Brown a Cuyahoga County Council member who also chairs the county Democratic Party, defeated Republican Laverne Gore, a business owner and activist, in the 11th Congressional District Democrat Shontel Brown won the Cleveland-area U.S. House seat formerly held by Housing Secretary Marcia Fudge in Tuesday’s special election. Democratic candidate Shontel Brown waves to voters at…
Millions of shots made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech have already been shipped to states, doctors’ offices and pharmacies, in preparation for the CDC’s decision U.S. health officials on Tuesday gave the final signoff to Pfizer’s kid-size COVID-19 shot, a major expansion of the nation’s vaccination campaign. The Food and Drug Administration already authorized…
On Nov. 4, Finurah will present its inaugural one-day virtual wealth summit. We will bring together thought leaders, proven experts, and the community for lively discussions on creating generational wealth, financing and more. Get access to the Finurah Wealth Summit 2021 here and click “Going.” Back in the 1990s, a young Daymond John was a hip-hop head. Besides music, he…
The bodycam footage shows an officer planting drugs in the cupholder of a car A Staten Island man is getting a much-deserved second chance after a judge vacated his 2018 conviction. Body camera footage shows an NYPD officer in the arrest of Jason Serrano seemingly planting marijuana in the car he was riding in March…
US civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson is on the mend after suffering a head contusion when he fell on the campus of Howard University. The congressman was most recently hospitalized, as well as his wife Jacqueline, after testing positive for COVID-19 in August. Jackson, 80, reportedly fell and hit his head while entering a…
The festival returns to celebrate its 25th anniversary, featuring an impressive lineup of narrative features, documentaries and more. The American Black Film Festival returns for its 25th anniversary this year with a hybrid in-person/virtual ceremony. From the inspirational Williams tennis family story King Richard to exciting adaptations like B-Boy Blues, theGrio‘s got the five projects…
Twenty-five years ago, sitcoms like “Moesha” gave young Black women a reason to celebrate sisterhood and love through the lens of Brandy‘s teenage character, Moesha. The UPN series aired from 1996 to 2001, documenting the life and family of Moesha following the death of her mother. Shar Jackson, who played Moesha’s best friend, and later…
Prentice Penny spoke about numerous topics on the SiriusXM radio program, ‘The Clay Cane Show.’ With HBO’s Insecure drawing to a close, many are looking to get inside of the minds of its creators to reflect on the impact of the hit comedy series. Series show runner Prentice Penny recently provided some behind-the-scenes insight on the…
President Joe Biden unveiled the $1.75 trillion framework aimed to help bolster the middle class and provide new opportunities across the Black community. The Biden-Harris administration ran a campaign built upon sweeping appeals to working class Americans, especially Black voters. As the year forges on, the Build Back Better (BBB) Act Framework hopes to deliver…
McClain’s mother, Sheneen McClain, also appeared in court Monday. The three police officers and two paramedics charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain made their first court appearance Monday. Police officers Nathan Woodyard and Randy Roedema, former officer Jason Rosenblatt, and paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec all…
