Source: skynesher / Getty Reading is a productive activity that can benefit everyone, especially children. It helps cultivate the imagination, builds vocabulary, reduces stress, and enhances knowledge and social skills. Reading to your children is imperative, and it helps even more if they can relate to what they read and see in the books. In…

Ashanti was left speechless after Nelly iced her out for her birthday, but fans were left speechless at the hair that rested on the R&B singer’s head.  The “Happy” songstress turned 43 years old on Friday, Oct. 13, and video footage that shows Nelly showering his boo thang with a diamond necklace and watch began…

Source: Ben Hider / Getty The American Museum of Natural History recently announced that the New York City institution will return some 12,000 human remains pilfered from Black and Indigenous grave sites and the bodies of poor people by colonizers and colonizer descendants who followed in the Western cultural tradition of, well, just pretty much…

With affirmative action virtually dead in the water for many higher education institutions, conservative groups have set their sights on eliminating race-conscious policies at other educational and corporate entities in recent months. Since the Supreme Court declared certain affirmative action policies unconstitutional over the summer, that means that colleges and universities can no longer take…

I met my girlfriend while working out at the gym. She was always there when I would arrive at 4 a.m. and was also there when I would leave two hours later. At the time, I envied her hard work ethic and passion for wanting to look and feel good. I remember thinking to myself…

Antonio Brown is back in the news for the wrong reasons, as one of his children’s mothers claims he still has not paid her almost $31,000 in child support. Wiltrice Jackson, mother to Brown’s daughter, Antanyiah, wants Brown punished for his lack of consistent support both financially and in person for their daughter, born in…

Source: Jackson State University/Facebook A student at Jackson State University was killed following a shooting on its campus as homecoming festivities wound down this weekend. It was the second shooting on the Mississippi HBCU’s campus in as many days. Jaylen Burns was taken to a local hospital before being pronounced dead on Sunday night following…

The family of a Florida teen who says she was subjected to racial discrimination — including being referred to as a “cotton picker” and “Black one” by her peers — is pursuing legal action against her high school. The attorney representing the 11th grader called it a “widespread issue.”  Grace Clay and her father filed…

2001’s “Training Day” is hands down one of Denzel Washington‘s best movies to date. The film was directed by Antoine Fuqua, who has also directed several other films starring Washington. In addition to the “Equalizer” trilogy, Fuqua and Washington have collaborated on five movies together, including 2006’s “The Magnificent 7.” Trending Today: ‘For Being a…