Mo’Nique took to Instagram on July 10 to disclose how a quick encounter with Patti LaBelle during a meet and greet impacted her life. Although details regarding the exact timeline are unclear, the comedian revealed she was 17 when she met Labelle at a concert in Washington D.C. In the post, Mo’Nique informed her followers…
Asst. Attorney General Kristen Clarke spoke about a voting rights enforcement action. Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Almost 70 years since the landmark Brown v. Board of Education and an Alabama school district is still being challenged on persisting segregation and discrimination. A Madison County, Alabama school district entered a consent order with the Department…
The class-action lawsuit focused on Wayne County, Michigan, where nearly three-quarters of those jailed are Black. Michigan’s largest district court and bail reform advocates have agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit over cash bail practices, which activists say routinely and unconstitutionally jail poor and working class defendants despite evidence of their inability to pay….
A South Florida woman shy of 100 years old is being celebrated as the oldest Black woman to graduate from college in the U.S. Violet Edwards, 96, is the fifth-oldest person in the world to receive a college degree. She broke the record at Mercy College in New York on June 25, graduating with an…
First lady of the United States, Jill Biden, speaks during the press conference for the 2022 Met Gala celebrating “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2022, in New York City. | Source: Slaven Vlasic / Getty By now, many of you have heard about First lady Jill…
Ray J’s fans aren’t the only ones left unimpressed by his recent attempts at proving he can actually sing. Even the “One Wish” singer’s eldest child has had it with him blasting her eardrums with his vocals. Ray shared what could have been an adorable bonding moment with Melody, 4, on social. In the video…
The two-time Grammy-nominee will release his single, “MAIN ONE,” on Friday Mario is following up his “Verzuz” appearance with a controversial announcement. The singer posted that he will release a song with Tory Lanez, who has been charged with felony assault in the shooting of rapper Megan Thee Stallion. What’s more curious about the pairing…
Last week the seven-time Olympic medalist became the youngest person to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Simone Biles was mistaken for a child during a flight to her home state of Texas after accepting the Presidential Medal of Freedom last week in Washington, D.C. As reported by the New York Post, the Olympic medal-winning…
Gregory Robinson was asked in 2018 to take over as director of a long-stalled NASA project that had cost nearly $8 billion; he saved it. In 2018, Gregory Robinson was asked to take over as director of a long-stalled NASA project that had cost the space program nearly $8 billion with a launch date that…
A Missouri man dying of stage-four renal failure and on the shortlist for a kidney transplant was wrongly detained and beaten by security at the hospital where he was being treated. Less than a year after the altercation, the patient succumbed to his illness. Now his daughter has picked up the fight for justice. A…
