Source: Jean Catuffe / Getty I,f you haven’t been tuning in to the Winter Olympics, you may have missed Erin Jackson’s fantastic 500m speed skating win. Happening during Black History Month, Jackson’s victory became a piece of history as she is the first Black woman to win a solo medal in Olympic speed skating. …
Attorneys for the Black Lives Matter Memphis founder sentenced to time in prison for voter fraud said she was persecuted for Tennessee officials’ mistakes. Authorities said Pamela Moses lost her right to vote because of a 2015 conviction but still registered to vote in 2019. Pamela Moses (WREG Video Screenshot) “This is a vendetta-type prosecution,”…
Noah follows a tradition of comedians to come before the WHCA dinner’s guests from the president, administration officials, members of Congress and the press. Comedian and TV host Trevor Noah will be bringing the laughs and entertainment at this year’s White House correspondents’ dinner – Washington’s first since the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) last…
Anthony Freeman says his shoulder was injured in the July 2021 encounter, and that he’s suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. A Black Kentucky man has filed a lawsuit against the LaRue County Sheriff’s Department, alleging that he was racially profiled when he was pulled from his car, thrown to the ground and detained for nearly…
Source: MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images / Getty On Sunday night, NFL fans gathered in the stands, the bars, and in their living rooms for the league’s 56th Super Bowl. Athletes were slamming into each other while throwing a football around. There were commercials with random celebrities and some kind of robot dog. Odell…
Sunday’s Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, was a legendary event featuring some of the most influential artists in hip-hop. As fans took to their social media pages to hype up the numerous musical acts, including Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar during their respective…
The shocking and tragic death of Amir Locke, 22, the Minneapolis man killed by police during execution of a no-knock search warrant last week, triggered memories of Breonna Taylor, the Louisville, Kentucky EMT who died in March 2020 after a no-knock warrant was issued for a drug raid conducted on her apartment by police. “You’re…
OPINION: Approximately half of the more than 100 two- and four-year HBCUs reside in Black-majority cities. And many of these places have not received critical investments because of historic discrimination. Evoking the contributions of graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities is customary during Black History Month. From political leaders like our nation’s first female…
“It was a great day, bro,” Jefferson said on Instagram Live. “I got three prizes today. My wife, my son and the Super Bowl.” Wide receiver Van Jefferson got surprising news just after his team, the Los Angeles Rams, clinched their Super Bowl win last night: His wife, Samaria, who was 40 weeks pregnant, went…
Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul is now an equity stakeholder in La Fête Wine Company. The growing wine company emphasizes diversity and inclusion in the wine and spirits industry. Donae Burston, founder of La Fête du Wine Company (Photo from Instagram, @thurstonburstoniii) Paul’s other investments are media flow management software firm Greenfly and financial tech company Goalsetter. He…
