“In 2020, millions made their voices heard at the polls,” she tweeted, noting that foes of “progress are making it harder to vote.” Former First Lady Michelle Obama is planning to use her long-standing popularity to energize communities across America and register more than a million new voters as the nation prepares for this year’s…
A former Tulsa police officer was sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of killing his daughter’s boyfriend in 2014. Despite being convicted of second-degree murder, the ex-cop maintains that he is innocent and acted in self-defense. The Associated Press reports that on Friday, Jan. 8, an Oklahoma federal judge sentenced Shannon Kepler, 61, to…
OPINION: Jaheim’s social media challenge to Usher is a 10 on the irrational confidence meter. I love it. It’s Monday in African America and that means shenanigans are afoot. This past weekend in the social media streets, while much of the country was dealing with cooler temperatures and winter events, Jaheim Hoagland of the New…
Deported to his native Belize upon prison release, Moses “Shyne” Barrow has since been appointed the country’s ambassador of music. Rapper-turned-Belizean politician Moses Barrow — better known as Shyne — opened up about his relationship with former label head Sean “Diddy” Combs. On Dec. 27, 1999, a then 21-year-old Barrow accompanied the Bad Boy Records…
Sanders’ new duties will include hosting ‘The Choice‘ on NBC’s Peacock streaming platform and hosting MSNBC on weekends. Democratic political strategist Symone Sanders will be joining the cast of pundits at MSNBC in the next few months. MSNBC President Rashida Jones announced on Monday that Sanders has been chosen to host new cable and streaming…
Porsha Williams took to Instagram on Sunday, Jan. 9, to address a fight with her ex-fiancé, Dennis McKinley, during a family retreat to Mexico. The physical altercation was captured on Williams’ reality show “Porsha Family Matters.” The recent episode that aired the same night showcased the aftermath of the pair’s heated dispute over their past…
Will Smith, MJ Rodriguez, and Ariana DeBose were some of the biggest wins in acting categories, while Barry Jenkins’ ‘The Underground Railroad’ scored Best Limited Series at the Globes While they did not air on TV like years past, the Golden Globes still went on Sunday night — recognizing the best work in television and…
Dominick Black looks at a group photograph including himself, Kyle Rittenhouse and others, held by Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger during Rittenhouse’s trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse on November 2, 2021, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. | Source: Pool / Getty Kyle Rittenhouse, the Kenosha killer-turned-white-right-hero and the poster child for white privilege, was acquitted of fatally shooting two…
The comic-actor, best known for his role as Danny Tanner on the ABC series “Full House,” had become a pop culture icon over the years. The announcement that comedian Bob Saget died Sunday at the age of 65 sent ripples through the entertainment industry — and his sudden loss was noted by famous friends. The…
After 125 years, the Louisiana governor posthumously pardoned Homer Plessy, the central character in the 1896 case Plessy vs. Ferguson which was the foundation of America’s system of “separate but equal.” The state Board of Pardons recommended last November that Plessy be pardoned. After accepting the recommendation, Gov. John Bel Edwards said at a ceremony…
