Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty On January 12, 1865, a group of African American ministers met with General William T. Sherman to advocate for land as a form of reparative justice. The meeting was held in Savannah, Georgia, with Rev. Garrison Frazier, described as “of pure African blood,” leading the cause. Reverend Frazier told General…
Steve Harvey is defending his step-daughter Lori Harvey following her breakup with Michael B. Jordan. The 65-year-old comedian spoke about their breakup during an appearance on “TODAY with Hoda & Jenna” on Jan. 11. The model and “Creed” actor parted ways back in June after dating for more than one year. Harvey was asked if…
A grandmother of two stepped up to help the teacher shot in a Virginia elementary school allegedly by one of her 6-year-old students. The matriarch said she arrived at the school to pick up her grandchildren early and had no idea she would be needed to help save someone’s life. As the city of Newport…
Source: Ron Galella / Getty If you ask most Black people in America to sing the “Happy Birthday” song, they will probably belt out the marvelous lyrics to Stevie Wonder’s version he wrote for one of America’s most prominent figures. In 1981, Stevie Wonder wrote the song “Happy Birthday” as a tribute to Dr. Martin…
Tina Knowles-Lawson shared a picture on Instagram of herself at the age of 26 on her wedding day, and fans had jokes about her cropping her former husband, Mathew Knowles, out of the photo. Knowles-Lawson looked radiant on her wedding day in the throwback photograph she shared earlier this week. She captioned the post, “I…
Source: Robert Prange / Getty Earlier this week, tennis star Naomi Osaka announced that she was withdrawing from this year’s Australian Open, leaving fans to show concern for the 25-year-old. After all, she has been open with her mental health journey to which she has attributed her decisions to drop out of several big tennis…
Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., speaks during the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol hearing in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington on Thursday, June 9, 2022. | Source: Bill Clark / Getty The U.S. Congressional aides working with Brazil days after the South American nation had its own…
Phaedra Parks may no longer be on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” but her Bravo bag is still very much intact. It looks like the Southern Belle will be swapping out her peach for a stethoscope and joining the “Married to Medicine” cast for its 10th season. According to blog site Theybf.com, “It turns out,…
Source: Brad Vest / Getty Christopher Wells, the executive director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), is barking back against accusations of discrimination following the NAACP’s federal complaint in response to the slow distribution of recovery funds for Jackson’s water crisis. This week, a letter dating back to mid-December of 2022 surfaced…
Jerrod Carmichael had all cylinders firing as he hosted the 2023 Golden Globes on Tuesday, Jan. 10. The 35-year-old held nothing back as he used his time on stage to joke about the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s diversity problem, Scientology, Whitney Houston, and how his blackness likely helped him land the gig. Carmichael’s approach to…
