Harriet Tubman, far left, with a family she liberated from slavery Source: Bettmann / Getty As is likely was for most people who lived in the U.S.and were probably at least 10 on September 11, 2001, I know exactly where I was, what I did, how I learned about the planes crashing into the World…
People hold signs during a news conference discussing the death of Tyre Nichols, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. Police cameras captured the beating of Nichols after a traffic stop on Jan. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File) Prosecutors and defense lawyers are slated to address a jury for the first time Wednesday in…
Singer Mel B poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘The Truth’ and the opening gala of the 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival, Venice, Italy, on Aug. 28, 2019. Former Spice Girl Mel B is among dozens of Black Britons urging Britain’s Parliament to update the country’s equality laws…
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris debate for the first time during the presidential election campaign at The National Constitution Center on September 10, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) “Donald Trump was being embarrassed in ways that nobody has ever…
Frankie Beverly and the Maze perform at the Summer Soul Concert series at Newark Symphony Hall on July 12, 2009 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images) Frankie Beverly and Maze, the band he co-founded, have provided the soundtrack to generations of lives. Summer, a season that rarely passes without the sound of…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty In 1992, a former teacher from Sumter, South Carolina stood in front of a small crowd and told the story of the day he was riding down the road with his father, a local minister, when they came upon a limb knocked down in an overnight storm blocking their…
In this June 12, 2016 file photo, James Earl Jones arrives at the Tony Awards in New York. The Cort Theatre on Broadway in New York will be renamed after Jones on Monday, becoming the second theater on the Great White Way named after a Black artist. The move comes after a wide Broadway coalition…
In the world of comedy, Richard Pryor carved out a niche with his raw humor and unfiltered language in what is known as ribaldry or blue comedy. Regarding television broadcasts, Pryor’s colorful language posed a problem under once-extremely strict FCC regulations in the 70s and 80s. To circumvent these restrictions, studios often employed actors to…
Source: David Corio / Getty Frankie Beverly, frontman for the R&B soul and funk band Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly has passed away. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Frankie Beverly And Maze -(Maze Honoring Frankie Beverly) (@frankiebeverlyandmaze) The news of his passing was confirmed by his family in a post on his official…
Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, debates Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. president Donald Trump, for the first time during the presidential election campaign at The National Constitution Center on September 10, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) OPINION: Vice President Kamala Harris was more prepared and more presidential than…
