Source: Uma Shankar sharma / Getty Twelve-year-old Eniola Shokunbi is on a mission to clear the air in her classroom and hopefully in classrooms all over the country with a new air filter that she invented. As a fifth-grade student at Commodore MacDonough STEM Academy in Middletown, Connecticut, Shokunbi and her classmates were given a…
Rihanna attends the 38th Annual Footwear News Achievement Awards at Cipriani South Street on December 04, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) From Black Santas to Black nutcrackers, Rihanna says it’s important for her sons to see themselves in all of her family’s holiday decor. This holiday season, we should all…
Source: zamrznutitonovi / Getty A Michigan man has pleaded guilty to spray-painting numerous swastikas and other graffiti on a prominently Black church near Roseville, according to CBS News Detroit. David Bluer, 34, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of damaging religious property after being accused of spray-painting the word “die” and swastikas on the outside…
A mother and father from the Ozarks region in Missouri were charged with felony child abuse after allegedly performing a circumcision on their son at home, claiming they had conducted “research” and recited a “blessing” before slicing the child with a sanitized blade. University Hospital in Columbia reported the incident to the Department of Social…
Five-time Oscar-nominated actress Nicole Kidman is standing her ground amid fierce criticism for her latest film “Babygirl,” an erotic thriller that pushes the boundaries of on-screen sexuality for actresses of her generation. The 57-year-old actress portrays a powerful corporate executive engaged in a passionate affair with a younger intern, a role she describes as a…
Larenz Tate, left, and Nia Long. Screenshot: Walmart (YouTube) Nia Long and Larenz Tate reprise their roles as Nina Mosley and Darius Lovehall for the Walmart Holiday x Love Jones spot, “Give the Gift That Shows You Get Them.” Those of us who have waited decades to find out if Nina Mosley and Darius Lovehall,…
Serena Williams speaks during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2024 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 4, 2024, in New York City. | Source: Eugene Gologursky / Getty Serena Williams has heard the rumors. She knows that people think she’s bleaching her skin and that she looks very different in recent pictures than…
The Michigan Supreme Court denied the appeal of a former cop who fatally shot a Black motorist in 2022, making way for his murder trial to move forward. Former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr, 31, was fired shortly after he was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya. Grand…
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala at New York Hilton on December 06, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala) “We’ve apparently divorced 10 times,” Prince…
Luxury fashion icon Donatella Versace found herself at the center of a media frenzy after stepping out looking younger than ever. The 69-year-old designed was spotted at the “The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical” charity gala in London on Dec. 1 and that evening, began to go viral. Though her gold Versace minidress was an…
