Calling itself The Proud UNC Alumni, the group writes it’s “outraged” the UNC failed to approve her tenure. Members of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill community continue to speak out in support of investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones amid a tenure controversy that has made national news. This week, 1,619 UNC alumni and…
It looks like Yvonne Orji’s wish has been granted, and Ellen DeGeneres is her fairy godmother. On Tuesday, May 25, Orji appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” to talk about what her goals were before becoming a comedian as well as her new book, “Bamboozled by Jesus: How God Tricked Me into the Life of…
Source: NICHOLAS KAMM / Getty Standing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room wearing the color yellow symbolizing confidence and warmth, while sporting a close cropped afro, Karine Jean-Pierre, the Biden Administration’s Principal Deputy Press Secretary, appeared as the first Black woman to field reporter’s questions in three decades on Wednesday. Jean-Pierre follows in the…
Source: Steven Ryan / Getty Kyrie Irving’s recent comments about racism in Boston have fans of the NBA’s Celtics resentful despite their adamant refusal to accept the reality that, yes, in case anyone thought otherwise, anti-Black racism is still very much a thing in that city. Irving, who played in Boston for two unremarkable seasons,…
The enraged Westbrook had to be restrained by trainers and assistants after the incident as he yelled at the fan. Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook was helped off the court during Game Two of his team’s playoff match against the Philadelphia 76ers. As he limped down the tunnel, a 76ers fan poured popcorn on the…
Amy Cooper, the white woman captured making false allegations to police about a Black birdwatcher in New York’s Central Park last year, filed a lawsuit against her former employer on Tuesday, Bloomberg reported. Cooper filed the complaint against investment management company Franklin Templeton on May 25, alleging the company terminated her because of her race and…
He says he didn’t want to “endanger their capacity to go in, investigate and potentially charge perpetrators.” Former President Barack Obama is speaking out about what he called the resurgence of activism that began during his presidency, including the start of the Black Lives Matter movement. In a virtual gathering of the My Brother’s Keeper…
Rick Ross isn’t about to let anyone bad-mouth fellow rapper J. Cole for stepping outside of his art as a lyricist to try his hand at a new profession. The former prison guard came to the defense of his “Fitted Cap” collaborator after Cole’s fellow league athlete, AS Salé guard Terrell De Von Stoglin, raised concerns…
The tennis champion has partnered with K-Swiss to “Glow Up” your summer wardrobe. Tennis champion Venus Williams has partnered with K-Swiss on a new activewear line. The Glow Up collection is the second co-branded capsule by Williams and K-Swiss and includes matching sets, leggings, shorts, jackets and hoodies, Footwear News reports. Read More: Naomi Osaka…
Appling and the elderly victim, who is one of his relatives, got into a heated verbal altercation that turned physical Keith Appling, a former Michigan State University basketball star, could spend the rest of his life behind bars after being arrested Monday in connection with the death of a 66-year-old Michigan man. Read More: Husband…
