The Williams sisters rolled back the years on Monday as both stormed to straight-set victories in the Australian Open first round.Serena, 39, thrashed Laura Siegemund 6-1 6-1 shortly after her older sister Venus, 40, powered past Kirsten Flipkens 7-5 6-2. Amanda Gorman, H.E.R., Jazmine Sullivan’s ‘Whitney’ […]
Written and directed by New York Beacon’s Vance Gorman “In 1972 a native from Barbados moved to the United States with a latent gift. As she journeyed through life, she faced different challenges and opportunities and began to seek her purpose through God. After many […]
Michael B. Jordan will be working with Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Amazon Studios to produce a limited series featuring Muhammad Ali. Jordan did an exclusive interview with Deadline to discuss the project that will be going through his production company, Outlier Society TV. “It’s an incredible honor and […]
By Joséphine Li Daniel Obasi is Nigeria’s fast-rising Instagram fashion sensation. The multi-talented young creative, at merely 25, has already shot portraits for Billboard and the New York Times, and styled fashion editorials for Dazed and Vogue Portugal. Through Instagram, Obasi has established relationships with […]
His handheld camera in a gold, mirrored corridor, which created a dizzying effect, gave Super Bowl viewers lots of fodder for even more fun. Canadian superstar The Weeknd gave a thrilling performance during the halftime show at Sunday’s Super Bowl, but one moment has gone viral, gifting […]
By Victor Trammell Photo credits: The Northern Valley Press Just eight years after a landmark case based the race-based segregation of public schools was finalized in the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS), a U.S. District Court lawsuit was filed against a local East Coast public education authority, which […]
(CNN)Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson has left the hospital for a rehabilitation center in Chicago after surgery, according to the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.Jackson, the 79-year-old civil rights leader, was admitted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for abdominal discomfort on January 29, according to a statement from the Rainbow PUSH […]
Few words are more heart-wrenching to hear from your child than “I wish I didn’t look the way I do” or “I wish I wasn’t my race.” Those words can spring from a variety of painful experiences: A taunting on the playground for having “different” […]
By Viviane Faver Norwegian Socialist Party member Lars Haltbrekken announced his appointment on Monday: “Abrams’ work follows in the footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the fight for equality before the law and civil rights. American Woman Says She’s Being ‘Deported’ From Bali […]
Throughout the history of the United States, the collective economic potential of Black America has been under attack in many forms. Even after the legislative abolition of Black slavery (which realistically only occurred on paper), systemic measures were taken by America’s ruling establishment. These measures […]
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