Nationwide — In addition to Education, Health, Wellness and the Environment are major concerns because of the many health disparities in Black America. Black America suffers from high disparities in the affliction and treatment of hypertension, diabetes, asthma and stroke. The higher rates have been attributed […]
Black men continue to make major strides in sports. Howard University’s Men’s Swimming and Diving Team just added another one. ABC News reported the team took home the 2023 title of the Northeast Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving champions – the first conference win for the team in 34 […]
Calvin Klein underwear taps ‘Creed’ star Michael B. Jordan as the face of its Spring 2023 campaign — and the actor-director confronts being called “corny.” Nice guys, or should I say, “corny” guys, don’t always finish last. Actor, producer and now director Michael B. Jordan has […]
The coach of a 9-year-old girl who was killed along with a Spectrum News 13 reporter on Feb. 22 is speaking out during the aftermath of the tragedy. T’yonna Major and her mother, Brandi Major, were shot after a gunman later identified as 19-year-old Keith […]
Source: San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images / Getty Numerous publications across the United States, including the likes of USA Today, the Washington Post and the New York Times, will no longer run the popular Dilbert comic strip after creator Scott Adams said Black people should be considered a hate […]
Source: E. JASON WAMBSGANS / Getty A federal judge in Illinois has sentenced disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly to 20 years in prison for child sex crimes. On Thursday (Feb. 23), U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber handed down the sentence after the “I Believe I Can Fly” […]
Angela Davis was shocked to learn that her ancestors came to America on the Mayflower, making her descendants of people who helped found the country. The civil rights activist learned about this news during the Feb. 21 episode of PBS’s Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, […]
A church in Brooklyn is mourning the sudden loss of a beloved pastor after a tragic accident. The Christian Post reported Aracely Courtenay was killed while crossing the street in Flatbush. Around 7 p.m. on Feb. 18, Courtenay stepped into a depression and fell to the ground. […]
A parking lot argument proved to be fatal for a South Carolina woman who police say spat at a driver who confronted her about blocking her in traffic. On Tuesday, Feb. 14, not long before 4 p.m., Alexandria Cress Borys, 26, was putting groceries in […]
A viral video of a white North Carolina teacher berating an 11-year-old Black boy has sparked outrage. The video shows the elementary school teacher cursing and dragging the boy in a classroom full of students, all while accusing his parents of domestic violence. “Who the […]
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