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…
Our favorite TV host is not about to let old age make him boring. Steve Harvey uses fashion to keep himself feeling young. See his greatest ‘fits of the year! True Blue A regular suit simply won’t do for Mr. Harvey. He donned this striped, electric blue suit while preparing to host Miss Universe. Dressed…
OPINION: Not only was show creator and star Issa Rae rooting for everybody Black on screen, sis was also putting in the work behind the scenes too. Words cannot describe the level of admiration that fills my body when I think about the sheer magic that blossomed from Issa Rae’s brain and morphed into the…
South Carolina State Bulldogs players gather together for a group picture after beating the Jackson State Tigers in the Cricket Celebration Bowl college football game between the Jackson State Tigers and South Carolina State Bulldogs on December 18, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. | Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty There were hundreds if not…
Kanye West is getting a new house — and it’s right across the street from his estranged wife Kim Kardashian and their four kids! The “Good Morning” rapper, who has several properties, recently bought a house in Calabasas located right across the street from Kardashian and their children: North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm. PARIS, FRANCE…
‘We want to make sure that people are in buildings that are safe and that are healthy’, BlocPower CEO Donnel Baird recently told The Weather Channel Keeping warm during the winter was often a risky endeavor for climate tech entrepreneur Donnel Baird and other Black children growing up in New York in the 1980s. The…
Draya Michele is relying on the power of positive thinking to get back into the good graces of Rihanna‘s Savage X Fenty brand. The reality TV star was a celebrity brand ambassador for Rihanna’s intimate apparel line, but was quickly released from her contract in late 2020 after making an off-color joke about Tory Lanez’s…
