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…
Last month, five District Court judges marked the 75th anniversary of the arrests of Rustin and the three other men in Chapel Hill by reading a statement of apology. Legendary civil rights leader Bayard Rustin and three other men who were sentenced to work on a chain gang in North Carolina after they launched the…
“There are places where people find their identities and find their friends,” said a devoted patron, “and Eso Won was one of those places.” One of the most beloved Black-owned bookstores in Los Angeles is closing up its brick-and-mortar space at the end of this year. An owner of Eso Won Books, beloved by all…
It has been 32 years since people last saw Janet Hubert in a TV series as a series regular, but the wait is over. On June 15, Janet posted on her Instagram page that she will be joining the cast of, “AMC’s Demascus,” she stated, “I am honored and excited [blush emoji] to be a…
Source: iOne Digital Creative Team / iOne Digital Creative Team Aspiring rapper Eric Ronald Holder Jr. was charged with murder on April 2, 2019, after he allegedly shot and killed Nipsey Hussle and injured two other men in front of Hussle’s popular clothing store in Los Angeles. MORE: ‘Feels Like Yesterday And Eternity’: Lauren London…
From T-shirts, to Juneteenth ice cream, to toothpicks with pan-African flags, the emancipation of Black people is enriching large retailers. NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers and marketers have been quick to commemorate Juneteenth with an avalanche of merchandise from ice cream to T-shirts to party cups. But many are getting backlash on social media for…
Authorities have launched an investigation after a 3-year-old boy missing from a Massachusetts home was found dead Wednesday in 5 feet of water. According to reports, Harry Kkonde disappeared Tuesday morning from his babysitter’s home in Lowell, a city outside of Boston, leading to a massive search for the toddler. His body was discovered in…
