2+ hour, 17+ min ago (41+ words) From a frightening roadside birth to Queen Bey stealing the F1 spotlight to Morehouse confronting a viral altercation, these are the stories shaping Black America this week. BET Current: Labor Negligence, Beyonc's Grand Prix Moment, and Campus Leadership Under Scrutiny...

4+ hour, 53+ min ago (686+ words) Walk into any hospital in America and you'll see who actually keeps this country alive. It's not the people in Congress. It's not the folks signing legislation from behind polished desks. It's the nurses'the ones catching medical errors before they become headlines, managing crises with split-second judgment, and doing the kind of work most policymakers couldn't survive for a single shift. So it almost feels intentional that the latest federal brainwave is a policy that punishes the smartest people in the healthcare system. Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the government has decided that nursing is no longer a "professional degree." Graduate nursing students can now borrow only $20,500 per year with a hard $100,000 lifetime cap. Meanwhile, select "protected fields" can borrow more than double that. Anyone who has ever looked at tuition rates for advanced nursing programs knows this:…...

11+ hour, 52+ min ago (71+ words) A rookie QB breaks Cleveland's curse, Chris Paul signals the end of an era, the basketball world mourns Rodney Rogers, and the Wings land another No. 1 pick. The Scoreboard: Shedeur Makes History, CP3 Nears Goodbye, and Dallas Reloads 106 & Sports Teaser All-New Sistas Episode Tonight 9/8c 20 Summers: Rebuilding the Rhythm of New Orleans Subscribe for BET Updates Provide your email address to receive our newsletter....

12+ hour, 21+ min ago (394+ words) Franciscan Health Crown Point CEO said the staff involved are no longer employed and has mandated cultural competency training after the viral incident. A doctor and a nurse at Franciscan Health Crown Point in Crown Point, Indiana, have been fired after hospital staff turned away a mother in active labor and she gave birth in her husband's car just eight minutes later, according to her family. The incident took place on Nov. 16 when Mercedes Wells arrived at the hospital with her husband Leon, after they phoned ahead. Wells said the staff told the couple to go home and wait for labor to progress. Minutes later delivered her baby girl, Alena, in the car. Cellphone video posted by the family showed Wells breathing heavily in a wheelchair inside the hospital before security escorted her out. In an interview with CBS News…...

12+ hour, 25+ min ago (333+ words) Gospel legend Yolanda Adams has made her Broadway debut! The four-time Grammy winner stepped into the role of Miss Liza Jane in Alicia Keys" Tony-winning musical, "Hell"s Kitchen." The role, a pivotal teacher and mentor to the show"s teenage protagonist Ali, was originated by Tony winner Kecia Lewis; Adams will alternate the part with Lewis through Dec. 13 and is scheduled to continue performing the role into January 2026. "Performing on Broadway has always been a dream of mine," Adams said in a statement. "Growing up a musician, Miss Liza Jane reminds me of a wonderful mentor that blessed my life immensely. Alicia Keys has crafted an amazing story that exemplifies how we are all connected in one way or another. This show feels like home!" Keys praised the casting and said she was "beyond excited to welcome one of…...

13+ hour, 2+ min ago (350+ words) Beyonc, or rather The Formula 1 Grand Prix, took over the Las Vegas strip over the weekend, drawing everybody who's anybody to the streets of Sin City." Beyonc turned heads in race-inspired couture all over the paddock. In her usual fashion, there was more than one fit. For her first look, she wore a custom Louis Vuitton racing suit: a white leather zip-up crop top and matching pants with black and red accents and LV logos, paired with red fingerless gloves, black stiletto boots, and a long black cape coat. Later, Queen Bey changed into a Ferrari-inspired ensemble: a fire-red leather bodysuit with a matching jacket, styled with red platform heels, black leather gloves, dark sunglasses, a black Ferrari cap, and she playfully waved a checkered flag. Of course Jay matched his wife's fly. He wore an all-black look (leather jacket,…...

13+ hour, 12+ min ago (409+ words) Two former police officers who pleaded guilty in connection with the paralysis of Richard "Randy" Cox will not serve time behind bars " but they'll pay just $15 each in court costs, as noted by Atlanta Black Star. Former Sgt. Betsy Segui and Officer Ronald Pressley, who has since retired, both entered plea deals after being charged over how Cox was handled in custody. Under the terms, their 6-month jail sentences are suspended, and they'll be on conditional discharge for six months, provided they avoid new crimes, according to the New Haven Independent. News of the case has slowly trickled through the internet and only recently picked up speed as the word spreads. "I can't move. I'm going to die like this. Please, please, please help me," Cox said in the van minutes after the crash, according to police video. "You ain't…...

13+ hour, 25+ min ago (335+ words) Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, who is being accused of luring gamblers to a fixed mob-run poker game, has pleaded not guilty." The Hall of Fame point guard was in court Monday, wearing a gray suit, along with 30 other members of the alleged scheme, CNN reports." "We enter a plea of not guilty, your honor," said his attorney, Marc Mukasey. Billups is charged in an elaborate scheme in which he acted as the "facecard" to lure in several dupes under the guise that they'd get to play with a five-time NBA All-Star. These marks had no idea that they were playing in rigged poker games." Billups was used to attract the "fish" to underground games in Miami, New York, Las Vegas, and the Hamptons. What the men didn't know was that the games were rigged with "card-shuffling machines,…...

13+ hour, 51+ min ago (176+ words) The actress told CNN "Inside Africa" that studios tried to box her into portrayals of Black pain and she refused roles that would reinforce stereotypes. "After I won that Academy Award, you'd think, 'I'm gonna get lead roles here and there,'" Nyong"o said, then described the kinds of offers she actually received: "[They're like], 'Oh, Lupita, we'd like you to play another movie where you're a slave, but this time you're on a slave ship.' Those are the kind of offers I was getting in the months after winning my Academy Award." Nyong"o"s experience is one that many Black women in Hollywood face. Award recognition does not automatically translate into breadth of opportunity, especially for Black actresses, particularly those like Nyong"o who are dark-skinned or African-born." Fans and critics have praised Nyong"o for naming that…...

15+ hour, 5+ min ago (339+ words) Lloyd had a small slip onstage during his Friday (Nov. 21) show in Birmingham, Alabama." While performing "Girls Around the World," the R&B singer was dancing and hitting his choreography and appeared to catch his foot, sending him forward and landing face-first, as seen in fan-shot videos circulating on social media. He quickly rolled onto his back while his team hurried over, but he brushed it off with a laugh and finished the song like the pro he is. After the show, the "You" singer took a moment to address the mishap directly and explain what actually went down. "I tripped. I was doing my signature slide " it's the coolest, smoothest thing in the show." He even shared slow-motion replays of the moment the performer hit the stage, joking, "I crashed, bro, and I feel like all my cool points…...