Black men make up roughly 2 percent of teachers in the classroom, but a Memphis-based program designed to get more Black men in the classroom is paying off as it celebrates producing more than a hundred Black male teachers within four years. “I started teaching when I was 21, and I’ve done it all, from…
Howard University in Washington, D.C., is pictured on February 1, 2022. | Source: The Washington Post / Getty A coveted list of “best” 100 national colleges and universities that includes only one historically Black institution was released on the same day a new report called its methodology into question. The annual “Best National University Rankings”…
Music fans weren’t the only ones following Aretha Franklin’s journey in the ’60s and ’70s. According to recently unsealed documents, the Federal Bureau of Investigation kept a close watch on the iconic singer over the years due to her ties to the civil rights movement. The discovery was made four years following Franklin’s death in…
New court filings show Nicole Linton, the intensive care nurse accused of killing half a dozen people in a car crash in Los Angeles, was driving over 100 miles per hour before she collided with two other cars at a busy intersection. Nicole Linton (Screengrab KHOH) The documents are part of a motion filed by…
Source: Jamie Schwaberow / Getty Last month, we reported that a Black volleyball player from Duke University said she was taunted with racial slurs by a fan during a game at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. A security guard reportedly had to be placed by the bleachers because the Klan…I mean, fan was…
New York fashion week has arrived and that means it’s time for fans to see their favorite celebs show off exclusive looks from well-known designers as they attend different events. Fashion and Instagram influencer Lori Harvey recently became a topic of conversation after an upload showing what she wore to Harper’s Bazaar Magazine Icon’s Party…
Grammy Award-winning rapper Young Thug is in a world full of trouble following his arrest last May on gang-related charges, including possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute. However, his recent communications with famed swimmer Michael Phelps on Twitter may have worsened matters. The “Punk” emcee and fellow Atlanta native Gunna are among 26…
File photo of actress Jodi Benson, who was the voice of Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ in 1989, at Disney Studios in Burbank, California, on October 29, 1997. | Source: Getty Images / Getty First, let me start by writing something I’ve probably written a dozen times on white privilege and supremacy: Whiteness is the default…
A Kentucky father caught on a viral video yelling at elementary-aged children on a school bus after his daughter was allegedly bullied has been charged with terroristic threatening, disorderly conduct and menacing. According to WDRD, Delvantae King was reportedly arrested on Sept. 9, two weeks after he boarded a Carter Traditional Elementary School bus in…
Taraji P. Henson brought in her 52nd birthday under the Vegas lights with Usher by her side. The actress was among thousands of fans who filled the Dolby Live amphitheater to witness the singer perform his biggest hits during his “My Way” residency. But unlike the other adoring attendees, Henson snagged an unforgettable moment on…
