James Clyburn, Lorna Rainey and others used the event to say the battle for voting rights that Joseph Rainey championed must continue Rep. Joseph H. Rainey, born into slavery in 1832, was honored Thursday for being the first Black member of the House by formally having a room in the Capitol named after him. Top…
“My Mama looks like you,” Newton said. “It’s been very painful to have women who look like my mom feel like I’m not representing them.” Thandiwe Newton got emotional during a recent interview promoting her new film, God’s Country. The movie, adapted from a short story called Winter Light by James Lee Burke, is about a…
Before releasing his new album, rapper Yo Gotti sat down with Complex magazine to drop some “Free Game” about finances. In a clip shared on Instagram by The Neighborhood Talk, the Memphis native shared his perspective on what it takes to make and save a million dollars. Yo Gotti has released ten studio albums and…
OPINION: Two and a half years ago, Roc Nation partnered with the NFL to highlight the league’s social justice efforts and, in your words, pursue ‘actionable items.’ Perhaps one of those ‘actionable items’ is telling the league to hire more Black head coaches. Dear Jay-Z, It’s been two-and-a-half years since your company Roc Nation partnered with…
The parent also claims the biography unfairly depicts former President Trump “as a bully,” and wants it banned from school libraries. A Texas parent wants a children’s biography about former first lady Michelle Obama pulled from school libraries because it could make white girls feel “ashamed.” The concerned parent said Michelle Obama: Political Icon by…
It can be good to have some debt, as debt can actually help build wealth. But it all depends on the type of debt. Other debt can pose a major financial risk to your financial security. Black households are burdened with risk debt, hindering their ability to grow their wealth. African-American families are weighed down…
Source: Ron Galella, Ltd. / Getty Kerrion Franklin, the troubled son of Gospel superstar Kirk Franklin has had a massive fallout with his family over the last year. Social media raised a few eyebrows on more than one occasion, as the 33-year-old musician publicly exposed his father and mother to accusations of abuse, mistreatment,…
Rapper T-Pain wants everyone to take a different approach when observing Black History Month. During a recent run-in with reporters, the “Buy U a Drank” rapper aired out some of his frustration about the treatment of Black people as BHM begins and just days after several Historical Black Colleges and Universities received bomb threats. While…
Bodycam footage screenshot from Amir Locke’s police killing. Source: Minneapolis Police Department The Minneapolis Police Department is trying to control the narrative surrounding the shooting death of a young Black man this week during the botched execution of a no-knock warrant for which he was not the subject. It took just about 10 seconds in…
Autherine Lucy Foster Historic marker stands outside Bibb Graves Hall at the University Of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on July 5, 2018. | Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty Only the most tone-deaf of college administrators could think it’s a good idea to “honor” its first Black student alongside a notable alumnus who just happened to…
