The downtown Los Angeles event celebrated those who left an undeniable mark on the music industry in 2021 Black excellence abounded at Variety’s 2021 Hitmakers Brunch, held Saturday, Dec. 4 at the City Market Social venue in downtown Los Angeles, presented by Peacock and comedy series Girls5eva. Lil Nas X, Normani, the City Girls and…
After NFL star Tre’Davious White suffered a devastating season-ending knee injury, Buffalo Bills fans were compelled to do something special in his honor this holiday season. In a display of affection for the cornerback, the team’s fanbase raised funds to support a local food bank in his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana, WGRZ reported. As of…
The highlight of the week was Louis Vuitton’s first ever U.S. fashion show Tuesday The over-the-top parties and star-studded shows surrounding Miami’s Art Basel wrapped up this weekend with performances by Rosalia, Lizzo, Cardi B and rocker Lenny Kravitz. The annual event, which was canceled last year during the pandemic, is an extension of the prestigious…
Janet Hubert, the beloved original Aunt Viv on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” has fans perplexed about her well-being after revealing she’s been hospitalized. Hubert used a cryptic social media post accompanied with a photo of her and former co-star Will Smith on Dec. 4 to say she was receiving unspecified medical care. The post…
Source: JONATHAN ERNST / Getty The Northern District of California just sentenced its first person under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act signed into law in 2009 by former President Barack Obama. On Dec. 3, 45-year-old Ole Hougen was sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for viciously attacking a…
The Lee statue was one of five enormous Confederate tributes along Richmond’s Monument Avenue Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Sunday that his administration will remove an enormous pedestal that until earlier this year held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond. The announcement marks a reversal in course from September, when the statue was…
The investors were not identified in a press release issued Saturday by Trump Media and Digital World Donald Trump’s new social media company and its special purpose acquisition company partner say the partner has agreements for $1 billion in capital from institutional investors. The former president launched his new company, Trump Media & Technology Group, in October….
Antonio Brown is a mess. The NFL has decided that AB submitted a fake vaccine card to the league, and he was suspended three games for it. But now his team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and head coach Bruce Arians don’t know if Brown will remain with the team. On Thin Tampa Bay Ice “Nothing’s…
Although there has been an outpour of fiscal support for historically Black colleges and universities throughout the country, funding disparities between HBCUs and PWIs persist. Entrepreneur Dominique King is tapping into the power of technology to empower HBCU alumni to pay it forward by giving back to their alma maters, Forbes reported. We are so…
The family of pan-Africanism leader Marcus Garvey seeks to overturn his 1923 conviction for mail fraud Living descendants of Marcus Garvey, the civil rights activists who pioneered the pan-Africanism movement, are on a mission to exonerate the leader and bring justice to his name. In a global effort with other community leaders, they are urging…
