Newlywed Lauren Sánchez can check off another new beginning after dropping her son Evan Whitesell off at college. The 19-year-old had his mom in tow for moving day at the University of Miami on Aug. 11. The former journalist shares Evan and daughter Ella, 17, with her ex-husband, Patrick Whitesell. Sánchez also shares son Nikko…
(Photo: Instagram) The son of “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” stars Rasheeda and Kirk Frost son may be at the center of T-Hood’s murder investigation. The reality-TV-to-real-life drama surrounding one of Atlanta’s most well-known entertainment families has taken a tragic turn. Ky Lasheed Frost, 24, the eldest son of “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” (LHHATL)…
Halloween came early this year for one Black woman who had an unsettling visitor: her enraged next-door neighbor. In a June 26 post that has been gaining attention on Instagram, an incensed white woman was shown repeatedly harassing her Black neighbor. It was a truly chilling display that included yelling, scratching, baring of teeth, whispering,…
(Photo credit: Adobe Stock) The Illinois Family Roots Pilot program is expanding across the state after launching in June with 250 kits. A program aimed at helping Black residents trace their ancestry, and in some cases, reconnect with living relatives in Africa, is expanding across the state of Illinois. The Illinois Family Roots Pilot Program,…
Source: People The family of Giovanni Pelletier is struggling to put the pieces together behind his mysterious death. On Aug. 9, Bridgette Pelletier, the 18-year-old’s mother, took to Facebook to confirm his death, one day after authorities found a decomposing body in a retention pond near Interstate 75 at State Road 70, in Manatee County,…
Police in Maine spent almost five months refusing to release body camera footage of at least 10 officers detaining a 16-year-old Black high school student at gunpoint, claiming he “matched the description” of a 19-year-old Black teen wanted on burglary charges. But the boy’s mother said the two look nothing alike aside from their skin…
Source: Christopher Polk / Getty Let’s talk about something that’s always been part of Black culture and spaces: colorism. Ari Lennox recently called out Martin for its running jokes about Pam, saying they were rooted in colorism. As a proud dark-skinned woman and longtime fan of the show, I understand where she’s coming from. Growing up, the…
Former Food Network star Paula Deen, 78, shocked her followers by closing two of her famous businesses last month. Dean announced she shut the doors of The Lady & Sons and The Chicken Box on July 31. The two locations became local landmarks in Savannah, Georgia. Paula Deen continues facing backlash after abruptly shutting down…
Sha’Carri Richardson attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) “I’m holding myself accountable,” Sha’Carri Richardson said, reflecting on the domestic violence arrest and apologizing to her boyfriend. Sha’Carri Richardson isn’t running away from her…
