While the majority of us were happy to spend the summer and fall seasons outside, and plan family trips once again with the kiddos, the fact of the matter is we are very much still living in a pandemic state. With the onset of […]
No cause of death has yet been announced, says the team Kimera Bartee, a former Major League Baseball outfielder and Detroit Tigers first base coach, died Monday. He was 49. The Tigers made the announcement Tuesday, saying Bartee died suddenly. They did not disclose the […]
*Chicago – This is a cause for celebration! Eddie Durham, an African American World War II veteran, turned 100 years old this past week. He was celebrated in a centennial celebration befitting a hero. Hundreds of people gathered to salute Mr. Durham, including local dignitaries […]
By Victor Omondi It’s been a week since Barbados Island was declared a republic, free from its decades-long ties to the British monarchy. The long-awaited split from the monarchy seems to have come with major plans. The young republic is planning to build a trans-Atlantic slave […]
In recent years, true crime has become its own genre. With every other memorable celebrity case getting the limited series treatment, we can’t be surprised that it’s Snoop’s turn. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus are teaming up for the Starz anthology […]
Angela Bassett’s name is synonymous with Black excellence, award-winning talent, and youthfulness. At 63-years-young, Angela Bassett is aging like fine wine and reminding us all age ain’t nothing but a number. But that doesn’t stop folk from Googling or attempting to guess the Academy Award nominated […]
If you’re unfamiliar with the name Kristen Hayden, you should be. When the University of Indiana swimmer isn’t preoccupied with living her best life and casually demonstrating Black excellence on the springboard, she’s making history as the first Black woman to win a national […]
– The state is eager for the tourism sector to recover after a devastating season in 2020. – Viviane Faver Many people are keeping an eye on the Hawaii reopening process for tourists. Since March 2020, a 15-day quarantine […]
American Civil rights activist Claudette Colvin pictured on April 7, 1998. | Source: The Washington Post / Getty A civil rights icon who had been on probation since 1955 over her arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Alabama has […]
Sometimes you’ll hear about someone getting a job, and think “that’s perfect, why didn’t we think of that sooner?” With that in mind, national treasure LeVar Burton will host the 94th Scripps National Spelling Bee. As the host and executive producer of Reading Rainbow, Burton has […]
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