Source: Jackson State University/Facebook A student at Jackson State University was killed following a shooting on its campus as homecoming festivities wound down this weekend. It was the second shooting on the Mississippi HBCU’s campus in as many days. Jaylen Burns was taken to a local hospital before being pronounced dead on Sunday night following…
The family of a Florida teen who says she was subjected to racial discrimination — including being referred to as a “cotton picker” and “Black one” by her peers — is pursuing legal action against her high school. The attorney representing the 11th grader called it a “widespread issue.” Grace Clay and her father filed…
2001’s “Training Day” is hands down one of Denzel Washington‘s best movies to date. The film was directed by Antoine Fuqua, who has also directed several other films starring Washington. In addition to the “Equalizer” trilogy, Fuqua and Washington have collaborated on five movies together, including 2006’s “The Magnificent 7.” Trending Today: ‘For Being a…
Bobby Brown was once called the “King of R&B” by his former wife, Whitney Houston, but fans now say he needs to hand over the crown after seeing his recent performance at a football game. During the Sunday, Oct. 15, game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Washington Commanders, the home team hosted an ’80s…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced plans to propose a ban on certain hair-straightening products. This includes products like chemical relaxers and pressing products that have been linked to serious health risks that are specifically marketed to and impact women of color. The news was reported on…
A white professor allegedly called campus security on a Black student outside her office as the student listened to a lecture on her laptop at the University of Dallas. A video is circulating on TikTok of associate professor of history and Chair of the Department of History at the university Susan Hanssen, recording the student…
Many are spinning the block on how they view Jada Pinkett Smith after the “Set It Off” actress started last week to reveal some secret aspects of her marriage to Oscar winner Will Smith. After sharing with the world that the two, while still legally married, have been separated since 2016, a resurfaced clip has…
R&B singer SZA is on fire, burning up the fourth quarter of 2023 with hot music fresh off of twerking her assets on tour. First, the TDE recording artist was featured on two new songs on Drake’s “For All the Dogs” album, “Slime You Out” and “Rich Baby Daddy” with rapper Sexxy Redd. Then SZA…
Source: Jeff Swensen / Getty Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis suggested that electing Donald Trump as president again would mean America is “going to continue to dig ourselves deeper and deeper into a hole.” But it was DeSantis who people suggested was doing the digging during a campaign stop in New Hampshire…
ESPN “First Take” host Stephen A. Smith has become more openly confrontational, especially since starting his podcast, “The Stephen A. Smith Show,” this year. He has always spoken his mind, but it was usually within the parameters of “First Take” or his ESPN radio show. Over this past year, it appeared the host has chosen…
