Martin Luther King III says that “we are targeting like a laser the United States Senate.” Washington, D.C. was set ablaze on the 58th anniversary of the March on Washington. It was a hot 80 plus degree day with the sun bearing down on marchers and activists across the National Mall.  Two separate activities led…

More than 20 of the roughly 100 HBCUs across the country have implemented financial relief services for students in response to the COVID-19 pandemic Howard University announced Friday it will clear unpaid balances for juniors and seniors under increased financial burden due to the COVID-19 pandemic, joining the growing list of HBCUs leading the charge…

Players are not required to be fully vaccinated, though many were last season after the NBA encouraged them to do so NBA referees will all be vaccinated against the coronavirus this season. The NBA announced Saturday that it has struck a deal with the National Basketball Referees Association on that requirement. Part of the referees’…

Mogul Jay-Z has been a strong advocate for Black entrepreneurship and he’s furthering his efforts to empower those who have launched their own ventures. The Brooklyn native and NBA star Chris Paul recently invested in a Black-owned vegan food brand. The company—dubbed Misha’s Kind Foods—was created to put a plant-based, dairy-free spin on a variety…

Hayes, who was not armed, became argumentative after officers said he couldn’t go back into his home A Los Angeles police officer briefly pressed a knee to the neck of NBA player Jaxson Hayes as the New Orleans Pelicans center gasped “I can’t breathe” seconds before another officer used a Taser on him during a…

Jazz luminary Josephine Baker is making posthumous history as the first Black woman and entertainer to receive burial rights at the Paris Panthéon. The French temple serves as the burial site of the country’s most revered politicians, wartime heroes, Nobel Prize winners, and, come Nov. 30, also Baker. The American-born dancer-turned-singer-and-actress’ reinterring at the monument…

Whether it’s through the characters that she’s portrayed on the big screen or the poignant conversations she’s curated on Red Table Talk, actress and producer Jada Pinkett Smith has continually used her artistry and platform to highlight diverse narratives. According to Deadline, her latest project will be centered on capturing the unsung stories of African…

Will the online battle happen between the two iconic groups? It seems, for now, unlikely With music fans still high from the Verzuz battle between The Lox and Dipset on Aug. 3, speculation about another showdown between big hip-hop heavyweights hit social media hard this week. A flyer stating that an upcoming Verzuz event would…

Jamaica’s top women’s sprinters again are sharing the spotlight. On Thursday night, the Athletissima meet took place in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the three Jamaican runners Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson-Herah, and Shericka Jackson, swept the top three spots once again. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica in 100m Women celebrates after the Diamond League athletics meeting Athletissima at…

The beloved onscreen couple sit down more than 30 years after the series to talk about Black love and how the show would adapt in today’s environment. After its premiere in the late 1980s, A Different World became Black sitcom royalty. Jasmine Guy and Kadeem Hardison, who played one of the most iconic couples on…