A University of Virginia professor and historian learned that her grandfather, a former sheriff, allowed the lynching of a Black man back in 1947 in Prentiss, Mississippi. Grace Elizabeth Hale told the Los Angeles Times that she was shocked to learn that her grandfather, Prentiss Sheriff Oury Berry, had allowed the lynching of a Black man named Versie…
I come from a long line of engineers. Both of my parents graduated from HBCUs, one as a mechanical engineer and the other as an electrical engineer. Today, I’m an industrial engineer, and I work in Thailand, making a boatload of money. I’ve set a goal to put my career first for the next five…
Source: Radio One Digital / Radio One Digital Omega Psi Phi was founded on November 17, 1911 on the campus of Howard University by Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper and Frank Coleman. The name was derived from the initials of the Greek phrase Omega Psi Phi meaning, “friendship is essential to the soul.”…
“The Real Housewives of Atlanta” stars Kandi Burruss and her husband Todd Tucker ignited a social media frenzy after taking to the internet to publicly discuss the dos and don’ts as a married couple. Burruss and Tucker have been married for nine years and share four children between the two. But a recent video clip…
An Iowa teenager was sentenced to life in prison for killing a Spanish teacher, an immigrant from Mexico after his friend received a bad grade in her class. He and his partner stalked the woman and beat her down with a bat two years ago. Now 18, Jeremy Goodale will be 43 years old before…
Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson claims he used to have plenty of options before he settled down with his fiancée, Sharelle Rosado. Earlier this month, Johnson went viral after he went live with fellow former Wide Receiver Terrell Owens, where they reminisced about one of their past sexcapades and having an orgy with 17 women in 12…
A Minooka, Illinois, high school is under fire after students alleged they faced racial harassment from their peers, an experience their parents say is all too familiar. The students, identified as Grace and Morgan, who attend Minooka Community High School, said an unidentified classmate started playing a whipping sound from her phone on Nov. 1 and pointed…
Cassie Ventura and Sean “Diddy” Combs attend the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018, in New York City. | Source: John Shearer / Getty A lawyer for Sean “Diddy” Combs has responded to a new bombshell lawsuit filed by his longtime…
Holiday season is among us and Mariah Carey kicked off her “Merry Christmas One and All” tour earlier this week. However, a few fans have voiced their concerns for the icon’s well-being after witnessing her recent performance. On Wednesday, Nov. 15, the self-proclaimed “Queen of Christmas” took the stage at the Yaamava‘ Resort and Casino…
West Coast artist YG might have lost a fan after one of his most recent Instagram posts rubbed a man the wrong way. YG, real name Keenon Dequan Ray Jackson, has been a consistent hitmaker since his 2010 debut single “Toot It and Boot It” peaked at 67 on the Billboard Hot 100. Not long…
