The “washed” in the group Washed Dads means “We are super heroes every day,” celebrating all things about Black fatherhood. A half dozen Black men, all fathers or father figures, have banded together to celebrate fatherhood and started a clothing line to raise money for their community efforts. The “washed” in their group, known as…
Two high school students in Lakewood, Washington, gearing up for graduation spent the last weeks of matriculation arguing with their local school district about wearing Black pride-themed stoles during commencement. After sharing their concerns with the administrators, the decision was reversed, and they were granted permission to celebrate their culture. At the top of June,…
Former North Carolina Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, the party’s nominee in November’s U.S. Senate race, is scheduled to speak on Saturday. This weekend, the African American Caucus of the North Carolina Democratic Party will be boycotting the party’s annual convention, claiming that the events disregard the observance of Juneteenth as well as Father’s Day. According…
Source: i-one / I-One This weekend it’s a lot to celebrate. Birthdays, Juneteenth, and please don’t forget Father’s Day. Make sure you celebrate the father, uncle, mentor, and/or male figure who has been a major figure in your life. For some that include our favorite Black TV Dads. They gave us memories, taught life lessons,…
U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick noted that approving a new congressional map in six days has been done by the Louisiana Legislature before, in 1994. BATON ROUGE (AP) — A request by Louisiana legislative leaders to extend the deadline of completing a new congressional map — that must include a second majority-Black district — was…
Keyshia Cole may have some new music on the way. The singer shared a snippet of “Real Me/Reel Me” on her official Instagram page on June 13. The song’s lyrics describe a failed relationship. Keyshia Cole shares a snippet of her song following the fallout with Antonio Brown. Photo:@keyshiacole/Instagram Although it is unclear who Cole…
Today in 1911, Amanda Aldridge performed a piano recital at Queens Small Hall, then the main concert auditorium in London. Who is Amanda Aldridge? Today’s Google Doodle comes as so many American school children are celebrating the end of the school year. It honors a British composer, teacher and opera singer — who, on this…
A federal judge on Thursday pushed federal prosecutors to decide whether they will pursue the death penalty for Payton Gendron, the white supremacist who is accused of killing and terrorizing Black people at a Buffalo supermarket last month. Gendron said he had to carry out the massacre “for the future of the white race,” a…
Mia Wright was a passenger in a car that arrived at the Brickyard Mall on May 31, 2020, during a weekend of protests and unrest. CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer accused of dragging a Black woman from a car by her hair and kneeling on her back and neck during a period of…
The never-ending saga of Vivica A. Fox and her former relationship with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson appeared to surface once again when fans claimed that Fox could have physically assaulted the mogul for stepping out. This comes after Fox divulged during an episode of “Cocktails with Queens” that she hit a man she was in…
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