By Madison Garrett The Increased Suicide Rate In late 2019, The New York Beacon published an article about the rising suicide rate amongst Black youths. For Black children aged between 10 and 14, suicide is the second leading cause of death and for Black teenagers […]
*Joe Rogan welcomed Donnell Rawlings and Dave Chappelle to his podcast this week, where COVID-19 and the 2020 election were two of the hot topics they touched on. “I’m far from an economist, but I will say that planning for your future is a good thing,” Chappelle said about […]
*Zendaya is undoubtedly one of Hollywood’s brightest young stars – and one of Black Hollywood’s wildest dreams. At just 24 years old, the actress has led two successful series on two of the biggest networks in TV land; costarred in a huge blockbuster Marvel film; […]
Famed Jeopardy host Alex Trebek passed away last week after losing his battle with pancreatic cancer at 80-years-old. Following his death, people are starting to speculate — and suggest — about who will replace the iconic host. In the midst of all of this, Star Trek actor and Reading Rainbow host, LeVar Burton, […]
Nigerian authorities have cracked down on “end Sars” protesters, charging prominent supporters of financing terrorism and sanctioning coverage of recent abuses by security forces. Authorities have suspended the bank accounts of prominent supporters, fined media agencies accused of “exaggerated reporting” of police abuses – including […]
By Victor Trammell Photo credits: Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer In a long-overdue act of accepting responsibility, the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania chose to own up to massacring a Black neighborhood 35 years ago. Any Black American person who is old enough traumatically remembers the May 13, […]
Eighty-four percent of Indigenous women have experienced violence in their lifetime and Native Americans are four times more likely to go missing in the state of Montana, according to data from Blackfeet Community College (BCC), which recently launched the website MMIP Montana to track missing and murdered Indigenous persons (MMIP) in their state. As […]
State Rep. Attica Scott helped enact “Breonna’s Law,” which will ban no-knock warrants in Kentucky. Charges brought against protestors seeking justice for Breonna Taylor in Kentucky have been dropped. State Rep. Attica Scott took to Twitter on Monday to announce that the felony and misdemeanor charges against her […]
(CNN)In the deadly fall wave of the 1918 flu pandemic, millions of people were doomed because they didn’t know what we know now about how viruses and respiratory illnesses spread. We might face a similar fate if some people continue to ignore what a century of […]
The Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect,” starring Jennifer Hudson, has been pushed back to summer 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the second time the film has been delayed. “Respect” is now moving from Jan. 15, 2021 to Aug. 13, 2021. What we can learn […]
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