WASHINGTON – AUGUST 17: Ananda Lewis arrives at Radio One’s 25th Anniversary Awards Gala August 17, 2006 in Washington DC. (Photo by Nancy Ostertag/Getty Images) The former MTV veejay, model and personality announced in 2020 that she had been battling breast cancer for years and became an advocate for prevention, especially in Black women. Ananda…
A bestselling author from Oprah Winfrey’s past is finally speaking out decades after her investigation into a scandal that nearly ended his career. Winfrey, 71, endorsed James Frey’s best-selling “A Million Little Pieces” by selecting his 2003 memoir for her highly publicized Oprah’s Book Club. Many praised the well-written book until January 2006 when The…
Source: GERARD JULIEN / Getty Tennis greats Serena and Venus Williams are embarking on a new venture – a video podcast, which will be hosted on X, formerly Twitter. In a statement announcing the news, the podcast is described as being for “visionaries, creators and rulebreakers passionate about shattering the status quo” and to give…
Love is Blind. (L to R) Milton Johnson, Lydia Velez Gonzalez in season 5 of Love is Blind. Cr. Greg Gayne/Netflix © 2023 Lydia from “Love is Blind” season 5 reveals that her marriage to Milton was far from a fairytale in divorce announcement. After three years together, “Love is Blind” stars Lydia Velez Gonzalez…
A white Texas man is under arrest for the brutal slaying of his Black fiancée after he allegedly stayed with her body for at least three days because he “wanted to lay with” her. William Joseph Oddo III, 52, was arrested on June 2 by the Denton County police on charges of murder and tampering…
K. Michelle performs on the main stage during CMA Fest 2025 at Nissan Stadium on June 05, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) Singer K. Michelle opens up about her background and how her musical roots run deep in country music. Regarding country music, trust, this is not K. Michelle’s first rodeo. …
Source: PeopleImages / Getty The U.S. job market remains turbulent for Black women, who continue to face disproportionately high unemployment rates. According to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, released June 6, the unemployment rate for Black women ages 20 and over rose to 6.2% in May, up slightly from 6.1%…
FILE – Colorado head coach Deion Sanders takes the field during an NCAA college football spring game, Saturday, April 19, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP PhotoJack Dempsey, File) The health of Sanders, the head coach of the University of Colorado Buffalos, has come into question because of his extended absence. Deion Sanders posted on social media…
Jennifer Lopez is not batting an eye at her haters — she’s silencing them. The entertainer is fresh off the heels of eye-catching appearances at the American Music Awards and World Pride Music Festival, where she donned stage ensembles that made conservatives blush and envious onlookers erupt with criticism. Neither of those reactions has deterred…
Source: Melissa Sue Gerrits / Getty I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it a million times over: For a party that places so much importance on the history of Democrats supporting slavery, Republicans sure spend a lot of time fighting tooth and nail to honor the Confederacy. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that…
