Ahead of International Daughters Day on Sept. 26, Janelle Monáe recently released a 17-minute long collaborative tribute song called “Say Her Name” in honor of 61 Black women and girls, from ages 7 to 93, who’ve lost their lives due to police violence. “Say Her Name” follows up on Monáe’s previous collaborative protest anthem, 2015’s…
Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum is expanding his reach in the wine industry. Last year, the point guard quickly found success after releasing his own wine label, McCollum Heritage 91, with his wife Elise. According to Food & Wine, his first bottling, a 2018 Pinot Noir produced with grapes from the Chehalem Mountains in Oregon’s…
EXCLUSIVE: For Black America this shutdown could compound hurt on top of hurt as loss of payment could further damage access to credit for many. “A [Government] shutdown is neither necessary nor good,” cautions Nation Urban League President Marc Morial. For Black America’s sake, the consequences of a federal shutdown could push communities over the…
Smith reveals that while his road isn’t for “everybody”, his marriage to Jada has allowed “trust and freedom” for the both of them Even with a thirty-plus-year career behind him, it seems Will Smith is still just getting started. The A-list star is on the latest cover of GQ Magazine, where he breaks his silence…
An investigation has been launched after a young athlete in Massachusetts allegedly sent a photo featuring people in Ku Klux Klan hoods and robes to a team group chat that included one Black player. WCVB-TV reported that Laquan Mongo claimed one of his teammates, who was not identified, sent the photo to the group chat…
Phillip Gardner has been charged in connection with the disappearance of Nevaeh Allen The body of a two-year-old who went missing in Baton Rouge on Friday was recovered in Mississippi and her stepfather has been charged in connection with her disappearance. Nevaeh Allen was reported missing on Friday when her elder siblings came home from…
Gabrielle Union‘s celebration for her latest book on Sept. 24 made an unexpected turn after her daughter Kaavia James Union Wade‘s personality took center stage. In the video, the actress was commemorating her second memoir “You Got Anything Stronger” becoming a New York Times bestseller when the toddler began getting antsy. Gabrielle Union’s latest video…
“Thank you to my Real Housewives of Atlanta castmates for eleven of the most unbelievable years of my life,” Bailey wrote. Cynthia Bailey announced in an Instagram message on Monday that she is leaving the Real Housewives of Atlanta. Bailey has been on the hit Bravo reality series for 11 seasons. In her post, she…
Felicia Jones, who was expecting a baby boy on Oct. 8, was found dead Saturday morning at Riverview Park A pregnant woman, due to give birth in just a few weeks, was found dead in a Florida state park. Felicia Jones, who was expecting a baby boy on Oct. 8, was found dead on Saturday…
Veteran marketing executive and entrepreneur Kelli Richardson Lawson created the project when her family was challenged by her eldest son’s mental health issues Kelli Richardson Lawson had what looked from the outside like a family anyone would aspire to be. She and her husband Keith were successful media executives. After years at BET and Procter…
