Source: Jessica Girvan / Getty When she was 11 or 12, Monifa Bandele remembers volunteering at her mother Marie’s workplace. It was in the heart of South Brooklyn, in the Fort Greene Housing Projects and Ms. Marie, as she’s affectionately known, was a social worker and the director of a relatively new program in…
A man is facing charges in connection to the death of a New York City woman whose body was found wrapped in a sleeping bag on the street. Police found the body of 31-year-old Yazmeen Williams next to a pile of trash after they were called to the Kips Bay community of Manhattan about a…
Shaboozey at the 2024 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 30, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/ Billboard via Getty Images) Shaboozey joins Beyoncé as a history-maker on the charts as “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” succeeded Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” as No. 1 on the Hot Country chart. Shaboozey is officially…
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris join hands in the air after watching the fireworks on the National Mall with First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff from the White House balcony during a 4th of July event on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2024 in…
Richard Lawson is rewinding the hands of time, and his female fans are loving every second of it. The former “All My Children” star is keeping his Instagram followers chomping at the bit to get a good look at his transformed figure. His most recent posts not only show off his trimmed-down physique and toned…
(Left to right) Jemar Tisby, Michael Harriot and Satoria Ray attend the 2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ Presented By Coca-Cola® at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 07, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for ESSENCE) The 2024 Essence Fest Authors Stage and bookstore showcased the talent of Black writers…
Source: tupungato / Getty Tucked away on the outskirts of Pennsylvania is a small city filled with a long legacy of Black art excellence. Most Americans know Pittsburgh for its history of steel making, but it’s the city’s Black art culture that doesn’t get enough spotlight. From self-taught photographer Charles, “Teenie” Harris, to American playwright…
Before asking the flight attendant for a cocktail or glass of wine on your next flight, read this. (Photo: Adobe Stock) Before asking for a cocktail or glass of wine on your next flight, understand what combining alcohol and altitudes might do to your body. If you’re taking to the friendly skies this vacation season,…
A road rage incident filmed on the Fourth of July shows an inebriated woman throwing an angry fit on the side of a highway, but the drunken tirade backfired when she exited her vehicle to confront the other driver but forgot to put her car in park. The viral video begins by showing an unidentified…
There is no corner of the Earth that Sean “Diddy” Combs and his crew can travel to without watchful internet sleuths finding out. The exact whereabouts of New York’s once-reigning hip-hop mogul are unknown for the time being. But his private jet, on the other hand, has been traced across the Atlantic Ocean. Publicly available…
