EXCLUSIVE: As the country celebrates the nation’s veterans, food insecurity among one of the country’s most vulnerable groups, Black veterans, has emerged as one of many issues disproportionately affecting minorities during the pandemic. When Lashena Boyer left the Navy in 2011, her commitment to serve did not end. The former sailor is a volunteer for…
Bryant, widow of the NBA icon and executor of his estate, filed four new trademark applications under the name Mamba Vino. The estate of the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant has filed four new trademark applications under the name “Mamba Vino.” Vanessa Bryant, the widow of the Los Angeles Lakers icon and executor of his…
Richard Williams’ days of making a star may not be over. The ambitious father who turned his two daughters Venus and Serena Williams into tennis legends may start working on his granddaughter — when she comes of age. For now, he is being a motivating grandfather to the 4-year-old as she innocently continues to enjoy…
Source: Sean Rayford / Getty So far, the more testimony we hear in the murder trial of Greg and Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan, the three men accused of hunting down and killing Ahmaud Arbery, the clearer it becomes that these were not men who were simply seeking to keep their Georgia neighborhood safe;…
The reward for info leading to the location and safe return of 14-year-old JaShyah went from $10,000 to $15,000. Police, community members and concerned family members continue to search for a missing 14-year-old girl in East Orange, New Jersey. A reward for information leading to the location and safe return of JaShyah Moore, offered by…
Source: Vladimir Vladimirov / Getty Every time I see a black woman I think about my mother and everything amazing she did to ensure I had a successful life. Without her, I wouldn’t be able to write this important article. As the popular saying goes, she was the epitome of “black girl magic.” She also…
Wesley Hamilton, who founded the nonprofit Disabled But Not Really after being shot twice in the abdomen and paralyzed nearly a decade ago, recently received a massive donation of $1 million during an appearance on “Good Morning America.” DBNR, an organization that aims to provide equal access to the underserved disabled community through fitness, wellness…
The music mogul announced that Capital Preparatory School will move to the Church of All Saints and School building in the city’s Harlem neighborhood Sean “Diddy” Combs’ charter school will relocate to a larger campus in New York City. The music mogul announced Thursday that Capital Preparatory School will move to the Church of All…
Meghan Markle is embroiled in legal action in London over a newspaper’s publication of a letter she wrote to her estranged father after her marriage to Prince Harry The Duchess of Sussex has apologized for misleading a British court about the extent of her cooperation with the authors of a sympathetic book about her and…
OPINION: U.S. Rep. Anthony Brown writes that challenges facing Black veterans are driven by historic inequities that have existed in America since its founding. Black Americans have fought in every war since our country’s founding and have a proud tradition of military service. From the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer…
