The PBS series “Finding My Roots” is helping celebrities uncover the truth about their family’s history. Actor Laurence Fishburne is the latest guest to appear on the show, where he finally got some real answers about his biological father. In the episode, which aired on April 8, Fishburne explained to host Henry Louis Gates Jr….
Source: Dr. Heinz Linke / Getty Miami Police are investigating the tragic death of 28-year-old mother, Ahmonique Miller, who traveled from Las Vegas to Miami to undergo a cosmetic procedure, but died while recovering at what authorities believe to be “an illegal post-plastic surgery recovery home,” according to NBC Miami. Per Black Girl Unlost, in…
Photo of Calvin “CJ” Dickey, Jr/CJ Dickey Facebook Page 18-year-old Calvin “CJ” Dickey Jr. collapsed during the team’s first football practice due to sickle-cell related complications. He died two days later. The parents of a Bucknell University football player are suing the school after their son died during a practice in July 2024. In July…
A federal judge has denied Donald Trump‘s bid to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought against him by the “Central Park Five,” the five men wrongly convicted in the 1989 jogger rape case in New York City. The civil suit was filed following comments made by Trump during the presidential debate last September. He asserted that…
Tiffany Trump, the younger daughter of President Donald Trump, celebrated her baby shower surrounded by the women of the Trump family, with one notable exception. On Sunday, April 6, first lady Melania Trump was conspicuously absent from the Peter Rabbit-themed celebration in which her 31-year-old stepdaughter and husband Michael Boulos are expecting their first child…
Source: Courtesy / Peacock Get ready to fall in love all over again with Harper, Jordan, Robyn, and the crew. This time through the pages of filmmaker Malcolm D. Lee’s new novel. Read all about it inside. The mastermind behind The Best Man film franchise is officially bringing the beloved characters to the literary world with a…
(Photo credit: Adobe Stock) The 2025 Black Maternal Health Week arrives during an interesting time for maternal health in the country. Folks around the country are gearing up to celebrate “collective action” around improving health outcomes for Black mothers. The 2025 Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW25), which lasts through Thursday, April 17, kicks off today…
Rev. Jesse Jackson attends a Sunday church service at Tabernacle Baptist Church on March 09, 2025 in Selma, Alabama. Community members and Democratic Congressional members commemorate the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” in Selma, Alabama which occurred March 7, 1965 when a group of about 525 African-American demonstrators gathered at Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church and…
Keri Hilson (left) discusses Beyoncé diss in 2009 Turnin Me On remix written by Ester Dean (right) (Photos: Getty Images) Ester Dean and Keri Hilson have opened up about how a song perceived as a diss to Beyoncé over a decade ago came to be and why there is some regret about it. It’s amazing…
(Photo: CNN) “This is not regular for one person to have that kind of access over every agency, over people’s data, over security systems,” said Hayes during a CNN town hall on Thursday. During a CNN town hall with members of Congress on Thursday night, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., sought to make a…
