Many are outraged after numerous viral videos revealed a pattern of Black children being mistreated or ignored by Sesame Street character performer during a parade at Philadelphia’s Sesame Place theme park last weekend. Singer Kelly Rowland was among the first celebrities to speak up in defense of a Philadelphia mom who watched her two daughters…
A surveillance camera video released shows that San Bernardino cops shot a 23-year-old man only seconds after getting out of their unmarked vehicle. The parents of the man say the officers were callous and hunted their son down “like a dog.” On Monday, July 18, new footage was released to the public showing what happened…
Source: Steve Dunwell / Getty It should surprise absolutely no one that police are out here trying to police the way Black people feel about police. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Las Vegas Police Protective Association posted a 30-second video that showed District Judge Erika Ballou, a Black woman, talking to a Black…
Ayesha and Steph Curry’s oldest baby girl, Riley Curry, isn’t a baby anymore. The couple recently posted birthday shoutouts on their Instagram wishing their now-10-year-old daughter a happy birthday. Pictured: Riley Curry Source: @stephencurry30 Ayesha began her birthday message by saying, “And just like that… she’s 10! DOUBLE DIGITS! Howwww?” She continued, “I feel like…
Source: Susan Chiang / Getty At this point, saying “there are two Americas” is like saying “raisins don’t go in potato salad. It’s true, but it’s a dead horse we’ve been beating forever and white Areirica just keeps dismissing it. (In fact, it just keeps adding more raisins to the salad.) Still, the world-wide-web keeps…
Comedian Kevin Hart recently gave a positive update about Academy Award actor Will Smith. It’s been nearly four months since the “King Richard” star shocked viewers when he left his seat at the 94th annual event and assaulted Chris Rock — who was presenting the following category — for making a joke about his wife…
Source: Denver Post / Getty The rise and fall of Wally Amos, who founded Famous Amos cookies, is an unexpected story of great success and tragic downfall. Amos founded the cookie company in 1975 and things just didn’t go as planned. Read more about Wally Amos’ story inside. When Wally Amos first developed Famous Amos…
A Black engineer is being lauded for saving NASA’s telescope project that previously had been stalled by delays. According to reports, the James Webb Space Telescope is the biggest observatory built for navigating through space. It was initially supposed to launch in 2010, but NASA ran into financial roadblocks, eventually propelling into space on Dec….
Ciara returned to the music arena this month by dropping a new dance single, “Jump” featuring Coast Contra. This track comes three years after the singer released her seventh studio album, “Beauty Marks.” “Beauty Marks” also spawned the hit song “Level Up.” Since Ciara’s “Jump” release, the 36-year-old has found creative ways to promote the…
Marilyn Mosby at day one of Genius Talks, sponsored by AT&T, during the 2017 BET Experience at Los Angeles Convention Center on June 24, 2017, in Los Angeles. | Source: Jerod Harris / Getty Early returns in Tuesday night’s Democratic primary election for Baltimore State’s Attorney have left the incumbent trailing, but the city’s top…
