The initiative will see over 50,000 books distributed throughout under-resourced parts of Oakland Stephen and Ayesha Curry have launched a new literacy initiative under their organization Eat. Learn. Play. The NBA champion and New York Times bestselling author have announced Little Town Libraries, which will construct and maintain 150 new little libraries in under-resourced parts…
“This is going to be an issue of a lack of supervision and lack of training. A straight-up negligence case,” said Texas attorney Bob Hilliard after the death of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson. Family members of the Missouri teenager who fell to his death at an Orlando amusement park last week said two other attractions refused…
Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty A Winston-Salem State University student will represent the entire HBCU community in the world of NASCAR this Saturday. 19-year-old Rajah Caruth will compete in his first NASCAR race in the Xfinity Series at Richmond Raceway this weekend. Caruth will become only the third Black driver currently racing in a major…
Over the years, Issa Rae has charmed millions of her followers with her sense of humor and transparency, whether through her acting roles or real-life events. A particular instance occurred last year when the actress referred to her wedding to Louis Diame as an impromptu photoshoot. Since then, details surrounding Rae’s personal life had remained relatively private until…
HBCU pro days have never gotten the exposure or visibility they should. Despite the list of HBCU greats that helped the NFL explode in popularity during its first 30 years in existence, over the last few decades there’s been a stigma attached to HBCU athletes. An implication that they were somehow inferior because their athletes…
Source: Daniel Cohen – wsvn / Twitter So, I don’t know if y’all have heard the news in the last 400 years or so, but police are out of control when it comes to how they deal with Black suspects. Their behavior has been atrocious—criminal even. In fact, in Florida, a cop’s zeal in poking…
OPINION: There’s no need to spend more time and money on an issue that only desire can solve. Instituting a new policy for assistant coaches won’t change owners’ hearts and minds when it’s time to fill the top spot. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read…
Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey have been Hollywood’s “it” couple since announcing they were dating a little more than a year ago. So it comes as no surprise that fans are hearing wedding bells after Jordan and Harvey made their first red carpet appearance together at Vanity Fair’s Oscars party this past Sunday. Jordan was seen sporting…
No Limit Records founder and successful business Percy Robert “Master P” Miller Sr. doesn’t believe that the seeds he planted nearly 20 years ago, coupled with his hard work and contributions to hip-hop and subsequent success, gave his nine children a head start in life. During a recent interview with Page Six, the New Orleans…
OPINION: While the U.N. may seem like a fancy place where world leaders gather to discuss the world’s problems, Black American ambassadors have been doing the work to ensure economic, political and social inclusion for people of African descent globally—and here at home. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s…
