Source: The White House / The White House President Biden has nominated U.S. Southern Mississippi District Court Judge Carlton W. Reeves as chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission. Reeves is slated to be the eighth chair since the commission’s creation.   Reeves has more than a decade of experience on the federal bench, nominated by…

Gospel singer Erica Campbell is unapologetically owning who she is, curves and all.  Campbell, who is one-half of the gospel duo “Mary Mary,” has been on the receiving end of criticism for making music that some claim to be too secular, and for wearing clothing that challenges expectations of Christian modesty. Erica Campbell Photo: Iamericacampbell/Instagram…

While returning from playing an away game in Florida, the women’s lacrosse team from one of only three historically Black colleges and universities in the North was pulled over by deputies Georgia troopers for a traffic stop. The coach of the team believes the officers racially profiled the students, asking them to admit to trafficking…

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency said it hoped the decision would mark “a big step forward in the normalization of air travel.” BERLIN (AP) — The European Union will no longer require masks to be worn at airports and on planes starting next week amid the easing of coronavirus restrictions across the bloc, authorities…

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the Food and Drug Administration was “working around the clock to address any possible shortages WASHINGTON (AP) — Parents across the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula because supply disruptions and a massive safety recall have swept many leading brands off store shelves. Months of spot shortages…

Source: Kevin Samuels/Facebook Questions are still looming about the death of controversial YouTuber Kevin Samuels. Multiple reports have claimed that 32-year-old Ortensia Alcantara was with the polarizing relationship guru at his Atlanta apartment during his final moments. TMZ obtained the 911 call from Thursday’s tragic incident, where the young woman could be heard struggling to…

Lanier, the left-handed Hall of Famer who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, died after a short illness. Bob Lanier, the left-handed big man who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of the NBA’s top players of the 1970s, died Tuesday. He was 73. The NBA said Lanier died…

Marlon Wayans is well aware that fans are clamoring for a sequel to his and Shawn Wayans’ iconic film “White Chicks,” but it likely will never happen. The comedian even counts his role in the film, as a CIA agent (Marcus) who goes undercover with his partner as a white chick, as one of his…

Source: MANDEL NGAN / Getty When historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are in the news, it’s far too many times because of nothing good. In the last year, bomb threats, dorm issues, protests and technology problems were among some of the main headlines about Black college life reported by mainstream media. Those stories always…

“We do not intend to let this or any other incident like it pass idly by,” University President Tony Allen said . SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The president of a historically Black college accused sheriff’s deputies in Georgia of intimidating and humiliating the school women’s lacrosse team when deputies pulled over the athletes’ bus and…