Kimora Lee Simmons made headlines on Aug. 24 after the Baby Phat founder revealed during a recent interview with “Entertainment Tonight” that she’d been approached numerous times by “Housewives” producers about joining the series. The 47-year-old disclosed that she turned down the offers for years because of how production edited the show’s cast members in the final…
Althea Gibson, U.S. and Wimbledon tennis champion, with female students at Tennis Clinic, Midwood High School in Brooklyn Source: Universal History Archive / Getty Trailblazing tennis luminary Althea Gibson’s historic strides in sports have empowered generations of Black athletes to boldly bring their excellence into spaces where they are often underrepresented and rise to the…
The University of Pennsylvania plans to rebury some of the nearly 900 skulls obtained by a racist professor who pushed a theory that Black people are inferior to the white race. Samuel George Morton secured crania from nearly every continent during the 19th century for his collection that has been housed at Penn Museum since…
Source: Keyur Khamar / Getty Legendary golfer Tiger Woods is elevating the game through a new venture that sits at the intersection of sports and tech. According to People, Woods is launching a league in collaboration with the PGA TOUR. Dubbed TGL, the league will intertwine live-action golf matches with advanced tech features, including a…
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. waved to supporters during the “March on Washington” on Aug. 28, 1963. | Source: – / Getty UPDATED: 11:00 a.m. Aug. 28, 2022 — The importance of the calendar date August 28 in the context of Black history in the United States gets underscored on an annual basis….
A 69-year-old panhandler in Atlanta who sustained a life-changing injury after he was tased by a police officer in the city has been awarded by a nine-figure judgment by a jury. Civil rights advocates note that despite the historic victory, the officer, who the court decided used excessive force, is still employed by the city….
Savannah James brought another trip around the sun by flooding her followers’ timelines with a beauty post. The mother of three, who turned 36 on Aug. 27, took to her Instagram account to showcase that she is “aging like wine” as she was seen posing in various places of her home. Savannah James’ mesmerizing beauty leaves…
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…
