Music from all genres will be featured at the annual music festival Lizzo, Ludacris, The Isley Brothers, Ledisi, H.E.R., Ziggy Marley, and Trombone Shorty are among the acts slated to take the stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which returns this fall after a one-year hiatus brought on by the coronavirus pandemic,…
Ron and Ernie Isley were given the honor as they once lived in both cities Through the flag twirlers and the gospel choir and the seemingly endless proclamations from local officials, Ernie Isley was able to reduce to one word the honor of having streets named after him and his famous family in the suburban…
In the latest edition of how it started/how it’s going, a New Jersey education official apologized for a foul Facebook comment about Vice President Kamala Harris. Nearly three weeks after his offensive post, Gregory Martucci is trying to save face after getting called out for labeling Harris a “street walker.” Martucci, a Linden Board of…
People continue to weaponize 911 calls against Black people despite all of the examples of how such calls can go wrong. But a Norman, Oklahoma, man wants authorities to start going after people to deter such harassment. Arrested at gunpoint while pumping gas, Steven Bomar was accused of pulling a gun on another driver in…
EXCLUSIVE: Advocacy groups put pressure on the Biden White House and Congress to take action on violent crime in Black and brown communities — but from a public health perspective President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled a comprehensive prevention strategy to address violent crimes mostly driven by guns and improve overall public safety. U.S. President…
Rhythm and blues songstress Ashanti will finally receive her long-overdue flowers for her contribution to music in 2022 with an induction to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Walk of Fame comprises more than 2,690 five-pointed stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood,…
Bailey shaded her former castmate while appearing on ‘The Wendy Williams Show‘ Cynthia Bailey appeared on Thursday’s episode of The Wendy Williams Show and addressed rumors about a cast shakeup on Real Housewives of Atlanta. The 54-year-old reality star/supermodel also talked about potentially not returning to the hit Bravo series, when Williams said jokingly it’s…
Curtis Crosland was found guilty of murder despite three eyewitnesses to the robbery who said he was not the killer A Philadelphia man has been cleared of murder and released from prison after 34 years by evidence that was suppressed by investigators. Curtis Crosland, 60, was convicted for the 1984 murder of South Philadelphia store…
Although the details are still being ironed out, Minnesota will allow both mother and child to be placed in a community-based program for up to a year. The United States has more people in jail or prison than any other country in the world. Yet, as the calls for prison reform becomes louder with each…
The actress posted the good news on Instagram and wrote that life is “a series of awakenings” Congratulations are in order for Big Sky‘s Kylie Bunbury. The actress has revealed via social media that she is expecting her first child with her husband, Jon-Ryan Alan Riggins. Bunbury is currently the lead of ABC’s hit drama, Big…
