Smith was the lead blocker during his nine-year NFL career Former Raiders fullback Steve Smith has died after a long battle with Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He was 57. The Raiders announced Smith’s death Saturday, calling him an inspiration for “smiling every day while always working for a cure for” amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. 10 Sep 1989:…
Source: skynesher / Getty Former college basketball stars Angela and Ray Weathers have made headlines for supporting a new generation of champions. But now, the couple is taking action against a Texas charter school for alleged abuse of their six-year-old son. According to an initial release from The Witherspoon Law Group, the couple’s six-year-old autistic son came home from…
NBA legend Grant Hill is putting the focus on empowering individuals to take charge of their health. The basketball player-turned-broadcaster is teaming up with the biopharmaceutical company, Dendreon Pharmaceuticals, to spread awareness about the racial health disparities surrounding prostate cancer through the creation of a new initiative. Studies show Black men are 1.8 times more…
West stated he hopes the course will provide learners a “lens through which to view themselves and become more conscious human beings” Revered professor Dr. Cornel West has teamed up with MasterClass to share his wealth of philosophy knowledge with the world through a digital course covering love, compassion, optimism, community, music, loss and more….
“The ReidOut” host compared Rittenhouse’s tears to those of Brett Kavanaugh in a TikTok video making its rounds on the internet MSNBC host Joy Reid on Thursday reacted to the trial of Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse by highlighting a parallel between his successful trial and that of U.S. Supreme Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh; specifically, the…
According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, only 7 percent of teachers in the U.S. are Black, a problem veteran educator, Sherif El-Mekki, is trying to improve with the Center for Black Educator Development (CBED). Launched in 2019, CBED was the brainchild of El-Mekki, who spent 26 years teaching and serving as a principal…
Beyond his artistry, rapper 21 Savage is known for being an advocate for youth empowerment and he’s furthering his efforts to ensure financial literacy resources are accessible to teenagers from underserved communities. The music artist—whose real name is Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph—has joined forces with the banking platform Chime again to expand their collaborative Bank Account…
Andrews also co-founded the Lady Money Wasters Social Aid and Pleasure Club in 1975 Lois Nelson Andrews, a New Orleans cultural icon who led countless processions as grand marshal of jazz funerals and second-line parades, has died. She was 69. Andrews, known across the city as the “Mother of Music,” died of lung cancer on…
There was no immediate word on whether the gun belonged to a passenger or employee An all-clear was given Saturday at Atlanta’s airport after a gun accidentally discharged in the facility’s security screening area, causing chaos, authorities said. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport official said on Twitter that there was no active shooter at the airport. Atlanta…
Source: Jeff Greenberg / Getty Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport experienced a moment of panic Saturday after a gun was accidentally discharged in the security area. While it’s not clear why anyone had a loaded gun while traveling through the airport, the moment offered a rocky start to the holiday week. Flights were delayed briefly, according…
