Source: PeopleImages / Getty For most college students, graduation is a one-time event. But for a growing number of students from various groups, such as students of color or LGTBQ students, there might be multiple graduation ceremonies to attend. These special graduation ceremonies for certain groups are known as “affinity graduations.” These ceremonies are drawing…
Daniel Penny is speaking his piece after he held Jordan Neely in a chokehold for 15 minutes on a New York City subway train earlier […]
Samuel L. Jackson, 74, and his wife LaTanya Richardson Jackson, 73, married in 1980, but their recollection of the story behind their engagement differs drastically. […]
Source: kolderal / Getty The NYPD officers manning a police van that killed a Black pedestrian by running him over after speeding through red lights during a non-emergency will not be charged for the death, the New York Attorney General’s Office has announced. The decision in the death of Ronald Anthony Smith was reached despite…
Source: Boston Globe / Getty The passing of football legend Jim Brown brought with it mixed emotions for many Black Americans. Jim Brown wasn’t just a football hero, he was also a Black American icon who fought for the poor and worked to combat gang violence. But the end of Brown’s journey was filled with…
A Franklin County grand jury has indicted an Ohio man who fatally shot a 13-year-old boy last fall on multiple felony charges. None of the […]
Fans are still torn after Eva Marcille served her estranged husband, Michael T. Sterling, with divorce papers after nearly five years of marriage. “The Real […]
Broadcaster Glen Kuiper of the Oakland Athletics works from the pressbox during the game against the Chicago White Sox at Hohokam Stadium on March 8, 2015, in Mesa, Arizona. | Source: Michael Zagaris / Getty The now-former longtime MLB announcer who was fired for saying the N-word on live TV earlier this month said he…
NBA star Carmelo Anthony is passing the torch to his son Kiyan. The basketball icon has announced his retirement from the hardwood after a two-decade-long career in the league. “I remember the days when I had nothing. Just a ball on the court and a dream for something more,” the 10-time NBA All-Star said as he…
Lil Scrappy made sure his daughter Emani Richardson ushered in adulthood after her high school graduation with a rite of passage deemed acceptable for those […]
