The second annual ‘Juneteenth 2022: Freedom Songs’ playlist launched Friday Several artists including Bun B, Lupe Fiasco, 6LACK and Brittney Spencer have recorded songs honoring Juneteenth for Apple Music. Performers from different genres composed new tracks, while others recorded cover songs for the second annual “Juneteenth 2022: Freedom Songs” playlist, which launched Friday, June 10…
Anthony Perry says the car will make his life ‘way easier’ A Chicago man who jumped onto train tracks to rescue someone who had fallen onto an electrified rail during a fight at an L station earned more than praise for his heroic act: He’s also been gifted with a car. Anthony Perry, 20, was…
Mayor Eric Garcetti says new holiday a small step toward undoing systemic racism Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Monday signed a proclamation making Juneteenth an official city holiday to celebrate the end of slavery in the United States. Garcetti said during a signing ceremony at City Hall that the commemoration was overdue and a…
Jackée Harry poked fun at “Wild n Out” creator Nick Cannon in a tweet she wrote that compared the actor to the Netflix documentary “Our Father.” “Our Father” is a true documentary that unraveled the life of a small-town doctor who impregnated many women using his own sperm, unbeknownst to the women. Pictured (left) @jackeeharry/Instagram…
The shortage of baby formula has only exacerbated an ongoing struggle for families on WIC to find the best formula for their infants. Miracle Abbott became pregnant during her junior year at the University of South Carolina Upstate. She worked a low-wage job and had mounting student debt, so the then-19-year-old turned to the Special…
In addition to recognizing the end of slavery in the U.S., Alabama continues to observe three state Confederate-related holidays Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has authorized Juneteenth Day — the federal holiday marking the end of slavery — as a holiday for state workers this year in Alabama. Ivey issued a memo earlier this month authorizing…
Republican Kent County prosecutor Chris Becker charged Christopher Schurr with second-degree murder Black civil rights activists in April demanded that a Michigan prosecutor stand aside in the investigation of the police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya with a shot to the back of the head, claiming he was too cozy with local law enforcement. Chris Becker’s…
OPINION: Amara Granderson, who played the Lady in Orange in the Broadway revival of ‘for colored girls…,’ offers a token of gratitude to the theater world even though her show’s run was cut short by the global pandemic. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on…
Feelings of nostalgia arose after former members of the girl group 3LW; Adrienne Bailon and Naturi Naughton posted an Instagram flick that shows the two of them at what seems to be a nice restaurant. The two posted the photo with the caption reading “#2LW #LetTheHealingBegin”. 3LW Members Pose for a Picture, SOURCE/ @adriennebailon, It…
A young woman from Brooklyn, in her final semester in college, has been missing for over a month and the family is asking for support in locating her. Relatives believe, after hearing a cryptic call with the 23-year-old asking to be rescued that she has been brought into a cult or is being trafficked. Tijae…
