Source: urbazon / Getty Allen Brooks is a walking testament that if you believe it, you can achieve it. The 60-year-old graduated from Alabama A&M University in December 2024, becoming the oldest graduate to receive a degree from the historically Black institution. According to Good Morning America (GMA), the history maker graduated with his…
Vivica A. Fox and Taraji P. Henson fans are rushing to call out a celebrity fanatic for doing the most to get the women’s attention. Both actresses are featured in social videos leaving a hotel dressed to the nines for the Essence Women in Hollywood gala that took place on Feb. 27. In one post,…
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 17: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (R) presents Hazel Dukes, president of the New York State chapter of the NAACP, with a cake to celebrate her birthday at the mass vaccination site at Mount Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem on March 17, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Seth…
Somali internally-displaced persons (IDP) children look out from family’s makeshift homes in Maslah camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh) Millions of people are now without access to life-saving care globally after the White House’s latest funding cuts. Countries around the world already are feeling the impact…
A project at Michigan State University College of Law professor is working to prove the lasting impacts the enslavement of Black people has had on U.S. law. Justin Simard told AP he started the “Citing Slavery Project” because “… people are invested in trying to pretend that our history of slavery didn’t happen and that…
Actress Tia Mowry is firing back at her haters after years of being scrutinized for her post-divorce life. Mowry, 46, was married to fellow actor Cory Hardrict, 45, from 2008 to 2023. Their headline-grabbing split remains gossip fodder even after the two stars seemingly have moved on. Many of the online digs were aimed at…
Gizelle Bryant, Wendy Osefo and Ashley Darby react to Karen Huger’s DUI sentencing (photos: Getty Images) While Bravo reportedly plans to proceed without Karen Huger for the next season of “Real Housewives of Potomac,” her co-stars share their reaction to her sentencing. “The Real Housewives of Potomac” will go on without the “grand dame,” Karen…
A young Black woman was just trying to do her job when she entered the lobby of an apartment complex with a DoorDash delivery in hand. When she set down the plastic takeout bag on the building’s front desk, however, the white security guard on duty suddenly went off. Getting into her face and waving…
Television personality Rachel Ray has many of her social media followers worried after sharing a clip of herself making fajitas. Ray, 56, recently uploaded a video from her “Meals in Minutes” show to her Instagram account on Feb. 24. Her unusual behavior in the snippet caused concern online. Rachael Ray’s appearance in new cooking video…
Source: Greg Doherty / Getty Kevin Liles will now have to clear his name in a court of law. A former Def Jam Records employee is suing him for sexual assault. As per Variety, the former music executive and the famed record label are facing some serious claims from a former female employee. Jane Doe…
