In the 1970s, “Heatwave,” a band from Germany, charted such international R&B hit singles as “Boogie Nights,” “Always and Forever,” and “The Groove Line.” The three songs, and many other of the group’s compositions, were written by Rod Temperton. He was originally from England but moved […]
The young poet says that her greatest challenge is what made her who she is today Amanda Gorman refuses to let anything hold her back. The poet laureate who stunned America with her poem “The Hill We Climb,” at Joe Biden’s inauguration sat down with Oprah Winfrey to discuss how her […]
Thursday marks the 90th anniversary of the death of pioneering journalist and activist Ida B. Wells, one of the most famous and influential Black leaders of the late 19th and early 20th century. During her long career, Wells was instrumental in the fight against lynching, co-founded the NAACP and played an important […]
The ‘Power Book III‘ star teamed with Google to celebrate his mother via a touching video tribute Quincy Brown is celebrating Women’s History Month by paying tribute to his late mother, model Kim Porter. On Nov. 15, 2018, Porter was found unresponsive at her residence in Toluca […]
History is being made on two fronts in Boston, as Kim Janey becomes the city’s first woman and first person of color to hold the office. Outgoing Mayor Marty Walsh resigned Monday evening to become President Joe Biden’s labor secretary. Janey, a Black woman who was serving as president of the […]
Baylor was an 11-time All-Star and 10-time All-NBA selection during his 14 seasons with the Lakers from 1958 to 1971. He was the 1958-59 Rookie of the Year as well as the All-Star Game MVP that year. He also served as an executive for the […]
Taylor Simone Ledward Boseman accepted NAACP Image Awards on behalf of her late husband Chadwick Boseman. The actor posthumously earned two awards for his roles in “Da 5 Bloods” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”. “As always, he would give all honor and glory to the […]
(CNN)As the number of unaccompanied migrant children crossing the US-Mexico border continues to rise, hundreds have been kept in US Border Patrol facilities not meant for minors.The Biden administration has not allowed journalists to independently visit the facilities, but several lawmakers have visited sites. Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar provided […]
I was birthed into this world by a Black woman who nurtured, protected and raised three children. Aside from her, the only other mother figure I had in my life was my sister, a Black woman, seven years my senior. She mothered me and watched […]
According to ABC News, a coroner has confirmed that Casey Goodson Jr., a 23-year-old Black man in Ohio died after being shot five times in the back and once in the torso by Jason Meade, a White Ohio sheriff’s deputy last December. BLACK ENTERPRISE reported late last year that […]
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