Welcome to SZN Opener, the dynamic podcast series that spotlights Black college athletes, exploring their triumphs and challenges along their sports journeys. This week on SZN Opener, Howard University’s Marcus Smith Jr. sat down with host Rodney Rikai to talk college golf. In his 1-on-1 with Rikai, the rising star reflected on joining the historic…
A Texas man who killed his 2-year-old daughter while FaceTiming her mother and grandfather during a car chase and SWAT standoff has been convicted of capital murder. But mother Kairsten Watson says the police failed her. Days before Deontray Flanagan stabbed and strangled their daughter during the horrific video call, Watson called authorities several times…
For Idris Elba, stepping into character is typically effortless. But while filming the 2007 movie “American Gangster,” the British actor discovered that not everyone approaches their craft the same way — especially Denzel Washington. Washington, renowned for his method acting, fully immersed himself in the lead role as Frank Lucas, the infamous Harlem gangster and…
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., leaves the House Republican caucus meeting in the U.S. Capitol on January 14, 2025. | Source: Bill Clark / Getty At some point, we really need to talk about the way Republican legislators keep trying to turn Congress into Jerry Springer. From Tennessee state Rep. Justin Lafferty assaulting Rep. Justin Jones…
(Photo: Getty Images) The vice president surprised attendees at the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast, which was hosted by the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network in Washington, D.C. Vice President Kamala Harris lifted up historically Black communities in Altadena and called out insurance companies and misinformation on Wednesday amid the devastating wildfires in…
Rockets fired from Gaza and intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system over Israeli skies are seen from Gaza City, on May 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File) Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire after 15 months of devastating war, promising hostage releases, aid to Gaza, and a temporary halt to fighting. Key questions…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 01: Sheinelle Jones attends The American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection Concert 2023 on February 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for The American Heart Association) The journalist provided an update on her absence via Instagram with a message of…
An 8-year-old girl was badly scalded while trying to use a water fountain running hot water at her New York City elementary school, a new lawsuit claims. According to the complaint filed last week by her father, Luis Espinosa, staff members at Dos Amigos Elementary, a public charter school located in upper Manhattan, had connected…
Djimon Hounsou attends the New York Premiere of “A Quiet Place: Day One” in partnership with Tribeca Festival at AMC Lincoln Square on June 26, 2024, in New York, New York. (Photo by John Nacion/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures) Actor Djimon Hounsou wants to bridge the gap between African and Black Americans through his event…
Source: Sherburne County Jail A Minnesota white man was charged with federal hate crimes last week for allegedly calling a Black man racial slurs before punching him in the face and knocking him out. MORE: Story Of Clennon King: Black Scholar Sent To Mental Asylum For Applying To College According to the DOJ, on Feb….
