Trailblazing engineer Marian Croak and ophthalmologist Patricia Bath are making history again as they become the first Black women inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Both women join the ranks of inventors Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and the Wright brothers — individuals responsible for forging change in the way people live —…
EXCLUSIVE: Pressley is calling for Congress to “stand in the gap” as a way to lessen the blow to social issues that have been ravished by recent Supreme Court decisions. California Congresswoman Barabara Lee and Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush laid their abortion stories bare during testimonies on Capitol Hill that detailed pregnancies that resulted from…
The person of interest in Marcano’s disappearance, Armando Manuel Caballero, was found dead Monday of an apparent suicide. The FBI has joined the investigation into the disappearance of a young Florida woman. Miya Marcano, 19, was last seen on Friday, Sept. 24 at the Arden Villas Apartments near the University of Central Florida. According to…
With his new cannabis company Monogram, hip-hop mogul Jay-Z has seen a new side to the business of marijuana that goes far beyond spitting verses about smoking weed in large quantities. With that said, it makes perfect sense that Hov would advocate for the release of one of his fans that reached out for help…
Marjorie Harvey proved on Wednesday, Sept. 29, that high fashion doesn’t always equal best dressed. The 56-year-old wore an oversized lime green feather coat from the Fall 2019 YSL collection, along with Bottega Veneta thigh high boots during Paris Fashion Week. Paris Fashion Week began in Sept. 27 and ended on Sept. 30. Marjorie Harvey’s…
The police response to Gabby Petito‘s and overall urgency displayed by law enforcement for that case has been replete with daily press briefings to help spread awareness via the media. But that same energy has reportedly been absent from the investigation into the whereabouts of Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old geologist who went missing in Arizona…
The Lancet study also confirmed that Black Americans are more likely to die from police violence in the U.S. than any other ethnic group. A new study based on research conducted at the University of Washington School of Medicine’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation found that between 1980 and 2019, more than 55% of…
Actress Gabrielle Union surprised her fans when she revealed that she is a frequent patron of strip clubs. The actress shared the news while appearing on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Sept. 28 to promote her new book, “You Got Anything Stronger?” The author told Kimmel that prior to the pandemic, she and her friends went…
Source: JUSTIN TALLIS / Getty A Black teen was left “traumatized” after a half dozen police officers racially profiled him while he was walking home from school, put him on the ground and handcuffed him “soley due to his race,” according to a lawsuit filed in Kentucky. Adding literal insult to injury, the officers with…
Aurora police officers show racial bias and arrest Black people at disproportionate rates, according to a 118-page report released by the Colorado attorney general’s office. The Sept. 15 report is the result of a yearlong probe into possible racial bias within the Aurora Police Department, and found that the disparities exist across different forms of…
