On Friday, Dec. 24, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James shared a popular Spider-Man meme comparing COVID-19 to the flu and colds. Former Laker and NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar called LeBron out again in his Substack newsletter for his poor messaging. With Kareem and LeBron being two of three men (Michael Jordan being the other) that can lay claim…
The prison complex has endured the same staffing shortages and poor living conditions of others during the COVID-19 pandemic. New York City’s infamous Rikers Island jail complex, like many others across the country, has had to endure myriad complications during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fifteen Rikers Island inmates lost their lives this year, all men of…
Source: Doug Berry / Getty According to a study published on JAMA, life expectancy for Black Americans who have spent time in prison is significantly lower than White Americans who’ve spent time in prison. The study, which was led by Dr. Benjamin Bovell-Ammon, a visiting fellow in general internal medicine at Boston Medical Center, examined…
Ciara‘s latest family upload stole fans’ hearts everywhere on Dec. 27 after the singer shared a photo capturing a candid moment between her “boys.” In the Instagram post, Ciara’s husband, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, is smiling and holding the couple’s 1-year-old son Win Wilson. Win’s older brother Future Wilburn, 7, mimics the toddler’s hand…
White creators on the popular app receive more accolades and opportunities than Black ones do The Black creators of the viral “Alors on Danse” TikTok dance from last summer say they didn’t get the same level of credit as their white counterparts. Usim Mang created the dance and video, set to a remix of the…
Killer Mike‘s Atlanta barbershop was vandalized by someone the rapper referred to as a “mentally disturbed White Man,” and instead of responding with anger, the rapper used the destruction as a message of sympathy for those suffering from mental illness. The Swag Shop was covered in black graffiti, as seen in the Run The Jewels…
The number of positive test results in Washington D.C. has skyrocketed 987% over the last two weeks. Administrators at Howard University have postponed the start of the school’s spring semester due to a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases on campus and in the surrounding community. The Washington D.C.-based HBCU announced Monday that in-person classes for…
Apparently, no matter how sunken the sunken place is, the house negro apple doesn’t fall far from the house negro tree. Christian Walker, the son of Herschel Walker, the ex-NFL player and resident GOP “Black friend” who is campaigning to represent Georgia in the U.S. Senate, is absolutely his father’s son. In fact, Herschel Walker’s…
The number of unemployed Black men in the U.S. has grown so much that it’s costing Black communities $50 billion in income every year, a study published last week revealed. The study found that there’s an employment gap of about 1.4 million jobs between Black men and their Asian, Hispanic and white counterparts. Black men are absent…
“I always wanted to be a homeowner,” said April Stringfield in Williamsburg a week ago. “It’s like a dream come true.” April Stringfield of Williamsburg, Virginia, made history last week when a local Habitat for Humanity chapter gave her and her 13-year-old son the keys to their new 3D-printed home — just in time for…
