Pope Francis talks with Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson during his weekly general audience, in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File) Some say having a pope from Africa or Asia would signal a powerful message of inclusion. If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would…
A video that’s being heavily circulated online and sparking outrage shows a white woman on a playground calling a young Black boy and an adult the N-word multiple times. According to the Minnesota Star-Tribune, the video was taken at the Soldiers Field Memorial Park in Rochester. It shows a man confronting a woman carrying a…
A group of African American students, left, enter the Boothville-Venice School in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana on Sept. 12, 1966 as a group of white mothers wait at the entrance of the school. (AP Photo/Jack Thornell, file) The end of the 1966 legal agreement with Plaquemines Parish schools was announced Tuesday, April 29. When the Justice…
The National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall is seen on Friday, March 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) Concerns over potential reforms at the Smithsonian have arisen since Trump signed a March 27 executive order. A veteran activist of the Civil Rights Movement said he was notified by…
Jennifer Hudson and Common are still going strong. The couple was spotted by a bystander walking hand in hand outside in San Francisco. The onlooker who filmed the TikTok video recorded Hudson and Common from across the street as they waited on the corner to cross the road. The April 28 post does not make it…
Comedian Gary Owen has recently revisited a controversial moment from a 2019 “Brilliant Idiots” podcast appearance that he claims contributed to his divorce from his ex-wife, Kenya Duke. The Cincinnati native made a return to the popular podcast, where he revealed that a clip of him laughing uncontrollably when questioned about his faithfulness during his…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty World Pride is coming to Washington, D.C., this summer — the first time the international event will take place in the United States in eight years. For many, this should be a moment of celebration — a global gathering of LGBTQ+ people, taking over the nation’s capital to recognize…
Source: Shannon Finney / Getty The ladies have entered the chat, and they’re doing the Boots on the Ground dance with confidence and rhythm. From Tina Knowles to Michelle Obama and even former Vice President Kamala Harris, these women of influence are literally putting their boots on the ground. What started as a viral line dance set…
A nurse posted an audio recording that went viral on social media of a heated exchange between her and a doctor in which the doctor is heard screaming at her, telling her to “shut up,” and calling her a “dumb b—.” Jessica Wingard, who posted the recording on her TikTok page @diamondtips4you, where it drew…
Nick Cannon attends the 2023 BET Soul Train Awards on November 19, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Actor, comedian, and father of 12, Nick Cannon, reveals how he insured his testicles and opens up about his fatherhood journey. When Nick Cannon said he would ensure his testicles for $10 million, we…
