Source: Richard Bailey / Getty UPDATED: 7:15 a.m. ET, Aug. 9, 2022 There aren’t many life skills more important to a child than learning how to read and our Black teens need to read more books. MORE: 15 Acclaimed And Unapologetically Black Authors Reading is like a gateway to your imagination and it allows you…
In almost every interview, “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” star Rasheeda is asked about overcoming obstacles in her marriage to Kirk Frost. The two wed in 1999, and share two sons, Ky and Karter. But their marriage has been anything but flawless. The hit VH1 series revealed Kirk cheated on Rasheeda multiple times, including having…
Season 11 of “Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta” returns with your favorite married couples Rasheeda and Kirk Frost, Mendeecees and Yandy Smith, and newlyweds Yung Joc and Kendra Robinson. Kendra joined the “Love & Hip Hop” in 2019, as the lawyer girlfriend of the “It’s Going Down” rapper. The two dated exclusively for years before going…
Students relax in between classes at North Carolina A&T State University Source: The Washington Post / Getty The largest HBCU in the nation will take a gigantic leap in helping to create more clean energy jobs for Black people. North Carolina A&T State University was awarded $23.7 million from the Good Jobs Challenge grant, which…
The man at the center of a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed Nicki Minaj’s father, Robert Maraj, was sentenced to one year behind bars for his crime this week. This announcement comes just three months after a judge promised a sentence of “no more than one year in jail.” According to TMZ, which initially broke…
Despite their pleas for leniency, the father who helped corner and trap a Black jogger in a Georgia neighborhood and his son who pulled the trigger on the man will serve life for a federal hate crime and in state prison. Travis and George McMichael will serve their federal sentences concurrently with their state murder…
Source: Spencer Platt / Getty It’s a sad but all too familiar story. MORE: Everything We Know About The Mysterious Death Of Lauren Smith-Fields A Black mother of six was found brutally stabbed to death inside a minivan in West Philadelphia and her fiancé is the suspect who was arrested in connection with her killing….
LisaRaye McCoy may always be recognized as Diamond the exotic dancer by fans who came to know her during the ’90s. The actress took on the unforgettable role in “The Players Club” in 1998. Since then, the role has seemingly followed McCoy. Even with seeing her let her hair down and hit the dance floor,…
Will Smith may have been right to think that his relationship with comedian Tony Rock was irreparable. Tony was among the throng of celebrities and fans who disapproved of Smith for his striking Chris Rock in the face during the live broadcast of the Oscars in March. Smith doled out the assault when Chris made…
Source: Sanja Radin / Getty Living in today’s rocky social environment can have an impact on Black women’s health. There’s so much going on, from the war in Ukraine to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Mix this in with unrealistic beauty standards and you have yourself a recipe for disaster. Wrestling through all of this complicated…
