Alena Analeigh Wicker, already on her way to completing an undergraduate degree, embodies #BlackGirlMagic. Congratulations are in order for Alena Analeigh Wicker, who at just 13-years-old has been accepted into the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Heersink School of Medicine, according Black Enterprise. After graduating high school at 12, Wicker completed more than half of…
The father of iconic television talk show host Oprah Gail Winfrey has passed away. Vernon Winfrey, a businessman from Nashville, Tennessee, died over the weekend following a long battle with cancer. He was 89 years old. The media mogul made the announcement in a tribute to the late barber on her Instagram page. “Vernon…
Black women are at higher risk of getting breast cancer and what they are putting in their hair could be part of the blame. A new study revealing paraben chemicals often found in hair care products marketed to Black women show a direct link to increased cancer cells in Black women. The study, to be…
The labor shortage sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic now presents these former prisoners with opportunities. When Antonio McGowan left the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman after serving 17 years, he was free for the first time since he was 15. But as an adult finally out from behind bars, he immediately found himself confined to…
With furloughed staff and many COVID-related callouts, the airline industry has faced an uptick in flight cancellations. Here’s how to prepare in advance. Have you noticed a dramatic increase in flight cancelations lately? You might have seen them as recently as Juneteenth and July 4th weekend. But the truth is, canceled flights are now a…
Source: Jim Vondruska / Getty When local police named 22-year-old Robert E. Crimo III as “a person of interest” in the July 4 mass shootings in an affluent Chicago suburb, several news outlets described him in headlines as a “rapper.” A Washington Post headline read “Robert Crimo III, ‘Awake the Rapper,’ arrested in Highland Park…
Six years down and forever to go. Ciara and Russell Wilson recently commemorated a milestone in their relationship, their sixth wedding anniversary. The couple’s love story began in 2015, after they met at a Wisconsin basketball game. Shortly afterward, Ciara and Russell started dating. Ciara celebrated her wedding anniversary with husband Russell Wilson by sharing…
“Keep protesting. Keep making your point. It’s critically important,” President Joe Biden says in message to abortion rights advocates President Joe Biden said Sunday he is considering declaring a public health emergency to free up federal resources to promote abortion access even though the White House has said it doesn’t seem like “a great option.” He also…
Body camera footage cuts off after trooper recognizes he pulled over is his boss, Col. Lamar Davis The superintendent of Louisiana State Police acknowledges he was pulled over for speeding in an unmarked work vehicle but did not receive a ticket from one of his own officers. Col. Lamar Davis told WAFB-TV in an interview Friday that…
The Las Vegas Raiders hired Sandra Douglass Morgan, a lifelong Las Vegas native, as president on July 7 In the National Football League’s 102-year history, never before has a Black woman served as president of a franchise. That is until Sandra Douglass Morgan was picked to assume the esteemed role in the Las Vegas Raiders…
