Nicole Mokeme and Raymond Lester in an undated photo. | Source: Nicole Mokeme/Facebook Community members in Maine are mourning the loss of a prominent Black activist who was killed in a hit and run incident over Juneteenth weekend. Nicole Mokeme, a 35-year-old mother of one, was attending a Black Excellence Retreat in partnership with the Schoodic…
Federal veterans benefits data show Black service members’ post-Sept. 11 disability claims have been granted at lower rates than their white counterparts. As a young man in Memphis, Tennessee, Robert Dabney Jr. wanted to blaze a path that could set his family up for a better life. So two weeks after high school graduation in…
Tyler Perry took to Instagram on June 21 to recount how his good friend Oprah Winfrey pushed him to dream bigger. The mogul revealed the particular instance occurred in 2005 after Winfrey invited him to the Legends Ball. Others high-profile guests included Barack Obama, Diana Ross, Tina Turner, Maya Angelou, Coretta Scott King, Sidney Poitier, and many others….
The $13 billion measure would toughen background checks for the youngest gun buyers, keep firearms from more domestic violence offenders and help states put in place red flag laws. The Senate on Thursday easily approved a bipartisan gun violence bill that seemed unthinkable just a month ago, clearing the way for final congressional approval of…
Nia Long is going viral once again for her flawless face card. In a stunning Instagram post, shared by celebrity makeup artist Keita Moore, the iconic actress can be seen posing in a white robe rocking a naturally beat face, lip gloss and beautiful thick eyebrows. Her hair was pushed back to focus on her…
Kemp was inspired to create Beyond The Game 901 after breaking his hip in a car accident in Memphis in July 2020. Former Memphis Tigers guard Willie Kemp has launched a program for young athletes to hone their basketball skills while also preparing them for opportunities later in life. Kemp and his fiancée, Misee Harris, founded…
The church is a stone’s throw from Johnson C. Smith University, which would repay the money after possibly turning the space into a community center. The long-vacant, historic building that once served as the location of the Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina had been at risk of being torn down the last…
Legendary actor Laurence Fishburne is opening up about the possibilities of finding love again after the end of his marriage to actress Gina Torres. “Eventually, I would like to date, but there is nobody in particular on my radar,” the 60-year-old star recently told PageSix while attending the Tribeca Festival last week. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA…
“There’s a difference between selling merchandise and propagating hate,” said Councilman Eaton’s daughter, Cris. The Kennesaw, Georgia councilman who resigned from his post in protest of the renewal of a business permit for a store called Wildman’s Civil War Surplus has attended his last meeting, according to the latest reporting from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. James…
Shaquille O’Neal’s generous heart just got a lot more giving after the former NBA star turned DJ revealed that he would be donating the proceeds from his upcoming DJ set to the families of the victims of the May Tops Friendly Markets shooting in Buffalo, New York, that claimed the lives of 10 Black people…
