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For years, Black voters warned that President Donald Trump’s promises would look very different once they collided with the realities of a second term. Now, Hispanic voters who helped fuel Trump’s comeback are confronting that reality themselves – and their frustration is threatening to redraw the 2026 midterm map. The shift is striking.

For years, Black voters warned that President Donald Trump’s promises would look very different once they collided with the realities of a second term. Now, Hispanic voters who helped fuel Trump’s comeback are confronting that reality themselves – and their frustration is threatening to redraw the 2026 midterm map.

An iced coffee debate has put Gen Z workplace etiquette under a microscope once again, with bosses voicing growing frustration over everything from bringing an iced latte to a job interview, dressing too casually and brushing off basic workplace expectations — and the results are devastating. The good news is, soft skills needed for the workplace can be learned, and it all starts with a positive attitude.

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has signed on as an investor and strategic partner in Ryan Clark’s Pivot25 Productions, marking Clark’s biggest win since leaving ESPN. Coming on the heels of a landmark Netflix distribution deal for The Pivot and a partnership with NFL Films, the billionaire backing provides Clark with the strategic capital to turn his digital platform into a full-scale media network—capping off an undeniable comeback streak just two months after his dramatic network firing.

While some die-hard Dolly Parton fans are still mourning her shocking death, her family is embroiled in a bitter legal battle that resulted in a lawsuit between Parton’s estate and her nephew, Bryan Seaver. As you may remember, Seaver announced Parton’s passing in August 2026. The “Jolene” singer’s nephew worked as her head of security for over 20 years. Now, he’s out of a job and on the outs with her official estate, according to a recent lawsuit filed against him.

Black folks have always claimed Dolly Parton as one of our own—the hair, the hustle, and the unbothered solidarity made her royalty in the culture. But just weeks after the world lost the country icon, her family is giving us a front-row seat to some serious home-grown drama. Her official estate has slapped her nephew and former head of security, Bryan Seaver, with a restraining order and lawsuit, claiming he threatened to “destroy” her multi-million dollar brand.

After years of wishing, wondering, and asking—“A Different World” is finally heading back to Hillman! The highly anticipated reboot premieres Sept. 24, and needless to say, the excitement around its return is real. But before you grab your remote and prepare yourself for the long-awaited series, there are a few things worth knowing about this new chapter. From the new characters joining the Hillman family to the familiar faces returning, here’s your cheat sheet for what to expect.

Just two months after being let go from ESPN, Ryan Clark is on an undeniable win streak. Fresh off his landmark Netflix distribution deal for The Pivot and a partnership with NFL Films, Clark has secured another major business win, bringing former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on board as a strategic partner and investor in his Pivot25 Productions. ​Clark’s partnership with Schultz is the fuel behind a high-powered push to build a full-scale live events and media empire.

According to the law, a Black boy becomes a man at age 18. But what happens when that legal definition changes the way we see his humanity? For Christine Wells-Wonsley, her son Nolan Wells was still a child when he died, and she wants people to remember him that way. Wonsley and her husband sat down for an interview with NBC News reporter Yasmine Vossoughian after a Mississippi grand jury declined to bring criminal charges connected to his death.

Aminata Seck should be traveling with her teammates on the Kentucky State University basketball team. Instead, the college senior has spent weeks in immigration custody, separated from her team and dealing with an ACL injury that her attorney says requires surgery. Seck, 26, is from Dakar, Senegal. According to USA TODAY, she was detained by ICE on Aug. 7 at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport while traveling with the Kentucky State women’s basketball team to New York.