“I was scheduled to work this week, but that has been put on hold,” Kyanna Parsons-Perez told theGrio. Kyanna Parsons-Perez isn’t sure what comes next for her and her four children now that a tornado has destroyed the Mayfield, Kentucky candle factory where she worked, leaving eight of her coworkers dead and those who survived…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Author, professor and profound feminist Gloria Jean Watkins, better known by her pen name bell hooks, died on Wednesday at the age of 69. Madame Noire reported that hooks’ cause of death was not immediately announced. bell hooks became a giant in the novel industry for her compelling stories surrounding…
Joie Chavis‘ birthday post to her son Hendrix Wilburn on Tuesday, Dec. 14, derailed after fans brought up how similar the toddler looks to his older sister, Shai Moss. Chavis, who welcomed Wilburn with rapper Future three years ago, also has a 10-year-old daughter with Bow Wow. Joie Chavis’ birthday post to her son Hendrix…
“While I apologized to Rayna throughout the season, I cannot express enough how remorseful I am,” Chase wrote on Instagram. Heather Chase from Below Deck has officially apologized to her co-star Rayna Lindsey after using the N-word with her repeatedly on the reality series. Bravo’s hit reality show Below Deck got everyone talking this season,…
Some classic Black films are being added to the National Film Registry this year, including Richard Pryor’s acclaimed 1979 stand-up set. Some classic Black films have been selected for addition to the National Film Registry. Sounder, the iconic 1972 movie starring Cecily Tyson and Paul Winfield that captures a Black family living in the Deep…
It’s been more than a week since Nick Cannon broke the news to his audience on his eponymous daytime show and the world that his 5-month-old son Zen passed away from a brain tumor. Now Cannon is opening up to People magazine about deciding to focus on his son’s happiness before he transitioned. Cannon and…
Video of Ayanna Davis with the student was reportedly shared with football players at the high school; one student later notified authorities. A Lakeland, Florida, substitute teacher has been charged with sexual battery after she allegedly had sex with a student. Ayanna Davis, 20, was a substitute English teacher at Lakeland High School, a temporary…
The celebrated author died following an undisclosed illness Acclaimed author and activist bell hooks has passed away at age 69. hooks, born Gloria Jean Watkins, died on Dec. 15 at her home in Berea, Kentucky, following an undisclosed illness, according to Berea College, where hooks worked as a professor, NBC News reports. “bell came into…
In an effort to seat an impartial jury in the Ahmaud Arbery hate crimes trial, both parties have filed a motion in a U.S. District Court to pull jurors from 43 counties from all over the state of Georgia. This federal case will be the second trial related to Arbery’s slaying. The three white men convicted…
The nation’s number one college football prospect in the Class of 2022 has decided to attend Jackson State University and play football for the Tigers next fall. Travis Hunter announced on Wednesday that he switched his commitment from blue blood powerhouse Florida State University to sign with the current SWAC Champions and attend the historically…
