Deal is part of MLS’ effort to help close the Black-white economic gap A major sports league has announced it will borrow $25 million from Black-owned banks to help close the Black-white economic gap in what it calls an “historic” agreement. Major League Soccer said the partnership, facilitated with the National Black Bank Foundation, marks…
“We’re far from being done handling what we need to handle on the legal side but today is definitely a big day,” Deshaun Watson says A grand jury on Friday declined to indict Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson following a police investigation sparked by lawsuits filed by 22 women who have accused him of sexual assault and…
Source: Carmen Mandato / Getty Houston Texan Player Deshaun Watson will not face criminal charges for allegedly sexually violating several women. News broke Friday afternoon that a grand jury in Harris County, Texas, did not return an indictment against Watson. “After a Harris County grand jury was presented all the evidence and had the…
Keyshia Ka’oir took to Instagram on March 8 to showcase the magazine cover that prompted her husband Radric “Gucci Mane” Davis to pursue her. Ka’oir and Davis began dating in 2010, when the rapper, who was incarcerated at the time, tracked her down through his manager after seeing photos of the entrepreneur plastered on several magazine covers,…
Hundreds of young children will soon get their hands on new books, thanks to the network attached to the hit mockumentary-style sitcom “Abbott Elementary.” Variety reported that ABC has partnered with Scholastic Books to provide free book fairs to underfunded schools around the country. Six elementary schools will be gifted with an all-expenses-paid book fair….
AUP EP#4 TRANSCRIPT Transcribed: Cameron Blackwell Completed: 3/11/22 Cortney Wills: [00:00:04] Hello and welcome to Acting Up the podcast that dives deep into the world of TV and film that highlights our people, our culture and our stories. I’m your host, Cortney Wills, and this week we’re speaking to some of the creatives behind the…
Warren Woodfork Sr., who served the department through controversy, held the post from 1985 – 1991 Warren Woodfork Sr., the first Black police superintendent for the New Orleans Police Department, died Wednesday, the department announced. He was 85, according to local media. #NOPDNews would like to extend sincere condolences and prayers to the family of…
In this week’s episode of ‘The Reset with Coach Tish,’ former CNN Senior Producer Elise Roberts explains why career success isn’t enough. There’s a thin line between success and burnout, and it’s a tightrope former CNN Senior Producer Elise Roberts tried to balance before she took a leap into a new career to save herself. Roberts…
Chad Johnson‘s appreciation post to his fiancée Sharelle Rosado had fans doing a double-take on March 10, with them claiming the luxury real estate broker strongly resembled actress Nia Long. In the Instagram video, Rosado, who rocked a blue romper donned with black heels, earrings and a slicked-back ponytail, was seen panning the camera in…
The polymath relaunches her successful Gabrielle Union x FTF collaboration with a size-inclusive capsule of spring fashions. One of the busiest women in show business just launched another project. Actually, it’s a relaunch; Gabrielle Union’s successful collaboration with plus-size specialists Fashion to Figure is back with a size-inclusive spring capsule collection. Photo: Fashion to Figure “There…
