Source: Denver Post / Getty The rise and fall of Wally Amos, who founded Famous Amos cookies, is an unexpected story of great success and tragic downfall. Amos founded the cookie company in 1975 and things just didn’t go as planned. Read more about Wally Amos’ story inside. When Wally Amos first developed Famous Amos…
A Black engineer is being lauded for saving NASA’s telescope project that previously had been stalled by delays. According to reports, the James Webb Space Telescope is the biggest observatory built for navigating through space. It was initially supposed to launch in 2010, but NASA ran into financial roadblocks, eventually propelling into space on Dec….
Ciara returned to the music arena this month by dropping a new dance single, “Jump” featuring Coast Contra. This track comes three years after the singer released her seventh studio album, “Beauty Marks.” “Beauty Marks” also spawned the hit song “Level Up.” Since Ciara’s “Jump” release, the 36-year-old has found creative ways to promote the…
Marilyn Mosby at day one of Genius Talks, sponsored by AT&T, during the 2017 BET Experience at Los Angeles Convention Center on June 24, 2017, in Los Angeles. | Source: Jerod Harris / Getty Early returns in Tuesday night’s Democratic primary election for Baltimore State’s Attorney have left the incumbent trailing, but the city’s top…
Relatives of a Houston man killed by a sergeant from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said his police-involved death was “unjustified and unnecessary.” The family further believes the penalty of his death was not worth the crime, and that the man was treated by law enforcement “worse than an animal” because of his race. Roderick…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty B‘Ivory LaMarr, the attorney representing the family of the little Black girls who were ignored at Sesame Place, has revealed more details behind the shocking incident. During an interview with TMZ Wednesday, LaMarr told the outlet that one of the little girls who interacted with Rosita at the Sesame…
The relationship shared between Alicia Keys and Mashonda Tifrere still baffles their fans. “Verzuz” co-creator Swizz Beatz unintentionally fanned a smoldering fire when he shared a photo of the two women embracing. The touching moment was captured behind the scenes of Key’s Queen worldwide tour, which is currently on its international leg. Mashonda Tifrere Left)…
A suburban Chicago woman who was shot six times by an enraged driver is calling on authorities to charge the motorist. According to reports, Aaliyah Ivory, 24, says she was trying to merge onto Interstate 57 northbound from Lincoln Highway on July 16 but another driver blocked her and tried to run her off the…
Any hope for reconciliation between Tamar Braxton and Loni Love may have gone out the window. Braxton and Love, who previously worked together on “The Real” for three seasons, are currently not on speaking terms after Braxton accused her alongside Tamera Mowry, Adrienne Bailon, and Jeannie Mai of being involved in her 2016 firing. Despite…
Close to 100 faith leaders call for the release of Black liberation movement elder Mutulu Shakur. Source: free mutulu campaign / free mutulu campaign A national faith coalition wants federal officials to release incarcerated Black liberation movement elder Dr. Mutulu Shakur. The move comes as Shakur has been given less than six months to live…
