Source: Wilson Family / Courtesy of Wilson Family Caleb Wilson’s death during an alleged fraternity hazing incident Thursday is raising more questions than answers as new details come to light. Wilson, a 20-year-old from Kenner, La., was a junior mechanical engineering student at Southern University in Baton Rouge and a member of the school’s marching…
Descendants of Oak Hill sharecroppers stand outside the ruins of the property’s once-grand plantation house near Danville, Va., Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Finley) About 275 burial plots will be moved from the former Oak Hill Plantation to a new burial site about a mile away. Roughly 275 burial plots of the formerly enslaved and…
Gayle King has a serious case of the jitters ahead of her Blue Origin space flight this spring. The 70-year-old will be joined by Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sánchez, pop star Katy Perry, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and activist Amanda Nguyen, marking the first time an all-woman crew has…
Caleb Wilson during a performance with Southern University’s ‘Human Jukebox’ Marching Band. (Photo credit: WAFB) More details emerge surrounding the death of Caleb Wilson, who was a student at Southern University when he died after hazing ritual. The initial story regarding a college junior who died after participating in a hazing ritual while pledging the…
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 19:A women holds a street sign as people celebrate together at Black Lives Matter Plaza on June 19, 2021 in Washington, DC. Juneteenth marks the end of slavery in the United States and the Juneteenth National Independence Day became the 12th legal federal holiday signed in June 17th, 2021. (Photo by…
With Love, Meghan. Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex in episode 105 of With Love, Meghan. (Photo courtesy of Netflix © 2024) Meghan Markle discusses how she developed her brand amid the release of a Netflix series and a range of lifestyle products. After much anticipation, a return to Instagram, a postponement, and a somewhat unfavorable…
Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty As of midnight Tuesday, President Trump began charging tariffs on goods imported into the United States. That’s right, the president of people that wear really dirty Air Force 1s couldn’t just sit there and fake read his Highlights magazine. Nope, he’s decided to go out and start a trade war…
“The Bernie Mac Show” actress Camille Winbush, 35, is not fond of Shannon Sharpe, 56, for using her name for clicks and views. A viral clip from Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” interview with R&B singer Coco Jones has caught Winbush’s attention. The 90-minute interview was shared on YouTube last week but days later Sharpe’s channel…
Source: Alexander Hassenstein / Getty Laquetta Robinson may not be a household name, but she once had the full attention of one of the most famous athletes in the world. When she was at Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina, there was a guy named Michael Jordan who was crushing on her so much…
(Left to right) Jasmine Crockett, Shirley Chisholm, Issa Rae and Madame CJ Walker (Photos: Getty Images) From past to present, Black women’s impact is a continuous thread in the tapestry of our history and future. The stretch between February and March always carries an extra layer of magic as we transition from celebrating Black History…
