“His actions reflected what he believed was best for America and the people he served,” Obama said. Former President Barack Obama called Colin Powell an “exemplary patriot” in a lengthy statement shared on social media following the death of the former general on Monday. Powell — America’s first Black national security adviser, first Black Joint…
Source: adamkaz / Getty Building on what they call “positive gains made with Black voters,” the Republican National Committee is opening a Black American Engagement Center outside Atlanta in College Park, Ga. The RNC insists that it is serious about engaging in strategic and sustained Black voter engagement. Speaking with NewsOne, RNC National Spokesperson and…
The film about Serena and Venus’ father, Richard Williams, will be released in theaters and stream exclusively on HBO Max this November American Black Film Festival (ABFF) is gearing up for its 25th year, and just announced that the highly-anticipated film starring Will Smith, King Richard, will officially open the festival in November. The American…
Jackson is seen dancing inside an area at FedExField where the grass was painted with Taylor’s jersey number The brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is under fire for a TikTok video he posted that showed him dancing on Sean Taylor’s retired number at FedExField in Maryland during Sunday’s game. Jackson Mahomes, 21,…
Jamie Foxx is not afraid to share how he has used his star power to embarrass his older daughter, Corinne Foxx. The Oscar Award-winning actor has countless tales of the ways he has mortified Corinne over the years, many of which served as inspiration for the father-daughter duo’s short-lived Netflix series “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me.”…
A group of students at a North Georgia high school say just as they were planning to protest this month against peers caught carrying around a Confederate flag during a school event, their Black organizers were suspended. Meanwhile, students carrying the controversial emblem were let off the hook. “I feel the Confederate flag should not…
EXCLUSIVE: “Powell always recognized our commonality as Black Americans occupying these historic and predominantly white spaces in Washington.” Monday morning was a normal day. I was taking my daughter to school listening to music when I received two back-to-back text messages that informed me that General Colin Powell had died. As I reflect in shock…
The ‘That’s So Raven’ star was a short-lived co-host on the daytime chatfest Raven-Symoné has never been one to mince her words and in a recent interview the former Disney star opened up about why she feels like she was “catfished” into joining ABC’s daytime talk show The View. Monday, Symone appeared on the podcast The View: Behind…
Kevin Hart‘s ex-wife Torrei Hart defended her decision to keep Kevin’s last name on Saturday, Oct. 16, a day following her admission on “The Real.” During her appearance on the daytime talk show last week, Torrei opened up about experiencing a breakthrough after a public divorce with the comedian, co-parenting their two children and keeping her last…
Wreckage of the crashed helicopter that was carrying former NBA star Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna smolders on the ground on January 26, 2020, in Calabasas, California. | Source: David McNew / Getty Kobe Bryant‘s widow has been about as open as possible about the devastation she has experienced by losing her husband…
