A Georgia teacher is at the center of an investigation due to seemingly saying the N-word in a TikTok video. WSB-TV reported that the unnamed Indian Creek Elementary School second-grade teacher participated in a viral “of course” trend that mocks specific stereotypes. In the video posted by @derrickdicaprio in January, two men go back and forth, making jokes about…
Comedian Marlon Wayans is known for giving his unsolicited advice and opinion. Therefore, he couldn’t help but weigh in on the viral clips of Cam Newton getting jumped at a “We Ball Sports” 7-on-7 youth football tournament in Atlanta last month. Marlon Wayans shares his opinion on viral video of Cam Newton getting jumped at…
Iyaluua Ferguson. | Source: Solwazi Afi Olusola By at least mid-February of this year, Iyaluua Ferguson, a teacher, a revolutionary and a community organizer of the first order, knew her final hours were approaching. She wasn’t fearful this 91st winter of hers. She seemed more like the hope embedded, the quest achieved in the words…
Former President Donald Trump endorsed North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson in the state’s gubernatorial race, comparing the Black Republican candidate to “Martin Luther King on steroids,” despite Robinson’s history of controversial statements concerning gender, race and sexuality. “This is Martin Luther King on steroids,” Trump said Saturday during a rally speech at a pre-Super…
Voters cast their ballots during Super Tuesday primary election at the Boyle Heights Senior Center in Los Angeles, California, on March 5, 2024. | Source: Allen J. Schaben / Getty Voters in 15 states and one U.S. territory made their electoral voices clear on Super Tuesday, delivering several key victories for Black candidates up and…
Comedian Sinbad has been popping up over the last week to celebrate the impact of “A Different World,” the hit NBC sitcom that virtually placed him in America’s living rooms nearly four decades ago. The funnyman, who has made remarkable progress since he had a stroke in 2020, portrayed Coach Walter Oaks on the series…
In the early 2000s, MTV aired a talent search hosted by Sean “Diddy” Combs, drawing music enthusiasts and millennial TV viewers alike. Tens of thousands auditioned for a spot on the competition series, and, eventually, in 2002 four groups were formed: O-Town, Da Band, Danity Kane, and Day 26 (with Donnie Klang). Among the Da…
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) speaks to reporters as she is joined by fellow House Democrats in the Rayburn House Office Building on December 13, 2023, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty Incumbent Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee easily fended off a primary challenge on Super Tuesday by her former Congressional…
A director of a Detroit housing nonprofit geared toward helping homeowners at risk of foreclosure was federally charged for her role in a fraud scheme designed to steal dozens of homes from low-income residents – and she lives in one of the stolen properties, according to the United States Attorney’s Office. Before Zina Thomas, 60,…
Renowned broadcast journalist Gayle King and NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley are quite a pair, literally representing the yin and yang of their new show on CNN, “King Charles.” During a recent episode, while discussing former President Donald Trump’s comments at a mixer in Columbia, South Carolina, about his perceived popularity among Black people…
