Source: Rodin Eckenroth / Getty From breaking Billboard charts to starring in films like “Coach Carter” and “Resident Evil: Extinction,” Grammy award-winning singer Ashanti has seemingly done it all. Now, the 41-year-old New York native is expanding her artistic repertoire into a new creative territory that might come as a surprise to fans. In late…
The son of a victim who died in the Buffalo, N.Y. massacre challenged Congress Tuesday to act against the “cancer of white supremacy” and the nation’s epidemic of gun violence. WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of Ruth Whitfield, an 86-year-old woman killed when a gunman opened fire in a racist attack on Black shoppers in Buffalo,…
Fans are just days away from a cast reunion three decades in the making. The surviving actors from the hit ’90s series “Martin” recently gathered for a special event hosted by comedian Affion Crockett, and its trailer already has supporters eager to watch. “This one’s for you, Tommy,” stars Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell, Tichina Arnold, and…
“Nightcrawling,” by Leila Mottley, chronicles her battles with poverty, racism and the police. NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has chosen 19-year-old Leila Mottley’s “Nightcrawling,” a debut novel about a young Black woman from East Oakland and her battles with poverty, racism and the police, for next book club pick. A spokesperson for Winfrey said Mottley is…
It’s called “shrinkflation,” and that’s who manufacturers are saving money as the cost of ingredients rise. It’s the inflation you’re not supposed to see. From toilet paper to yogurt and coffee to corn chips, manufacturers are quietly shrinking package sizes without lowering prices. It’s dubbed “shrinkflation,” and it’s accelerating worldwide. In the U.S., a small…
The U.S. government may not agree to a deal that frees Griner but does not include Paul Whelan from Michigan. WASHINGTON (AP) — Brittney Griner is easily the most prominent American locked up by a foreign country. But the WNBA star’s case is tangled up with that of a lesser-known American also imprisoned in Russia. Paul Whelan…
An early tally of mail-in ballots showed Caruso with 41% and Bass with 38%. A candidate needed to top 50% to avoid a runoff. Democratic U.S. Rep. Karen Bass and billionaire developer Rick Caruso breezed past a large field of rivals looking to be the next mayor of Los Angeles and advanced Tuesday to a…
Efforts to expand the Court Gaining More Support Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty According to a new poll, Black voters are more open to expanding the Supreme Court. Overall, 64 percent of Black voters surveyed at least somewhat supported the idea of adding more justices to the Supreme Court. The poll conducted by Navigator…
Rapper Gucci Mane released a new video for a song written about his wife, Keyshia Ka’oir, on June 3. The recording artist dropped the music video on Instagram, and fans fawned over the couple’s relationship in the comment section. The video featured the couple enjoying life with their 1-year-old son, Ice Davis, as the 42-year-old…
Rapper Juaquin “Waka Flocka” Malphurs is a new recipient of an honorary professor degree in humanitarianism and philanthropy from the Shekinah Glory Theological Seminary after graduating alongside famed civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson at the Rainbow Push Coalition headquarters in Chicago. The moment also marked the titular graduate’s 36th birthday. He celebrated the achievement…
