Source: SOPA Images / Getty Renewed and warranted interest in birth equity has understandably directed new funders to the field of maternal and perinatal health equity. The crisis of persistent inequities in maternal mortality demands that funders face harsh realities about the genesis of our maternal healthcare system and related programming. No single intervention will…
Fans last saw Tia Mowry and Wendy Raquel Robinson together in 2012 right before Mowry exited the hit show “The Game.” Nearly 10 years later, and the two have finally reunited as different characters for the final season of Netflix’s sitcom “Family Reunion.” Robinson uploaded a video of herself with Mowry on the set of…
Source: Jessica McGowan / Getty A lot of people appear to think it’s surprising that, despite his plethora of scandals and lack of intellectual prowess, Herschel Walker is still climbing in the polls in his bid to represent Georgia in the U.S. Senate. It’s not surprising, though. It’s Georgia. I suppose people think that because…
Fans and loved ones are sending their condolences to Nigerian superstar Davido and his fiancée Chioma Rowland over the loss of their son. According to BBC, 3-year-old Ifeanyi Adeleke drowned in a swimming pool at their family home in Lagos on Monday, Oct. 31. The young boy was seen dancing in a video taken by…
A California Black man has been released from prison after DNA evidence exonerated him from a rape he was convicted of 38 years ago. The recent decision to let him go free comes over 20 years after he and his lawyers requested forensic testing and were denied. On Friday, Oct. 28, the Los Angeles County…
The hip-hop community was rocked early Tuesday morning with news that Migos rapper Takeoff was shot and killed in an early-morning shooting in Houston, Texas, multiple sources have confirmed. He was 28 years old. According to TMZ, the Atlanta native, born Kirshnik Khari Ball, was shot dead outside 810 Billiards & Bowling Houston in the…
American film star Al Jolson (1886 – 1950) wearing his famous ‘black-and-white minstrel’ make-up. | Source: Hulton Archive / Getty I don’t even get upset anymore when I see white people wearing blackface for Halloween because I know in most cases, the racism is the point—and we already know a lot of white people are…
A Missouri woman is suing L’Oréal USA and a handful of other companies that developed hair straighteners that allegedly led to her uterine cancer diagnosis. Jenny Mitchell told Atlanta Black Star she was stripped of her ability to have children after undergoing a hysterectomy at 28 years old. Mitchell was in the process of seeking…
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – OCTOBER 29: Takeoff of Unc & Phew performs during Lil Weezyana 2022 at Champions Square on October 29, 2022, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images) The Hip-Hop community is in total disbelief today after the news broke that Migos rapper Takeoff was shot and killed in the early…
Ever since Ashanti dropped her new single, “Falling For You” last week, fans have been wondering if the R&B princess is dating. She made headlines last week after publicly speaking on her affair with Murder Inc. CEO Irv Gotti. But her last public relationship was with rapper Nelly, whom she dated from 2003 to 2013….
