Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attend a ceremony to unveil their official White House portraits, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C, on September 7, 2022. | Source: MANDEL NGAN / Getty Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday reminded America about his uncanny sense of comedic timing…
Sheryl Lee Ralph is finally getting the flowers she deserves after over 50 years in Hollywood. The acting vet received an Emmy nomination for her role as Barbara Howard, a tough kindergarten teacher in the hit ABC series “Abbott Elementary.” “I put in the time, I did the work,” she told the L.A. Times. “And I didn’t just do…
Source: D-Keine / Getty Soul Shop is using the church as a catalyst to combat suicide in the Black community. In August, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention launched Soul Shop for Black churches. This one-day workshop helps faith leaders in the Black community identify and support members of their congregation who might be struggling…
A group of Miami High School students is getting the experience of a lifetime, by going to the motherland on the African continent. Edwin Sheppard, founder of Blindfolded International Student and Cultural Exchange Program, is giving Black and brown teens an up-close and personal experience of Botswana, and dispelling negative myths that Africa is flooded…
When Jackson State athletics director Ashley Robinson told school President Thomas Hudson that he was going after Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders to become head football coach, Hudson was all in. He realized the impact that a person of Deion’s stature, football experience, charisma and knowledge could have on a program that, like most HBCU programs, was…
Apollo Nida recently found himself in hot water for his remarks about ex-wife Phaedra Parks during a brief appearance on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” On the Aug. 28 episode, the former reality star slammed Parks for not supporting him following his 2014 conviction for fraud. Nida was sentenced to eight years in prison after he plead…
A Miami man facing up to five years for voting fraud says he was under the impression that his rights were restored because he received a voter ID. Ronald Lee Miller, 57, who has been incarcerated for murder, said he registered to vote after a campaigner at a supermarket told him he was eligible in…
Public Welfare Foundation President and CEO Candice C. Jones describes the history of the True Reformer Building Source: The Washington Post / Getty Philanthropy can sometimes seem out of touch with real people and issues. But some organizations understand the importance of directly funding the work of impacted communities. One such organization, the Public Welfare…
Tension between rappers 50 Cent and The Game has yet to calm down since 50’s trolling after the Super Bowl halftime show he was in received an Emmy award, and it looks like making peace with each other is not in the New York native or the California native’s game plan anytime soon. Solidifying there…
Miami-Dade County State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle on Aug. 11, 2022, unsealed the arrest warrant for model Courtney Clenney, one day after U.S. marshals arrested her in Hawaii in connection with the Miami death of Christian Obumseli. | Source: El Nuevo Herald / Getty Last month, Hawaii police arrested OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney and charged…
