Source: Guy Cali / Getty Kwanzaa, an annual celebration of African culture spanning from Dec. 26 to Jan.1, originated in 1966 amid the Black Freedom Movement. The celebration was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga, an activist and esteemed professor of Africana studies at California State University, Long Beach. Rooted in the early harvest festivities of…

Resurfaced bodycam video showing the arrests of three Black young males who were DoorDashing in Wisconsin over the summer displays a textbook case of police harassment, racial profiling, retaliation, and civil rights violations. That footage of a traffic stop on July 19, 2023, shows the Menomonee Falls Police pulling over a car with three Black…

Christian Keyes put the entertainment industry on notice when he unloaded shocking allegations about his enduring years of sexual harassment and an attempted sexual assault. Fearful of retaliation, the actor remained vague in his descriptions of the assailant in a Dec. 15 Instagram Live, as he carefully recounted unwanted advances and a six-figure bribe as…

Source: Arturo Holmes / Getty For all the advancements we can accredit to Airbnb, the now-global rental app for vacations or any need in-between when it comes to room and board, it’s also had a fair share of racial discrimination controversies over the years — remember those “slave cabin” rentals? MORE: Fantasia Opens Up About…

Fans are asking what the infamous “Jolene” looks like after a throwback picture of country singer Dolly Parton went viral on social media. Parton’s 1973 hit about a woman who tries to steal her husband has fans wondering who would stray from the voluptuous Grammy Award-winning vocalist after a still from her 1982 film “The…

The city of Chicago will pay millions to the family of a man who was fatally shot by police more than two years ago after he called 911 for help because his wife was attacking him. According to reports, Michael Craig’s two children are set to receive the $8.75 million payout that was greenlit by…

Last month, Daz Dillinger called out Snoop for seemingly lying about his pledge to stop smoking and accused Suge Knight of having dementia. Now he’s calling out another fellow West Coast legend over music royalties. On the 31st anniversary of Dr. Dre’s debut album, “The Chronic,” earlier this week, the Dogg Pound rapper called out…

Here is the story of the Black Seminoles, a group of fugitive slaves who escaped bondage and created a community of free Blacks in Mexico.  In the early 1700s, when what we know as America began to take shape, some Gullah Geechee slaves were able to escape slavery more than 150 years before the start of…

Former President Donald Trump, a frontrunner for the Republican primary, is nudging his supporters for donations in an effort to appeal the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision that disqualifies him from the state ballot. A blockbuster 4-3 ruling on Tuesday bars Trump’s name from appearing on the ballots due to his alleged efforts in the Jan. 6, 2021,…

Shannon Sharpe seemed to be an eligible bachelor some women would have gladly dated at one point in time, but his openness about his expectations might be running his well of viable options dry. For instance, the NFL Hall of Famer recently renewed interest in the 50/50 debate that Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade inadvertently…