If you’re still finalizing your shopping for Christmas and Kwanzaa, here are some ideas It’s the holidays and much like 2020, 2021 was a year that Black people and other minority groups showed up and showed out. Black and minority-owned businesses received more attention than ever before this year, leaving people with more options to support…
Swizz Beatz is over the allegations about him cheating on his wife, Alicia Keys. On Dec. 15, he let it be known that he wants the people who are spreading rumors about his marriage to “Knock it TF off.” He commented on a video clip on the The Jasmine BRAND’s page of radio personality Miss…
Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker greets the crowd during a rally with former President Donald Trump on September 25, 2021, in Perry, Georgia. | Source: Sean Rayford / GettyIn today’s episode of You Ain’t Gotta Lie, Herchel, You Ain’t Gotta Liiiiiiiiiiiiie!, former football player and resident “Black friend” to the GOP Herschel Walker has apparently…
OPINION: This time of year can be emotionally exhausting. But getting professional help is an important step in dealing with depression, especially for those struggling with the multigenerational trauma of being Black in America. Credit: Getty Images The holidays may be a festive time for many people, but for some it’s a time of depression….
An investigation is underway into the conduct of two Southern California paramedics after they refused to enter a post-acute-care facility last month to assist a man in cardiac arrest, citing an unspecified COVID-19 law. The bizarre incident took place on Thursday, Nov. 11, when two Rialto Fire responders answered a 911 call from the Rialto…
Judge Michelle Odinet and others, thought to be her adult children, are heard narrating surveillance video using the N-word throughout. The fallout continues after a Louisiana judge and her family were heard making racist slurs in a now-viral video. In the clip, Lafayette City Court Judge Michelle Odinet and a mix of others — thought…
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade proved to be fans’ couple goals on Dec. 15 after the actress uploaded a video of the pair dancing and singing at a party. In the Instagram post, the pair were seen jamming along to McFadden & Whitehead’s 1979 hit “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now.” Although Union didn’t disclose the…
An autopsy performed on a former professional football player who was found dead in an Alabama jail earlier this month suggested that he may have been strangled or suffered trauma to his neck before he died in police custody, according to the legal team that has taken up his case. Glenn Foster Jr. died on…
Hubbard had battled multiple myeloma for years, leaving the band in 2007 following his diagnosis. A key member of legendary hip-hop band The Roots has died at the age of 62. Bassist Leonard “Hub” Hubbard had battled multiple myeloma — a form of blood cancer — since 2007, when he left the band following his diagnosis. He…
LeVar Burton will be hosting the 94th Scripps National Spelling Bee next year. Scripps made the announcement on Dec. 16 and the talented actor, director and educator said that he is honored to be hosting. MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 03: LeVar Burton attends the 2020 Breakthrough Prize at NASA Ames Research Center on November 03,…
