Drake threw direct jabs at Serena Williams‘ husband, Alexis Ohanian, and Megan Thee Stallion on his new joint album “Her Loss” with 21 Savage. On the track, “Middle of the Ocean,” the OVO rapper refers to Ohanian as a groupie. He raps, “Sidebar, Serena, your husband a groupie, He claim we don’t got a problem,…
Source: Amy Sussman / Getty Drake is at the center of some heated criticism over his new song Circo Loco featuring 21 Savage. The Canadian Hip-Hop star made the internet raise a collective eyebrow on Thursday when the song premiered following the release of his new album Her Loss alongside 21 Savage. In one verse,…
A California man spent two decades in prison for stealing the equivalent of three Venti-sized White Chocolate Mochas at a Starbucks. The fact that severe drug addiction robbed him of so many years of his life angered a judge that eventually re-sentenced him and gave him his freedom. The same judge believes race played a…
Knowledge is power, and politician and activist Andrew Jackson Young Jr. is investing in the next generation of civic leaders by eliminating financial barriers when it comes to access to education. The former Mayor of Atlanta has joined forces with McGraw Hill Education for the creation of an HBCU scholarship fund, NBC News reported. The…
Jesse Williams can’t seem to stay away from “Grey’s Anatomy” for too long. Fans of the long-running show were in for a treat when Williams returned to reprise his role as Jackson Avery and pull double-duty as director of the Nov. 3 season 19 episode, “When I Get to the Border.” Williams joined the medical…
The U.S. Postal Service has used its collection of stamps to visually honor the legacies of pioneering individuals who are embedded in the fabric of American history. Among its 2023 compilation of prints are Black literary trailblazers Ernest J. Gaines and Toni Morrison. The U.S. Postal Service announces many of the stamps it will issue…
The late legendary luminary Lena Horne embodied the essence of grace and resilience; rising above intersectional racism and discrimination to chart a trailblazing path in the entertainment industry while opening the doors for generations of Black artists and performers along the way. The barrier-breaking Brooklyn native was celebrated for her transformative contributions with a theater…
Source: Jeff Swensen / Getty Most national pundits and commentators have bemoaned my state of Ohio for recently turning into solid Republican ground. But the reality is: Ohio candidates have not prioritized reaching out to the people in my community — the Black Ohioans whose voices have been perpetually left out of the political conversation. …
Source: Leon Bennett / Getty Letitia Wright is opening up about losing her “Black Panther” co-star Chadwick Boseman. This week, during an exclusive interview with Cassius, the Guyanese-British actress said it was “difficult” filming the 2nd installment of the blockbuster movie without the star by her side. In the popular film, Wright plays the late great star’s onscreen sister Shuri. “It was…
Source: PHILL MAGAKOE / Getty The main combatants in the two-year Ethiopia-Tigray war have announced a dramatic pause in hostilities. What started on Nov. 3, 2020, as a swift armed mission by Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed to bring the rebellious state of Tigray to order soon degenerated into a humanitarian nightmare in which innocent…
