Stephen and Ayesha Curry on the red carpet at the 2022 ESPYs Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty From building community libraries to donating thousands of books to underserved schools throughout the city of Oakland, empowering youth through literature has been at the core of NBA star Stephen Curry and his wife Ayesha’s philanthropic efforts. For their…
Lil Wayne is being sued by an ex-assistant who claims the rapper punched him in the face while they were aboard a private jet. The assistant, Andrew Williams, claims an argument began between the rapper and the pilot on the plane, according to court documents obtained by The Blast. In the lawsuit against Wayne, Young…
Nicole Beharie at the Los Angeles Premiere of “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.” Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Nicole Beharie lands series regular role in Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show” starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. Beharie has been tapped as a new lead in its upcoming third season. Read more details inside. Deadline shared…
Reverend Al Sharpton dished on his meal plan in an interview with Page Six and revealed his weight loss secret involved one thing: kale. Al Sharpton then vs. now. (Photos: @real_sharpton/Instagram) Page Six reports the American civil rights activist was seen last week at a restaurant in Harlem, where he revealed to the New York…
Source: FG Trade / Getty Billed as the “largest survey of Black people in the United States since Reconstruction,” the Black Census Project engages Black people of all backgrounds. Led by the Black Futures Lab, census organizers hope to reach at least 200,000 Black respondents. Alicia Garza, Black Futures Lab’s founder and principal, told NewsOne…
Last week, B2K vocalist Omarion released a Chapter 3 snippet of his docuseries, “Omega: The Gift and The Curse” where he revealed former member J-Boog teased another B2K member, Raz B, about his alleged sexual misconduct by American filmmaker Chris Stokes. Omarion posted a quick glimpse of the episode on his Instagram, where it showed…
President Joe Biden pulled out receipts on Republicans who criticized his plan to forgive up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt for millions of Americans. Biden announced the plan Wednesday that forgives $10,000 in student loan debt for Americans who earn less than $125,000 and $20,000 for those who received Pell Grants. The decision…
More than two decades have passed since Brandy became the first Black Cinderella in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s live film adaptation of the Disney classic. Cast alongside the “Full Moon” singer was Whitney Houston, who played Cinderella’s fairy godmother, Whoopi Goldberg as Queen Constantina, Bernadette Peters as the stepmother, and a host of other talented actors. …
The United States Marine Corps has made history by decorating a Black officer as a four-star general. While 73 white men have been honored with the same ranking, this soldier will be the first Black person to wear the celestial buttons. On Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Marine Barracks in Washington D.C., Gen. Michael E….
Source: GMVozd / Getty The Research Brief is a short take on interesting academic work. Black youths who attend racially segregated schools are more likely to have drinking and behavior problems during childhood than Black youths in less segregated schools. This is according to a new study we conducted using national survey data from…
