The Washington and Lee University Board of Trustees voted 22-6 against removing its confederate name The Washington and Lee University Board of Trustees voted 22-6 against removing Confederate general Robert E. Lee from the school’s name. Following the decision by the Board of Trustees, the Virginia school will continue to operate under its current name,…
Former “Love & Hip Hop” reality star K. Michelle seems no longer fazed by the criticism she has received in the past regarding her body and is now embracing herself, flaws and all. The songstress uploaded a TikTok video of herself in a two-piece pink bathing suit and diamond jewelry dancing to “New Body” by…
Eudoxie shared candid photos of herself on social media Eudoxie Bridges celebrated the upcoming arrival of her second child with rapper and actor Ludacris on Saturday with a surprise floral-themed baby shower, #EudoxieBabyBloom. Eudoxie shared candid photos of herself in a custom PayBO floral dress while cradling her baby bump during the event, which was…
“Having him there was like having him dance on our graves.” The remains of Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest will be removed from a Memphis park ahead of a Juneteenth celebration. The Sons of Confederate Veterans have hired workers to dig up Forest’s body. The remains, along with a statue of the Confederate…
“Rachel McAdams can play Michelle.” Conservative pundit Candace Owens has weighed in on the controversial casting of Jodie Turner-Smith as English queen Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII, in an upcoming historical drama series. When UK broadcaster Channel 5 announced that Turner-Smith, a Black woman, would play the 16th-century white queen, the news…
“I don’t see no dark skinned girls,” said one social media user A new collaboration between Yo Gotti and DaBaby is sparking a heated debate around colorism and its negative impacts within the rap industry. @YoGotti WHY IT AINT NO DARK SKIN WOMEN IN THE DROP VIDEO…. — Uncle Hen. (@OHHDatsNiceskii) June 5, 2021 Gearing…
“The entire area is historical, not only just the house, but indeed the man who built it” — Clifton Lewis, president of the L.B. Brown House Restoration Project. Lawrence Bernard Brown was born into slavery in 1856 in Wacahoota, Florida. He would later become the richest Black man in a town just a few counties…
Source: Mike Coppola / Getty The hits keep on coming for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As UNC continues to process the national blowback for denying tenure to award-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Black professor and highly sought chemist declined a position with the university. Citing the Board of Trustees’ treatment of…
From films and television shows to initiatives that sit at the intersection of the arts and social justice, filmmaker Ava DuVernay has been dedicated to amplifying the voices and stories of marginalized communities and she is taking her efforts further. According to Deadline, DuVernay has joined forces with Google for the creation of a grant…
“I’ve been labeled an ‘angry Black female’ in Bachelor Nation. It still carries and follows me around to this day,” Lindsay said Rachel Lindsay, attorney and media personality, opened up about a frustrating moment during an appearance on The View. Lindsay recalled the moment ABC’s The Bachelorette‘s host Chris Harrison labeled her as “angry.” During…
