Rapper BKBpole, Jermaine Jones, also known as @Jermaine.j11 on Instagram, shared a recent encounter he had after leaving a friend’s house. The 16-year-old claims he was racially profiled while driving through a wealthy neighborhood in Sanford, Florida. On Thursday, June 16, the artist shared a video of a group of angry residents who confronted him…

EXCLUSIVE: Thede will receive the Innovator of the Year Award and Reid will receive the Icon Award. Robin Thede and Antonio “L.A.” Reid will be honored at Culture Creators’ sixth annual Innovators & Leaders Awards Brunch. The event is in partnership with Netflix and Strong Black Lead. Celebrating Black culture at the highest level, the…

U.S. kids under 5 — roughly 18 million youngsters — are eligible for the shots. U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week. The Food and Drug Administration’s action follows its advisory panel’s unanimous recommendation for the shots from Moderna and Pfizer. That…

Fans are gushing over more rare photos of Naomi Campbell and her daughter. The renowned supermodel has not shared many photos of her little one, but on Sunday, June 12, she gave fans a glimpse into her precious daughter’s life. The 52-year-old shared photos of herself and her mini me taking her first steps by…

A Pan-African flag flies from Black Lives Matter Plaza overlooking the White House on Juneteenth to mark the liberation of slavery in 1865 on June 19, 2020, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Michael A. McCoy / Getty I often have conflicting thoughts about Juneteenth and all that it represents. While I currently live in Central…

The “washed” in the group Washed Dads means “We are super heroes every day,” celebrating all things about Black fatherhood. A half dozen Black men, all fathers or father figures, have banded together to celebrate fatherhood and started a clothing line to raise money for their community efforts. The “washed” in their group, known as…

Former North Carolina Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, the party’s nominee in November’s U.S. Senate race, is scheduled to speak on Saturday. This weekend, the African American Caucus of the North Carolina Democratic Party will be boycotting the party’s annual convention, claiming that the events disregard the observance of Juneteenth as well as Father’s Day.  According…

Source: i-one / I-One This weekend it’s a lot to celebrate. Birthdays, Juneteenth, and please don’t forget Father’s Day. Make sure you celebrate the father, uncle, mentor, and/or male figure who has been a major figure in your life. For some that include our favorite Black TV Dads. They gave us memories, taught life lessons,…

U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick noted that approving a new congressional map in six days has been done by the Louisiana Legislature before, in 1994. BATON ROUGE (AP) — A request by Louisiana legislative leaders to extend the deadline of completing a new congressional map — that must include a second majority-Black district — was…