Patina Miller as “Raquel ‘Raq’ Thomas” on “Power Book III: Raising Kanan.” (Courtesy of STARZ) OPINION: As Unique tries to figure out what everybody else is doing, the entire Thomas family is in the midst of decision-making about their future. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s…
A court battle to settle a lawsuit filed by two Black men who were wrongly convicted of murder and incarcerated for a combined 32 years has come to an end with a $120 million settlement. John Fulton and Anthony Mitchell were arrested in 2003 for the first-degree murder and kidnapping of Christopher Collazo. Fulton and…
A pedestrian walks through Harvard Yard at Harvard University, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Like several other elite institutions, Harvard has increased its tuition-free income cut-off as a way of widening the backgrounds of students on the campus. For some families, Harvard University just got a little bit cheaper. The…
Angie Stone fans have come to the defense of her good friend and stylist Roger Brasley after he was denied a chance to speak at the singer’s South Carolina celebration of life service on March 15. The four-hour homegoing was livestreamed from First Nazareth Baptist Church following her death in a vehicle accident in Montgomery,…
A shopper passes by a display of large-screen televisions in a Costco warehouse Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in east Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Americans are shopping more cautiously as concerns about the direction of the economy mount. U.S. shoppers stepped up their spending just a bit in February after a sharp pullback the previous month, signaling that Americans…
Yaya DaCosta attends the Emilia Pérez Latinas In Hollywood Tastemaker Event at TUDUM Theater on November 16, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Natasha Campos/Getty Images for Netflix) America’s Next Top Model star, Yaya DaCosta, reflects on her relationship with Tyra Banks and says she’s finally “free.” Model and actress Yaya DaCosta doesn’t harbor any…
Former CNN host Don Lemon apparently got under the skin of Black conservatives over the weekend after slamming their continued support for President Donald Trump, telling political host Bill Maher, “I don’t think that you can be Black and be a rational MAGA person.” Lemon made the controversial remarks during Sunday’s episode of Maher’s HBO…
Source: gofundme / GoFundMe On July 25, 2023, 8-year-old Jenesis Dockery was shot in the head in Fayetteville, North Carolina, by the 11-year-old son of her babysitter, who allegedly stole the gun from his grandfather’s safe. Jenesis was transported to the hospital, where she died two days later. On Tuesday, her family is set to…
American actor Tom Cruise, 62, was photographed with Ana de Armas, 36, in London, and many fans are focusing more on the A-lister’s face than his apparent date. Page Six reports Cruise and Armas took a helicopter to the London Heliport on March 14. Images of the “Top Gun: Maverick” star and the Cuban-born actress…
Candiace Dillard Bassett and Karen Huger. (Photo credit: Aliah Anderson/ Getty Images; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) Karen Huger was sentenced to two years in jail with one year suspended following a high-profile DUI arrest in March 2024. Candiace Dillard Bassett confirmed she’s been in Karen Huger’s corner leading up to her sentencing. After Huger revealed during…
