Published March 6, 2026 at 7:45 AM EDT Employers don't believe Black men are able to sustain positive contact with the public. WASHINGTON, DC — According to sociologist William Julius Wilson , " employers are less likely to hire [Black males] because they are seen as unable to sustain positive contact with the public." Wilson's research says employers believe that black males lack the soft skills that their jobs require: the tendency to maintain eye contact, the ability to c

Published March 4, 2026 at 4:20 PM EDT Mayor Randall Woodfin speaks during his inauguration ceremony (Photo by Mark Almond) BIRMINGHAM, AL — More than one in four Black men voted for Donald Trump in 2024. Democrats can either spend the next four years wondering why, or they can look at what Mayor Randall Woodfin is doing in Birmingham and get to work. In 2024, Trump’s share of the Black vote roughly doubled from 2020 levels, and more than one-quarter of Black men supporte

Published March 3, 2026 at 6:45 AM EDT Deon Cole speaks onstage during the 57th NAACP Image Awards (Amy Sussman/Getty) PASADENA, CA — Comedian Deon Cole took his chitlin circuit humor to a new low at the 57th Annual NAACP Image Awards with his mock prayer for rapper Nicki Minaj . Cole is reportedly receiving death threats from Ms. Minaj's fans; as well, supporters of president Donald Trump, who Cole also took shots at. Clarence Conaway discusses Cole's hosting of the NAAC

Published February 27, 2026 at 6:45 AM EDT Credit: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to a survey released Thursday by several Democratic-aligned organizations, Black men 50 years old and below were more likely to show apathy toward President Donald Trump’s policies and less likely to say they were personally hurt by them, compared with other age and gender groups within the critical voting bloc. Forty-two percent of Black men under

Published February 25, 2026 at 4:10 PM EDT Music producer Teddy Riley made some startling claims in recent interview. LOS ANGELES, CA— Grammy Award–winning R&B and hip-hop legend Teddy Riley , architect of of the New Jack Swing music genre and maker of hits for Michael Jackson , Bobby Brown and Keith Sweat , to name a few, recently did an interview with SWAY in the Morning to promote his new autobiography, Remember the Times: A Memoir . Among other things, Riley implies th

Published February 24, 2026 at 11:30 PM EDT Adrian Davis was a lead pastor at All Nations Worship Assembly in Alabama. HUNTSVILLE, AL — Adrian Derrell Davis , 42, who served as a lead pastor and paid marketing consultant for All Nations Worship Assembly (ANWA), was sentenced to five years in prison for embezzling more than $400,000 in ANWA funds over the years for personal purposes without authorization. Davis pleaded guilty to wire fraud and filing a false tax return. Acco