Some people may have been introduced to Kandi Burruss from her being a cast member on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” however, she rose to fame from being an integral member of the ’90s R&B girl group, Xscape. Kandi Burruss posted a clip on TikTok of her with the rest of the ladies from the…
Authorities gave no motive for the attack in Highland Park, a close-knit community on the shores of Lake Michigan that has long drawn the rich and sometimes famous. HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — A shooter fired on an Independence Day parade from a rooftop in suburban Chicago, spraying the crowd with gunshots initially mistaken for fireworks before…
The activity — asking residents to sign affidavits verifying the identities of voters living at home — is reportedly taking place in Harris County, where Houston sits. A GOP-affiliated group founded in the wake of baseless election fraud accusations following the 2020 presidential election is reportedly going door-to-door in Texas and asking residents to sign…
Officials in New York City are investigating the heartbreaking tragedy that claimed the life of a 3-year-old boy. Over the 4th of July holiday weekend, the toddler fell from an apartment balcony after neighbors say adults in the home were fighting. Community members in Harlem’s Taino Towers residential complex, on Third Avenue between East 122nd…
Fantasia Barrino is days away from completing her role of Celie in the musical adaptation of “The Color Purple” when she shared the pleasant surprise she received on set for her 38th birthday. In the Instagram post shared on June 30, Barrino disclosed that her close friend and gospel singer Le’Andria Johnson sang happy birthday to…
“It’s a good idea to keep in the minds of folks the way things used to be and the way they are now,” said retired First Sgt. William McDowell. Major renovation to restore and rebuild several key buildings once used by America’s first Black Marines at a racially segregated base known as Montford Point in…
Source: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / Getty Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia for over four months, but it doesn’t seem as though she will be returning to the U.S. anytime soon. The WNBA star recently penned a letter to President Joe Biden from a Russian jail, expressing her fears about the possibility that she may…
Actor Denzel Washington was named as one of the 17 people who will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden. The White House announced the recipients on July 1. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honor in the nation. The honors list includes honorees from entertainment, politics, sports, the…
Nationwide events celebrate the country’s official independence from France after a brutal seven-year war that ended 132 years of colonial rule. ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria is celebrating 60 years of independence from France on Tuesday with nationwide ceremonies, a pardon of 14,000 prisoners and its first military parade in years. The events mark the…
The mayor of Akron, Ohio, declares a state of emergency after bodycam footage, showing the city’s police officers fatally shooting an unarmed Black man, is released. The videos show the young man was shot and sustained 60 bullet wounds as he ran from the cops last month. Jayland Walker, 25, is the third person killed…
