Last week two statues unveiled to honor George Floyd were vandalized in Brooklyn, New York, and Newark, New Jersey. The defacement of the statues came as the nation awaited former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin’s sentencing for killing Floyd in May of 2020 after kneeling on his neck for nearly 10 minutes. A George Floyd statue…
Taliyah Brooks was carted off the field in a wheelchair due to the heat The U.S. track and field trials came to a halt Sunday afternoon with temperatures reaching 108 degrees (42 Celsius). One athlete, heptathlete Taliyah Brooks, was carted off the field in a wheelchair but was planning on returning in the evening to…
Here are all the winners at this year’s BET Awards which will update through the show The 2021 BET Awards returned to TV screens across the country on Sunday night. Hosted by Taraji P. Henson, the show featured high-energy performances, celebrity sightings, and tributes to fallen legends. The show featured major performances from Migos, Megan…
The Atlanta rapper claims the woman who filed the suit has a poor reputation T.I. is asking a judge to throw out a defamation lawsuit alleging he put a gun to a woman’s head and threatened to kill her. The 40-year-old Atlanta rapper (real name Clifford J. Harris Jr.) is questioning the credibility of allegations…
Mo’Nique published the post on Sunday morning and by the late afternoon it had amassed over 14,000 comments Mo’Nique took to social media yet again to comment about Black women who decide not to look their “best” in public. On Sunday, the 53-year-old comedian and actress posted a picture of a woman at an airport…
Although she’s a soon-to-be-married woman, Porsha Williams is catching all sorts of eyes while celebrating her 40th birthday. On June 25, she uploaded photos in an olive green long-sleeved glittery dress. She uploaded four different photos, with each getting its own post and caption. But it was the first one that had her ex-fiancé and…
The best of Black music, celebs and more take the red carpet for the annual award show The BET Awards are back and this year, they are in-person. The annual award show returns after going completely virtual last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is set to be a truly star-studded affair. The exclusive…
Dyson also used the phrase “mediocre, measly-mouthed snowflake” Vanderbilt University professor Michael Eric Dyson apologized for using the term “maggots” in reference to Trump supporters on MSNBC. During a broadcast segment Wednesday, Dyson said “In speaking about the maggots — I’m sorry — the MAGA,” while denouncing recent criticisms of critical race theory. Michael Eric…
At the track and field trials Saturday night, Thomas finished the 200 meters in 21.61 seconds Gabby Thomas could be sprinting toward a title she never imagined: World’s Fastest Epidemiologist. World’s Fastest Woman is a possibility, too. The newly crowned American 200-meter champion, who majored in neurobiology at Harvard, is currently working on a master’s degree…
South Africa’s vaccination rate is slowly picking up speed Battling a fast-increasing surge of COVID-19 cases, South Africa has reintroduced tough restrictions including a ban on alcohol sales and an extended nightly curfew. The delta variant, first discovered in India, appears to be driving South Africa’s new increase, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday night, announcing…
