Source: AndreyPopov / Getty Smoke alarms are designed to emit loud, piercing sounds to alert individuals in case of fire, a function primarily tied to individual hearing capabilities rather than race or ethnicity. However, broader social and economic factors can influence fire safety in different communities, including African American communities. If you’ve visited a Black…
After a tragic hit-and-run in Indianapolis that killed 18-year-old Cedric “Poppi” McCombs III, the alleged perpetrator drove her usual commute for two days with “a significant amount of blood, tissue, and brain matter” underneath her car, according to court records. The woman, Eva Marin, allegedly told an eyewitness, “I need to take my kids to…
(Photo credit: Adobe Stock) A Black HR expert weighs in on job seeker Dwight Jackson’s suit against Detroit’s Shinola Hotel, and the prevalence of name bias in hiring. A Black man in Detroit is suing a local hotel after he claims he only received a job interview after reapplying for a position, having changed his…
Photo: Getty Images; Cover: Akindele John and Stephen Brayda for HarperCollins In the soon-to-be-published “The Life of Herod the Great,” Zora Neale Hurston reframes one of the Bible’s greatest villains. Over 60 years after her death, Zora Neale Hurston’s writing still astounds — and soon, lovers of her work will have a new offering from…
Serena Williams hosted the 2024 ESPY Awards, and while she touched on Drake’s beef with Kendrick Lamar, her views on Harrison Butker, and her beef with Maria Sharapova, a statement about Caitlin Clark has garnered much backlash. The 2024 ESPY Awards aired on July 11 on ABC. Williams opened the show with an opening monologue…
Aldis Hodge attends the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures 3rd Annual Gala Presented by Rolex at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Dec. 3, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures) “My daughter is the one who’s brought up all these things for me to basically…
Source: Adonis page / Getty A white supremacist was arrested this week in New Jersey, the Justice Department (DOJ) revealed Thursday. The DOJ reported that 18-year-old Andrew Takhistov was apprehended on Wednesday at the Newark Liberty International Airport where he was waiting to board a plane to Paris before going to Ukraine to join the…
Serena Williams attends the 2024 ESPY Awards at Dolby Theatre on July 11, 2024, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Win or lose, whatever we think of Serena Williams’ personal style likely says more about us than her. When Serena Williams stepped onto the red carpet of the ESPY Awards in a sleek…
After two young children were charged in connection with the drowning death of an 8-year-old boy in southeast Georgia, attorneys for the family are now calling for more charges in the case. Eight-year-old Noah Bush was first reported missing in Jesup, Georgia, on May 15 after he disappeared from home. Lawyers demand charges for adults…
Neither Cory Hardrict nor Meagan Good want audiences to confuse their lived experiences with the drama that unfolds in their new film “Divorce in the Black.” The two stars play husband and wife Dallas and Ava in the Tyler Perry dramatic thriller about a marriage gone awry. At this point in his career, the Chicago…
