Simone Biles, 27, helped the U.S. women’s gymnastics team win gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris on July 31, padding her record as the most decorated Olympic gymnast in American history. Her husband, NFL player Jonathan Owens, celebrated the accomplishment with a shoutout that caused bickering on social media. Simone Biles opens up…
(Left to right) Offset and Cardi B attend the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on Sept.12, 2023, in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Catherine Powell/Getty Images for MTV) After six years of marriage, Cardi B has reportedly filed for divorce from Offset — again — while debuting her baby bump. Cardi B…
A former speechwriter for Donald Trump, fired from the White House in 2018 over his ties to white nationalism, ignited a social media frenzy this week by mocking the lynching of Emmett Till in response to a growing wave of criticism from Democrats accusing Republicans of being “weird.” Darren J. Beattie, a well-known conspiracy theorist…
Source: Lauren “Bobby Pen” Williams / iOne Digital A recent poll by the Washington Post revealed that only 39 percent of Black women aged 18 to 39 plan to vote this year, compared to 69 percent who were certain to vote in 2020. Many are dissatisfied with the current administration, questioning which policies have specifically…
Gold medalist Simone Biles of Team United States waves to the crowd during the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s All-Around Final medal ceremony on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images) Team USA’s Simone Biles earned a sixth gold medal over…
Chantemekki Fortson the mother of slain airman Roger Fortson, right, along with family watch Fortson’s casket as they leave for a cemetery during his funeral at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, on May 17, 2024, in Stonecrest, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) Andre Fortson — whose brother, Senior Airman Roger Fortson, was killed by a…
For the second time in nearly three months, an Atlanta-area mother is mourning the loss of a son to gun violence. Andre Fortson, 16, the younger brother of 23-year-old Roger Fortson, an Air Force senior airman killed by a Florida sheriff’s deputy in early May, was shot to death outside the family’s home in DeKalb…
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend attend with son Miles and daughter Luna the red carpet ahead of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024, in Paris, France. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) Type 1 diabetes has steadily been on the rise among Black children in the U.S. John Legend…
A general view from the Broccoli City Festival 2024 at Audi Field on July 28, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brian Stukes/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) As one of a handful of Black-owned music festivals, Broccoli City continues to showcase the power of authentic and intentional business practices. There’s something very special about…
Source: Jason Armond / Getty Who actually thought that Trump in a room of real, Black, seasoned journalists wasn’t going to a whole disastrous insult to Black people–to reasonable people of any race? When it was first announced that Donald Trump was invited to participate in a Q&A session at the National Association of Black…
