Sterling K. Brown attends the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Savion Washington/Getty Images) The “Paradise” star and St. Louis native shares how going by his first name honors his father, whom he lost at the age of 10 years old. Sterling K. Brown has become…
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, 40, has mostly kept his personal life away from public scrutiny for the past decade, but his relationship has become a hot topic in recent months. Zuckerberg married pediatrician Priscilla Chan, 40, in 2012. The couple have occasionally appeared together for interviews, conferences and on red carpets. But people have noticed…
Faculty, staff and students, including then-Ph.D. student A.D. Carson, protest at Clemson University in 2016. AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins Describing my 2017 appointment as a faculty member, the University of Virginia dubbed me the school’s “first” hip-hop professor. Even if the job title and the historic nature of the appointment might have merited it, the word…
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – JANUARY 30: Actors Michael B. Jordan (L) and Chadwick Boseman attend the Marvel Studios’ BLACK PANTHER Global Junket Press Conference on January 30, 2018 at Montage Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney) Six years after working together on “Black Panther,” Ryan Coogler opens…
Legendary football coach Bill Belichick’s relationship with his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, remains a hot-button topic online. The 72-year-old head of the University of North Carolina football team and the former college cheerleader posed together in a new photo posted on Hudson’s Instagram page on April 6. “Lollipop” rapper and avid sports fan Lil Wayne…
A woman in Sheffield, Alabama, who was in her pajamas getting ready for bed was startled when four police officers broke down her door and held her at gunpoint until they realized they were at the wrong house. She is now suing the city for the trauma she says they inflicted on her. According to…
After President Donald Trump announced a fresh wave of tariffs on April 2, the U.S. stock market experienced its worst crash since the COVID-19 pandemic. When the stock market closed on Friday, April 4, the S&P 500 lost 6% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 5.5%. Since February, however, the S&P is down 12% and Nasdaq…
Shaquille O’Neal has once again found himself at the center of social media buzz, this time for an unexpected marriage proposal to sports content creator Jenna Bandy. The 15-time All-Star surprised fans during the 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend when he transformed what appeared to be a simple autographed basketball into an impromptu proposal, and now…
Source: creative services / iOne Stress affects everyone differently; however, Black individuals are particularly vulnerable due to factors like racism, prejudice, institutional inequities, income inequality, and unfair treatment in areas like education, healthcare, and the workplace. These ongoing stressors can have serious health consequences. According to VeryWell Health, chronic stress can lead to an increase in…
Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr. and center Micah Handlogten celebrates after their win against the Houston in the national championship at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 7, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) The Gators and Clayton somehow overcame Houston’s lockdown intensity, along with a 12-point deficit. Florida’s…
