A Chicago teenager has racked up more than $1 million in academic scholarships from more than 30 colleges and universities. High school senior Stephen Thomas said he hopes his success story inspires others and combats negative stereotypes about Black boys. Chicago student Stephen Thomas has won more than $1 million in college scholarships. (Screenshot/NBC 5)…
A sign welcomes visitors to Howard University in Washington, D.C., on February 1, 2022. | Source: MANDEL NGAN / Getty Howard University faculty members have officially called off their threats to go on strike. The Teaching Faculty Union at the historically Black college in the nation’s capital announced on Twitter early Wednesday morning that a…
Former heavyweight Mike Tyson almost put them paws on a man who pulled a gun on him. TMZ reports the champ took a night off to attend a comedy show at a rooftop bar in Hollywood on Tuesday, March 22. In a video, Tyson sits calmly at the table with friends before a man rudely…
Chad Johnson has found ways in the past to ensure that his fiancée Sharelle Rosado looked her very best on social media. The list included doing her makeup on a budget and helping the reality star get her figure back following their birth first child. Johnson’s March 22 post is no different. In the Instagram…
After successfully challenging Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny for the unauthorized use of a portion of her hit song “Get Ur Freak On” on their chart-topping track “Safaera,” singer, songwriter and producer Missy Elliott has taken to social media to clarify the publishing splits she was awarded by the courts. Elliott, who says she usually…
Daviant Palmer started Dae’s Detail in his driveway, cleaning cars for family and friends A Detroit man has gone viral after showing the tips and tricks he uses to detail cars. As reported by the Detroit Free Press, Daviant “Dae” Palmer, 27, the founder of Dae’s Detail in the Motor City, located at 8141 Gratiot…
A historic neighborhood is in the way of a proposed transportation development that would decimate the area It is a story as old as time. A historic Black neighborhood is at risk of being decimated by eminent domain under the guise of redevelopment. Royal—a neighborhood just west of Wildwood in Sumter County could be cut…
A former Staten Island teacher, who amassed a 20,000-piece collection of artifacts reflecting the African American experience, will place the lot up for auction. The 90-year-old Black woman — asking the question, “What is the value of the story of a people?” — will start the bid at one million dollars. According to CBS, the…
A Moscow court has extended Griner’s jail stay until May WNBA star Brittney Griner is said to be “in good condition” while detained in Russia on drug charges. The update comes from an official with the US Embassy in Moscow who was granted consular access to the Phoenix Mercury star on Tuesday, US State Department…
She is expected to start her new high-profile position within the next few days, focusing on national news outlets The national COVID-19 response spokesperson at the Department of Health and Human Services has been tapped to serve as the new press secretary for Vice President Kamala Harris. Kirsten Allen previously worked as Harris’ deputy national…
