Source: Aaron Rapoport / Getty Don’t you just love a good Black sitcom? Even though the heyday is long gone, the Black sitcom era that spanned from the early 1970s and peaked sometime in the mid 2000s gave us some of the greatest television moments of all time, not to mention leaving us with classic…
Source: Afro Newspaper/Gado / Getty The Tuskegee Airmen National Museum is teaching the next generation of Black pilots to fly high. Over three decades ago, the museum launched its popular Flight Academy program which is designed for youth between the ages of 14 to 19. The program–which is free–gives students hands-on experience and the…
An 11-year-old Chicago girl was physically and verbally attacked by two women from her Lawndale neighborhood. In addition to hitting the girl with a bottle and punching her in her face, the child alleges they also hurled racial slurs her way. The incident is being investigated by the Chicago Police Department, but the two adults…
Charlotte Hornets third-year big man Kai Jones posted a video of himself dancing barefoot in a parking garage to Quavo and Future’s “Turn Yo Clic Up” next to his Lamborghini Urus. His fellow, older NBA brethren are a bit concerned. Or maybe just behind on the times. The NBA community is concerned with the recent…
Robert “Bob” Menendez, U.S. Senator for the state of New Jersey, on September 1, 2023 in Cernobbio, Italy. | Source: Pier Marco Tacca / Getty The federal corruption indictment of New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez may not be a complete surprise to people who follow politics closely. But the nature of the allegations is at…
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that part of a controversial measure that allowed the state to appoint four unelected special circuit court judges in the majority-Black city of Jackson to oversee the city’s crime and policing is unconstitutional. State supreme court justices struck down part of the measure that allowed the Chief Justice to appoint…
Shannon Sharpe just found out he was less famous than Selena Gomez in what some would say is the most disrespectful way possible. Shannon Sharpe gets snubbed by paparazzi after Selena Gomez appears behind him. (Photo: @shannonsharpe and @selenagomez/Instagram) The Hall of Fame tight end has made a name for himself as one of the…
Source: ELIJAH NOUVELAGE / Gett Once again, Snapchat has become the platform of proof that anyone under the impression that racism is going to die out with older generations of white people is in for a rude awakening. It appears that white kids still view Snapchat as the perfect gathering space for Caucasian teens in…
Life has been kicking my butt for the past several months. Work has ramped up due to audits, my marriage has taken a turn as my husband and I struggle to get over a rough patch, and my mother died. I never thought I would have to sit by and watch my mother suffer the…
A new investigation reveals that Clarence Thomas attended at least two events hosted by the nation’s most wealthy, which has prompted questions about how the Supreme Court Justice ethics standards have never raised any alarms. According to a ProPublica investigation published on Friday, Thomas was present at Koch network events on two separate occasions over…
