Without the support of her mother, Serena Williams is not certain that she and her sister Venus Williams would have excelled during their early tennis days. Serena and Venus’ father, Richard, is often the focus when it comes to the women’s story of becoming tennis phenoms. But, as the six-time Wimbledon winner shared during an…
Source: FG Trade / Getty Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench have kept their annual Thanksgiving tradition going for the last six years since their unexpected union in 2016. The friends first met after Dench mistakenly invited Hinton over for dinner through a text meant for her 24-year-old grandson. The message went through to…
The south Georgia judge presiding over the trial of the men accused of murder in the February 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery has dismissed a defense request for a mistrial. Lawyers that are representing the accused in the case said the presence in the courtroom of Black ministers and displays of emotion by Arbery’s mother…
Walker becomes only the second female artist in history to have 18 concurrent placements on the Billboard 100 chart. R&B singer Summer Walker is setting pop chart records with her new album, Still Over It. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and filled the Billboard 100 charts with 18 songs, tying a…
EXCLUSIVE: Kendrick Sampson, Storm Reid, Quinta Brunson, and Javicia Leslie discussed their projects and using their careers to bring attention to a social issues Black filmmakers came together to celebrate the projects they’ve created at this year’s American Black Film Festival. Segments of the festival included HBO‘s short film competition as well as different panels….
Shaunie O’Neal said “Yes!” The 46-year-old is now engaged to her boyfriend, Pastor Keion Henderson, after he romantically proposed to her on Thursday, Nov. 11. In a video, released by People magazine, Henderson explained why Nov.11 is an important date to them. Paster Keion Henderson and Shaunie O’Neal (Photo: @pastorkeion/Instagram) “Every day, you and I…
Source: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty This year is proving to be a challenge for R&B veteran Keyshia Cole. Months after losing her biological mother, the late Frankie Lons, the “Just Like You” singer, is unfortunately now coping with the recent death of her adoptive father, Mr. Leon Cole, Jr. Thank you https://t.co/nvAfnewvgy — Keyshia Cole…
Fans are sharing their condolences to Cole, who also lost her mother, Frankie Lons, earlier this year Keyshia Cole has unfortunately suffered another familial loss this year. She confirmed on Sunday evening that her adoptive father, Leon Cole, Jr., passed away from COVID-19 complications. Cole first confirmed the news by responding to a fan on…
“This is something I’ll have nightmares about for the rest of my life,” said CEO Alex Pollak. The CEO of ParaDocs, the medic company hired by Astroworld organizers, is speaking out about the chaotic concert to “set the record straight” on efforts made by his team of more than 70 people to help save lives…
EXCLUSIVE: The National Council of Negro Women and union groups convened on Tuesday to push President Biden and Democrats to end the filibuster and pass voting rights protections “We are going to get out in this cold,” says activist Melanie L. Campbell in the wee hours of the morning as she prepared for a day…
