FILE – Former Speaker Pro-Tem Robert Clark speaks at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, July 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File) Robert G. Clark was elected in 1967 as Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century and rose to the second-highest leadership role. Robert G. Clark, who was elected in…
Source: Reach Media / Urban One Jason Wilson continues this impactful book, The Man the Moment Demands, where he challenges and dismantles preconceived notions of masculinity. The book helps men of all ages understand the root cause of their trauma, fear and unresolved anger, discover the characteristics that lead to comprehensive manhood, and find strength in…
Fans are still mourning the death of “Wish I Didn’t Miss You” singer Angie Stone as resurfaced clips show her detailing her letdowns in the music industry and claims labels withheld decades worth of royalties owed to her. Stone, who died on Saturday, March 1, in a car accident in Alabama, took to YouTube in…
Guerdy Abraira attends during 2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ Presented By Coca-Cola® at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 05, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for ESSENCE) “Real Housewives of Miami” star Guerdy Abraira has been in remission from breast cancer for the last 16 months. After being…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty In today’s episode of Donald Trump Keeps Saying The Fascist Part Out Loud, the president who pardoned or commuted the sentences of more than 1500 Jan. 6 Capitol rioters is now threatening college students who engage in “illegal protests” with arrest and/or expulsion, which only proves (not that we…
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has commuted former Fairfax County Police Department Sgt. Wesley Shifflett’s prison sentence for the fatal shooting of an unarmed young Black man suspected of shoplifting outside a Northern Virginia mall. Shifflet’s attorney, Caleb Kershner told WUSA-9 his client was released Sunday night and is back home with family just three days into…
A Texas man who attributed a bout of sleepwalking to the fatal stabbing of his twin sister more than three years ago was recently was found guilty of murder in connection with the slaying. Benjamin Elliott was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Feb. 25 for killing his sister Meghan in 2021. Only 17…
Former runway model Tyra Banks has admitted her methods to cultivate new models missed the mark at times, but her impact on the fashion industry is far greater than the viral blunders. The former Victoria’s Secret Angel gave a fiery speech at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood event on Feb. 27, where she addressed…
An up-and-coming rapper and his 5-year-old daughter were tragically killed Monday night when a gunman opened fire at a North Texas car wash, striking both victims in a hail of bullets. Relatives confirmed the victims as rapper G$ Lil Ronnie, whose real name was Chuckie Smith, and his young daughter, R’mani Sibley. The burst of…
Foreign goods wait to be unloaded at the Port of Los Angeles. AP Photo/Nick Ut The world is lurching ever closer to a full-blown trade war as the U.S., China, Europe, Canada, and Mexico talk tariffs and retaliation. President Donald Trump made the initial salvo back in March, when he placed duties on steel and…
