A Black woman who was removed from a plane and falsely accused of stealing earrings from a Swarovksi jewelry store in the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport two years ago finally will get to stand up to her accuser in court. Court documents obtained by Atlanta Black Star show Mariam Aromashodu was one of three customers…
Source: (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage) / (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage) 300 Elektra Entertainment CEO Kevin Liles and Atlanta Music Group Chairman Julie Greenwald spearheaded the Protect Black Art movement earlier this year to limit how creative expression can be used against rappers and musicians on trial. Their call for action comes at an…
Over the years, Shaquille O’Neal has raved about his exes and the mothers of his six children. O’Neal has four kids with ex-wife Shaunie Henderson (formerly known as Shaunie O’Neal) a child from a previous relationship. O’Neal shares a 26-year-old daughter with ex-girlfriend Arnetta Yardbourgh. Shaquille O’ Neal shares why he never referred to the…
Source: SOPA Images / Getty Renewed and warranted interest in birth equity has understandably directed new funders to the field of maternal and perinatal health equity. The crisis of persistent inequities in maternal mortality demands that funders face harsh realities about the genesis of our maternal healthcare system and related programming. No single intervention will…
Fans last saw Tia Mowry and Wendy Raquel Robinson together in 2012 right before Mowry exited the hit show “The Game.” Nearly 10 years later, and the two have finally reunited as different characters for the final season of Netflix’s sitcom “Family Reunion.” Robinson uploaded a video of herself with Mowry on the set of…
Source: Jessica McGowan / Getty A lot of people appear to think it’s surprising that, despite his plethora of scandals and lack of intellectual prowess, Herschel Walker is still climbing in the polls in his bid to represent Georgia in the U.S. Senate. It’s not surprising, though. It’s Georgia. I suppose people think that because…
Fans and loved ones are sending their condolences to Nigerian superstar Davido and his fiancée Chioma Rowland over the loss of their son. According to BBC, 3-year-old Ifeanyi Adeleke drowned in a swimming pool at their family home in Lagos on Monday, Oct. 31. The young boy was seen dancing in a video taken by…
A California Black man has been released from prison after DNA evidence exonerated him from a rape he was convicted of 38 years ago. The recent decision to let him go free comes over 20 years after he and his lawyers requested forensic testing and were denied. On Friday, Oct. 28, the Los Angeles County…
The hip-hop community was rocked early Tuesday morning with news that Migos rapper Takeoff was shot and killed in an early-morning shooting in Houston, Texas, multiple sources have confirmed. He was 28 years old. According to TMZ, the Atlanta native, born Kirshnik Khari Ball, was shot dead outside 810 Billiards & Bowling Houston in the…
American film star Al Jolson (1886 – 1950) wearing his famous ‘black-and-white minstrel’ make-up. | Source: Hulton Archive / Getty I don’t even get upset anymore when I see white people wearing blackface for Halloween because I know in most cases, the racism is the point—and we already know a lot of white people are…
