Texas University Shuts Down Latino Artist’s ICE-Themed Exhibition Within Days Of Opening

How Queer Latino Media Refuses to Disappear: Exclusive Access Behind the Cameras

LatiNation Media staff. Photo illustration Susana Sanchez-Young It’s Pride Month, and palabra went inside the studio of LatiNation Media to bring you a deeply moving, behind-the-scenes look at [] The post How Queer Latino Media Refuses to Disappear: Exclusive Access Behind the Cameras appeared first on URL Media.

Vanilla Ice sees Freedom 250 concert scrapped due to bad weather

A concert intending to commemorate America’s 250th birthday as part of President Trump‘s “Great American State Fair,” was abruptly canceled Friday just two hours before “Ice Ice Baby” rapper Vanilla Ice was set to take the stage. Freedom 250 event organizers announced that the event would close early on Friday “due to inclement weather in...

Texas cities forced to remove rainbow crosswalks are installing colorful alternatives

Forced to remove rainbow crosswalks under a state edict to erase “political” messages from their streets, some Texas cities are finding new and colorful ways to celebrate Pride and their LGBTQ+ communities. In El Paso, street lamps have been wrapped in Pride flags. Dallas recently unveiled public library steps adorned in multicolor fashion. In Austin, [] The post Texas cities forced to remove rainbow crosswalks are installing colorful alternatives appeared first on San Antonio Current.

Vanilla Ice Concert Cancellation Adds New Setback to Trump-Linked Freedom 250 Event

Vanilla Ice’s scheduled performance at the Trump-linked Freedom 250 Great American State Fair was canceled Friday after organizers cited inclement weather, turning a nostalgic concert booking into the latest flashpoint around America’s 250th anniversary rollout.

Two killed, four injured in shooting at Toronto ‘Salsa’ Festival

The Salsa festival is one of Toronto's largest celebrations of Latin American culture. The post Two killed, four injured in shooting at Toronto ‘Salsa’ Festival appeared first on BOL News.

Around Berkeley: A new festival at the Freight, ‘Little BIG Mouth,’ Patiyochella

Other events include a presentation on the future of Golden Gate Fields, a Women's History Month celebration and a Latin American music jam.

This week in Oakland: Fourth of July BBQ at the Pardee Home Museum, and a Hyphy Holiday fundraiser to help immigrants

This week in Oakland: Fourth of July BBQ at the Pardee Home Museum, and a Hyphy Holiday fundraiser to help immigrants Other events include funk music at the Piedmont Piano Company, Benny Amón and the New Orleans Pearls at the Sound Room, and Brandon Flowers at the Fox in September.

The 5 weirdest Steam Next Fest demos you can still play

Project P.I.T.T, Brekekekex, Trees Hate You, Desktop Explorer, and Penguin Colony are the five most unhinged Steam Next Fest demos still available.

45th Caribbean Festival Concludes in Santiago de Cuba

The 45th edition of the Caribbean Festival concluded in Santiago de Cuba, reaffirming its status as the main meeting point for regional integration, identity and cultural despite the country's economic limitations.

Vicente Gonzalez thinks Texans are trans, gay, tofu-eating vegans who are going to hell!

Out of touch Vicente Gonzalez’s party is no longer even pretending to understand Texas. At the Texas Democrat convention, Democrats proudly declared that “we’re all trans,” “we’re all gay tofu-eating vegans,” and “we’re all going to hell” while defending radical James Talarico. That’s a cry for help. Gonzalez can try to hide from it, but this is [] The post Vicente Gonzalez thinks Texans are trans, gay, tofu-eating vegans who are going to hell! appeared first on NRCC.

‘Like a dystopian novel:’ U.S. universities are slashing gender studies programs

A Texas university system is getting rid of programs they deem to be centred on sexual orientation and gender identity

Card Shop Suspends Yu-Gi-Oh Tournaments Over Smelly Players

An Oregon card shop has halted its Yu-Gi-Oh tournaments for a week after receiving multiple complaints and bad reviews due to smelly players.

Border Patrol Job Fair in the Springs Draws Anti-ICE Protesters

A career fair hosted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Colorado Springs this week drew protests from local activist group Migra Watch, who rallied outside the Double Tree Hotel with signs protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Vanilla Ice, One of the Few Freedom 250 Event Holdouts, Sees Concert Canceled

Vanilla Ice did not get to perform at Freedom 250’s Great American State Fair, even after being one of the only headliners to not back out of the event this month. The “Ice Ice Baby” rapper was slated to perform at President Donald Trump’s celebration for the U.S.’s 250th birthday on Friday, as part of []

Knott's Scary Farm tickets set to go on sale

Tickets for the longest-running Halloween theme park event in Southern California go on sale Friday. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1

Why I’m Not Going to Essence Fest: ClaireSulmers.SubStack.com

I won’t be going to Essence Fest this year! It will be the first time in years that I won’t be making my annual trip to New Orleans to indulge in incredible food, attend countless events, and dance the night away at unforgettable concerts. Read more and subscribe at ClaireSulmers.Substack.com. The post Why I’m Not Going to Essence Fest: ClaireSulmers.SubStack.com appeared first on Fashion Bomb Daily.

Are you going to any Pride events this weekend?

Parades are taking place across the country this weekend.

Vanilla Ice concert canceled at Trump's Freedom 250 Festival as critics blame 'poor attendance'

Donald Trump's Freedom 250 festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was canceled less than two hours before Vanilla Ice hit the stage on June 26 after heavy rainfall

Downtown Freeport Comes Alive for Grand Cultural Festival

GRAND BAHAMA , BAHAMAS - Music, food, and Bahamian culture took center stage as the Grand Cultural Festival filled downtown Freeport with energy.

The Brooklyn Podcast: Free Agency News, Summer League Takeaways & the Return of Pooch!

MBJ? MBJ! Listen to the guys break down all from the California Classic. Also, welcome back Pooch!

Azerbaijan Tango Festival concludes with spectacular finale

The first El Calor en Baku – Azerbaijan Tango Festival, an international festival of tango and culture, has concluded in Baku, AzerNEWS reports.

Trump Concert Humiliated by Last-Minute Vanilla Ice Cancellation

Ryan Emberley / Getty Images for JoyburstVanilla Ice’s Freedom 250 performance was abruptly canceled Friday after organizers shut down President Donald Trump’s “Great American State Fair” just hours before the rapper was set to take the stage.The weather-related cancellation was announced shortly after 5 p.m., roughly two hours before the “Ice Ice Baby” star was scheduled to headline the fair’s “I Love the ’90s” concert.“Due to inclement weather,” organizers said in a statement on X, the fair would close for the remainder of the day. “The safety of our guests, staff, and partners remains our top priority.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

Bad Bunny: Latin star lights up London with history-making stadium show

Pride and a party as the Puerto Rican becomes the first Latin artist to headline a UK stadium.

Colombia Adds Massive Soundstage as Bogotá Audiovisual Market Attendance Soars and ‘Narcos’ Star-Led ‘Rookies’ Cleans Up in Project Prizes

Colombia’s Bogotá Audiovisual Market (BAM) has wrapped its 17th Edition July 10 with an uptick in attendance. The numbers say it all: 2,336 accredited participants and 271 industry activities and 882 one-on-one business meetings connecting selected projects with a host of international guests, advisors and potential partners. “BAM once again showed that Colombia has world-class []

Miami artists use spotlight on FIFA World Cup to challenge immigration enforcement

Artists for Artists: MIA joined the national “No ICE in the Cup” campaign to call attention to the impact of immigration enforcement in World Cup host cities Miami artists use spotlight on FIFA World Cup to challenge immigration enforcement is a story from Prism, a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people, places, and issues currently underreported by national media. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our work today.

Juneteenth Brought Community—Complete With a Soul Train Line—To Lauren Halsey’s sister dreamer Sculpture Park in South LA

The Juneteenth festivities included a performance by the Sisters of Watts cheerleading squad, and sampling of soul food from Hot Grease, a Black, queer-owned, women-led pop-up.

Free: Together We Rise: NAACP Paris Chapter holds annual Heritage Banquet at Love Civic Center

The NAACP-Paris Branch No. 6213, held its annual Heritage Banquet Saturday night at Love Civic Center. This year’s theme was “Together We Rise.”

6 Pride Events for Sapphics in DC This Weekend

Pride Month isn’t over yet. Sapphics, if you’re still looking to celebrate, here’s a list of queer and lesbian events to round out your June. Draw Me Like One of Your Gay Girls Where: 1830 Columbia Rd., NW When: Thursday, June 25 at 7 PM Price: 60. Have you ever found yourself wanting to gift [] The post 6 Pride Events for Sapphics in DC This Weekend first appeared on Washingtonian.

Montreal Comiccon explodes with excitement for 2026 edition

Montreal Comiccon is lighting up the Palais des congrès this weekend. The three-day event is once again an unparalleled pop culture celebration of programming, shopping, gaming, cosplay, and celebrity appearances. Spanning three floors , more than 40,000 people are expected

Olivia Rodrigo is for the girls: All-women lineup set for her Daisy Chain Fields fest in Irvine

LOS ANGELES -- A Southern California music festival featuring only women musicians and created by Olivia Rodrigo? That's not such a bad idea. Rodrigo, fresh off the release of her junior album, on Monday unveiled her Daisy Chain Fields music ...

🗣️The Texans Who Refused To Shut Up

This week’s stories are about the Texans who built communities, whether that meant opening Black-owned bookstores during a racial reckoning or organizing queer mutual aid in Dallas, decades before Stonewall.

All The Celeb Sightings at the 2026 ESSENCE Festival

ESSENCE Festival of Culture 2026 brought together some of the biggest names in Black Hollywood over the weekend. Here are all the icons we spotted.

Mario Kart Tour And Final Fantasy Ever Crisis Are Shutting Down

One will end on September 29; the other will end on October 6.

Russia inches closer to Olympic comeback — and may fly its flag in LA 2028

The road for Russian athletes to compete in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles just got a little smoother. The International Olympic Committee Executive Board announced on Tuesday it's lifted a ban on the Russian Olympic Committee that had been in place since October 2023 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Historic June heatwave forces mass cancellations of beach bonfires on usually raucous San Juan celebrations over forest fire fears

SPAIN’s annual San Juan celebrations may have been extinguished before the night even begins, after concerns of mass fires cause termination in certain areas. While preparations have already begun for

After 15 years of upheaval, Little Jamaica loses the festival meant to celebrate its comeback

What to know What would have been the inaugural Taste of Little Jamaica festival in Toronto has been abruptly cancelled just two weeks before its... The post After 15 years of upheaval, Little Jamaica loses the festival meant to celebrate its comeback appeared first on NOW Toronto.

Pokemon Go creators respond after Times Square Mewtwo sparks backlash

Pokemon Go’s 10th anniversary celebration in Times Square has sparked backlash after invited attendees received an exclusive Pokemon.

Bible stories could soon be required reading in Texas public schools

Texas students are inching closer to attending social studies and reading classes that minimize racial, geographic and cultural diversity while emphasizing the Bible. The majority-Republican State Board of Education on Thursday morning granted preliminary approval to a rewrite of Texas’ social studies lessons — leaving only a few courses pending — two days after initially authorizing []

What’s up this week: Clay & Glass Festival, SF Symphony at Frost, a jazz master’s centennial, the ‘lost’ founding father and more

What’s up this week: Festival highlighting ceramic and glass art, staged readings skewering tech, a rockin’ birthday bash, new digital art, jazz guitar and more

Mango Festival concludes amid immense appreciation

Mango Festival concludes amid immense appreciation

Mad Cool Festival 2026 Day Three: Halsey, Pixies, Cliffords and Interpol rock Madrid

It’s a riff-tastic line-up on the third day of the Spanish festival – catch up with Team NME’s best bits from the Friday of Mad Cool 2026 The post Mad Cool Festival 2026 Day Three: Halsey, Pixies, Cliffords and Interpol rock Madrid appeared first on NME.

Texas’ US Senate race statistically tied in new poll

The Republican Party will hold its first-ever midterm national convention in Dallas in September as Texas’ U.S. Senate race is statistically tied. Political analysists and two new polls indicate that Republicans have a very real chance of losing the Texas U.S. Senate seat in November. The last time Democrats held a statewide office in Texas []...Click to read more