The national park system refers to about 40 places as “African American experience sites,” and new sites are under consideration. J. Edgar Hoover, America’s infamous former FBI director, deemed the Black Panthers the “greatest threat to internal security.” Decades later, there is a bronze bust of Black Panthers co-founder Huey P. Newton on the west…
Actor Clifton Powell Sr. is no relationship connoisseur, but when it comes to passing along helpful dating advice to his son, Clifton Powell Jr., he has a few notes. This past April the actor’s 25-year old son became the talk of social media when it was revealed he is dating Sasha Obama, 21. According to…
Cassidy Hutchinson, a key aide in Donald Trump’s White House, provided shocking details about the former president’s actions before the Jan. 6 insurrection. Cassidy Hutchinson, a key aide in Donald Trump’s White House, told the House committee investigating the violent Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection on Tuesday that Trump was informed that people rallying on the…
Williams died June 17 following a long non-COVID-19-related illness at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York, said his wife, Broadway actress and singer Mary Seymour Williams Songwriter Kenneth “Ken” Williams, who wrote or co-wrote hundred of tunes for a vast array of performers, including Donny Hathaway, The Four Tops and Peaches & Herb,…
WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner arrives at a hearing at the Khimki Court outside Moscow on June 27, 2022. | Source: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / Getty Here’s a thought: Why is Brittney Griner still in jail and what is the Biden administration doing about bringing her home? Griner has been locked up in a Russian jail…
The husband of a Georgia woman that authorities say fatally stabbed three of their youngest seven children before setting their home on fire is asking for forgiveness for his wife. Pauling County Sheriff’s Department reports it received a 911 call about the house fire and domestic disturbance on Friday night. The caller told dispatchers that…
LeToya Luckett‘s fashion choices have been a topic of conversation after the singer revealed earlier this month that she teamed up with celebrity stylist J. Bolin for an upcoming collection. Luckett disclosed the news by showing off pieces of the line, including a fishnet ensemble. Since then, the 41-year-old — who was relatively quiet and promoting…
Most people who contract monkeypox recover, but there are long-term implications with the disease — not to mention the stigma. Fresh off the heels of one devastating pandemic, health officials in the United States are warning that while the threat for contracting monkeypox is low, it is present. USA Today reports that since May, there have…
The lawsuit against the Texans accuses the team and some of its employees of having been told or being aware of Watson’s troubling behavior The Houston Texans had been told that their former quarterback Deshaun Watson was sexually assaulting and harassing women during massage sessions, but instead of trying to stop him, the team provided…
In March 2021, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Anita Baker called upon fans with the unusual request to refrain from purchasing or streaming her music on digital platforms, citing her battle with her former label over the ownership of her masters. Six months later, she took to her social media page, informing her supporters that all was…
