Source: Variety / Getty Barbara Walters, the pioneering journalist who died Friday at the age of 93, conducted some of the most legendary interviews on record. That is a fact. It just so also happens to be a fact that a seeming fraction of her interview subjects has been Black. Names like Katherine Hepburn and…
Nick Cannon fell in love with cars at a very young age. The “Masked Singer” host was only 15 when he began working at an auto repair shop. This same shop would later be the place where he purchased his first car, which he describes to Jay Leno as an “old Volkswagen Bug, that didn’t…
Source: filo / Getty As 2022 draws to a close, we remember those we lost. Here are some of the influential people who touched our lives and shifted the culture with their timeless contributions. Mary Alice Smith – Actress Award-winning actress Mary Alice Smith died at the age of 85. Known for her role as…
For Newark native Hassan Abdus-Sabur, cycling symbolizes a sense of freedom and perseverance; exploring paths less traveled, finding a rhythm in the midst of change, and opening his eyes and mind to new sights and realizations along his life’s trail. The outdoor pastime he developed an affinity for while riding through the city as a…
Kel Mitchell is getting hit from both sides amid a court battle with his ex-wife, Tyisha Hampton. On Wednesday, Dec. 28, Mitchell’s eldest daughter, Allure Mitchell, shared shocking revelations in TikTok videos and posts she later deleted. The first video featured conversation bits over a photo of Allure and the Nickelodeon star. “I’m not a normal…
The Middlesex Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled the cause of death of a college student found dead on her New Jersey campus a suicide. On Wednesday, Dec. 28, an update on the death of Misrach Ewunetie, whose body was found on Princeton University’s grounds on Oct. 20, was released by the Office of the…
An instructor responsible for caring for a 4-year-old boy who died during his second day of swim class has been charged in connection to his death. Lexie Tenhuisen told investigators she did not know how Israel “Izzy” Scott drowned while she was wrapping up the class in a private pool near Augusta, Georgia, on June…
Former “Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta” star Joseline Hernandez couldn’t let days continue to go by without wishing her daughter, Bonnie Bella Jordan, a happy sixth birthday. The Puerto Rican Princess flooded her newest Instagram upload with several photos of Bonnie giving fans insight on how her mini-me spent her day. Showing Bonnie in an…
Who is Rihanna dating these days? Over the course of Rihanna’s decades-long career in music and fashion, Rihanna’s dating history includes high-profile figures from the likes of artists Drake and A$AP Rocky to billionaire Hassan Jameel. The 34-year-old business mogul and artist, whose real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, is known across industries in music,…
Source: Wirestock / Getty Reflecting on Nia, the fifth day of Kwanzaa, one can’t escape the commitment to purpose-driven journalism. As a Black journalist working for a Black media outlet, it is not lost on me how much of the media landscape works in service of interests outside of our communities. The stakes are always…
