Mount Vernon neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland. Photo credit: Jason Varney From waterfront views and local restaurants to museums and AFRAM, here’s what made my first trip to Charm City a memorable one. Before my first trip to Baltimore, I knew the city through its history, headlines and reputation. I arrived to cover AFRAM’s 50th anniversary…
XX arrives at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2018 at Fillmore Miami Beach on October 6, 2018 in Miami Beach, Florida. The Chicago rapper behind “Overnight Celebrity,” “Slow Jamz” and guest features for Do or Die and others reportedly did not pay income taxes between 2019 and 2023. Chicago rapper Twista is facing a lengthy…
President Donald Trump is gloating over New York attorney George Conway’s election loss in the state’s primary and began taunting Conway in a way that made the election feel like the least interesting thing that happened. Trump spent Tuesday night, June 23, and part of the early morning hours of Wednesday bragging about winning candidates…
Instagram/ Culture Creators The 10th annual Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards Brunch brought prayer, performance, humor and a clear reminder to protect Black creative spaces during BET Awards week. The Culture Creators brunch opened with a prayer. Before the performances, the speeches, and star-studded honorees, gospel artist Erica Campbell helped set the tone for…
N365205 03: Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan’s wife, Mother Khadijah Farrakhan waves after being introduced at “Saviours” Day 2000″ in Chicago February 27, 2000. (Photo by Tim Boyle) The Farrakhans were married for 72 years, and after Louis Farrakhan organized and spoke at the 1995 Million Man March, she took the stage at…
Source: Final Call / Final Call Mother Khadijah Farrakhan, wife of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, has died at the age of 90. A message posted to the Final Call website from Student Minister Ishmael R. Muhammad, On Behalf of The Executive Council of the Nation of Islam read as follows: The Honorable Minister…
Getty Images On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 majority to allow the Department of Homeland Security to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for roughly 350,000 migrants from Haiti and Syria Justice Elena Kagan put President Donald Trump’s most racist and inflammatory remarks over the last decade about Haitians into permanent record Thursday, blasting…
Nia Long has been labeled a forever baddie, and as a result, she routinely turns down her fair share of men who show interest. However, the actress recently shared that she kicked one superstar to the curb before he became famous—simply because she didn’t recognize him. Looking back, she revealed her regret at missing a…
A shocking video captured a security guard tasing a man directly in the face outside a World Cup viewing party in San Diego, California. David Marquez, 42, was arrested on felony charges of assault with a deadly weapon and assault with a stun gun, which fires metal darts that hook into the skin to immobilize…
Getty Images ‘Stop dishonoring the flag of North Carolina,’ a statement from Gov. Josh Stein’s office read in response to the flag being displayed on a video board near remnants of a car honoring NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt. The image was later removed. The Great American State Fair in Washington D.C. was supposed to be…
