American baseball player Jackie Robinson (1919 – 1972) grounds a ball at first place while warming up for an exhibition game against the New York Yankees, Ebbets Field, NYC, 1950s. (Photo by Hulton|Archive/Getty Images) Famous Black athletes span all sports, from football and basketball to tennis and gymnastics. This article focuses on 10 whose excellence…
Maritza Guridy poses for a portrait, Monday in Philadelphia. Guridy says her whole life, she’s had to deal with never having one box that encapsulates who she is. (Photo: Joe Lamberti/AP) Maritza Guridy of Philadelphia says her whole life, she’s had to deal with never having a single box that encapsulates who she is. For…
Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock performs at the 2018 Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Delaware. A Los Angeles County jury on Wednesday found a man guilty of sending his 17-year-old son to kill the rap star in 2022. (Photo: Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, file) Jurors in Compton convicted Freddie Trone, 42, of one count of murder, two counts…
Carmelo Anthony’s only daughter, Genesis Harlo, celebrated her 7th birthday by paying homage to her former NBA All-Star father. The young child was born during the three-time Olympic gold medalist’s marriage to his ex-wife, La La Anthony, which ended in divorce. Mother of Carmelo Anthony’s daughter comes under fire over the child’s Knicks-themed birthday party….
Sunny Choi, also known as B-Girl Sunny, from the United States, competes in the B-girl Red Bull BC One World Final at Hammerstein Ballroom in November 2022 in New York. (Photo: Andres Kudacki/AP, file) Nine judges will score each breaker on technique, vocabulary, execution, musicality and originality, and each accounts for 20% of the final…
Nelly approaches the stage for a March 2015 concert in Erbil, northern Iraq. The rapper was arrested early Wednesday at a St. Louis-area casino. (Photo: Seivan M. Salim/AP, file) Nelly’s lawyer called what the officer found “alleged ecstasy” and said the officer didn’t have probable cause to justify searching him. Rapper Nelly was arrested early…
Sha’carri Richardson (right) of the United States and Rebekka Haase left) of Germany are shown in their women’s 4×100-meter relay heat at the 2024 Summer Olympics Thursday in Saint-Denis, France. (Photo: Petr David Josek/AP) In the women’s 4×100 race Thursday, Richardson was about three steps behind after receiving the baton from Gabby Thomas. SAINT-DENIS, France…
A Black woman caught the moments a white driver went on a racist, slur-laden rant in a disturbing road rage incident in Florida that’s gone viral online. One of the internet’s most popular fact-checkers and content creators, Michael McWhorter, who goes by @TizzyEnt on social media, posted a video showing the moments a white woman…
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Sen. Tina Smith met with business owners affected by the looting and riots following the George Floyd protests on June 5, 2020, in Minneapolis. | Source: Star Tribune via Getty Images / Getty Republican-led attempts to discredit Tim Walz’s handling of protests following the police murder of…
Photos have surfaced showing Marcus Jordan, the second-eldest child of NBA legend Michael Jordan, seemingly bumping his nose with a white powdery substance while with his new girlfriend, Ashley Stevenson. The images, depicting him using a metallic spoon-like device to sniff the substance, have sparked social media speculation, with many accusing him of cocaine use….
