Iowa report finds Black students and students with disabilities are referred to and arrested by school police at sharply disproportionate rates — a pattern federal data shows nationwide, and one Los Angeles has documented, while Kern County publishes no comparable numbers at all.
Founded in 2004 by engineer Frederick E. Jordan Sr. and historian John William Templeton, National Black Business Month enters its 23rd observance as Black entrepreneurship — led by Black women — posts some of its strongest growth in decades.
Survey data shows Black millennials are three times more likely than baby boomers to be religiously unaffiliated, but most who leave organized religion keep their faith in a higher power — and are building spiritual community elsewhere.
A landmark 2021 Pew Research study found nearly half of Black adults believe Black churches have lost influence since the civil rights era — yet the newest national data shows Black Protestants remain among America’s most observant worshippers. Both findings are true, and the tension between them is the story.
