A St. Louis jury has awarded nearly $19 million to the family of a Black man who was shot and killed by police a decade ago. Mansur Ball-Bey was fatally shot by two St. Louis police officers in 2015 as they served a search warrant in the Fountain Park neighborhood. At the time, then-Circuit Attorney…
Source: Xinhua News Agency / Getty Tennis phenom Coco Gauff is following in the footsteps of many young, Black and legendary athletes by giving back to the Black community and future student-athletes via a $100,000 gift to the United Negro College Fund. In fact, according to Blavity, at age 20, Gauff is one of the…
A 1910 watercolor portrait of Belle da Costa Greene by Laura Coombs Hills. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, gift of the Estate of Belle da Costa Greene. Deborah W. Parker, University of Virginia “Just Because I am a Librarian doesn’t mean I have to dress like one.” With this breezy pronouncement, Belle da…
“I’m giving you a chance; just one chance. I’m going to be watching you, boy.” That’s the ominous way Ethan Mullins, a 23-year-old Black man, says his new boss, a white man in his 30s, spoke to him just after he was hired as a maintenance worker at a skilled nursing facility for seniors in…
FILE – Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International, attends the 47th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP, File) UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima pleaded with the Trump administration not to abruptly cut off funding, which she said has resulted in “panic,…
Former model Chrissy Teigen is making headlines again with a recent family photo that has sparked debate across social media. The 39-year-old model and cookbook author found herself facing backlash after posting a series of pictures on Instagram on Saturday, Feb. 8. Among the images was a snapshot of Teigen in a bathtub with three…
President Donald Trump is pictured before boarding Air Force One at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) The move by Trump is the latest in what has been a rapid-fire effort by his new administration to enact sweeping change through executive orders and proclamations….
Source: Gregory Shamus / Getty Super Bowl LIX got off to a slow start as the Philadelphia Eagles were leading the Kansas City Chiefs 24-0 heading into the half. The seeming blowout left the game pretty dull, which only added to the excitement of Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance, which surely didn’t disappoint. MORE: Estate Of…
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – FEBRUARY 09: Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 to win Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) “Defense wins championships,” Hurts said, following the Philadelphia…
Source: Emilee Chinn / Getty Serena Williams just C-walked her way from the NFL Super Bowl LIX stage right into our hearts! The tennis icon made a surprise appearance during Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance at the NFL’s biggest showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. Her cameo was just one of the…
