The Amazon.com, Inc. BHM1 fulfillment center is seen before sunrise on March 29, 2021, in Bessemer, Alabama. | Source: PATRICK T. FALLON / Getty In the latest example of shameless corporate greed and a basic disregard for human rights, an Amazon warehouse initially denied a request for a leave of absence by an employee who…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 11: Lupe Fiasco performs onstage during Hip Hop 50 Live at Yankee Stadium on August 11, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images) The famed Chicago emcee adds the world-renowned institution to a resumé that already includes MIT and Yale University. Lupe Fiasco has long been…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 29: Master P attends the BET Experience Celebrity Basketball Game on June 29, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for BET) The rap mogul spoke in the wake of a terrorist attack that killed 15 people in the early hours of New Year’s Day on New…
As the oldest of three, Golden State Warriors point guard Wardell “Steph” Curry II, 36, said it was “challenging” after his parents, Sonya Curry. and retired Charlotte Hornets player Wardell “Dell” Curry Sr. separated. After 33 years of marriage, they announced their separation in August 2021 after Sonya filed for divorce in North Carolina in…
Police near Augusta, Georgia, are asking for the public’s help in locating a man alleged to have spread raw cotton outside of a predominantly Black church. The person of interest, captured by church security cameras, looks to be carrying a large handful of cotton up a ramp to Palmer Grove Baptist Church, where, the sheriff’s…
(Photo credit: Adobe Stock Images) The U.S. Surgeon General is calling for updated warning labels on alcohol products and increased awareness. Before you roll your eyes at those kicking off the year with a “dry January,” you may want to reconsider. According to an advisory released Friday by the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy,…
Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies work the scene on Bourbon Street after at least ten people were killed when a person allegedly drove into the crowd in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day on January 1, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana. | Source: Michael DeMocker / Getty We all knew or should…
Actress Jasmine Guy, 62, stamped her name in television history by playing bourgeois college student Whitley Gilbert in the classic sitcom, “A Different World.” Whitley’s character apparently had an obsession with two-time Academy Award winner, Denzel Washington. So it was a huge surprise when the production shocked Guy with an unscripted appearance by the “Glory”…
The illness came in waves, each one stronger than the last, and 23-year-old Charizma Jones likely felt as if she was drowning on May 4, 2024, when she called 311, a city resource hotline, from her jail cell on Rikers Island, New York for the second time in a week. “My throat is closing,” she…
(Photo credit: Adobe Stock) Despite critical and theatrical success, women of color directors are still underrepresented in the film industry. If you feel there hasn’t been a noticeable difference in the number of films by Black directors over the last few years, it’s not just your imagination. According to a new study by USC‘s Annenberg…
