The Harriott, a riverboat, remains docked on August 8, 2023, on the Alabama riverfront in downtown Montgomery, Alabama. | Source: Julie Bennett / Getty It’s been more than three months since the Riverfront Park brawl in Montgomery, Alabama, became a proud viral moment in contemporary Black history. Now, there’s a development that is bound to…
The Atlanta Hawks team is trying to get fans hyped for the league’s first in-season tournament, but their star players are not okay with how the team’s social media account is promoting the game. On July 8, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver continued to push the league forward as he introduced the in-season tournament. This came…
The host of a California-based interracial podcast has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to accusations of physical stalking and cyberstalking of five different women. Each individual was Black and was terrified by the outrageous levels the 36-year-old went to harass them. The Department of Justice reports from August 2022…
“Insecure” star and Darius Jackson’s brother, Sarunas J. Jackson, has found himself in the center of controversy after Keke Palmer’s mother called him out for some now-deleted social media posts. Sarunas is an actor and writer who found moderate success after his recurring role as Alejandro “Dro” Peña in HBO’s “Insecure,” and as the model…
Actress Halle Berry recently listed her Malibu mansion on the market for $18 million. It is not clear is Berry is selling her residence to be closer to her long-term boyfriend, Van Hunt. “I’m looking to create a new magical space,” Berry told The Wall Street Journal. BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Halle Berry…
Source: Education Images / Getty Old tactics such as redlining and exorbitant, predatory banking fees continue to be among the ways Black people are systemically shut out of entrepreneurship and community building. The dream of owning a home, a business or revitalizing a community is often out of reach for us, no matter how hard…
Black Greek letter organizations known as the National Pan-Hellenic Council consist of nine organizations with differing customs, traditions, and colors but are unified on some core ideals. Membership is revered and held with great pride and protected at all costs, as evinced by all nine organizations’ strict policy about making and wearing paraphernalia bearing the…
I’ve been single for going on seven years now, and the road has been rough. I’m almost 35 years old, and I’m getting pressure from my parents to get married and start having children. My brother’s wife can’t have kids, so the weight of giving my parents grandchildren is falling on my shoulders 100 percent….
A federal grand jury has indicted an Alabama couple for their involvement in a nationwide scam. The two are charged with operating an illegal pyramid scheme that defrauded thousands of participants of more than $10 million. LaShonda and Marlon Moore are charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. LaShonda and…
A former Arista and Def Jam music executive who accused Russell Simmons of sexual assault has now filed a similar lawsuit against another music mogul. In the complaint filed in a Manhattan Federal District Court on Nov. 8, Drew Dixon, 53, alleges that L.A. Reid twice assaulted her in the early 2000s. According to The New…
