Source: NurPhoto / Getty Dennis “Dee Tee” Smith, a co-founder of the legendary group Kool & The Gang, died on Saturday, a representative from his record label confirmed. He was 70 years old. There was no cause of death immediately reported. Universal Music emailed NewsOne the following statement announcing Smith’s death: On August 7, 2021,…
Transcribed by Brenda Alexander DCP 75 De-stigmatizing HIVGerren Keith Gaynor [00:00:02] Welcome to Dear Culture, the podcast that gives you news you can trust with the culture on your co-host, Gerren Keith Gaynor, managing editor at theGrio, Shana Pinnock [00:00:10] And I’m your co-host Shana Pinnock, social media director at theGrill. And this week, we are asking the culture,…
Of 105 medals won in the pool at the Tokyo Games, only three were won by Africans, and none of those by Black swimmers After an Olympics of too little diversity in the swimming pool, and less on the medal podium, the sport’s governing body is investing tens of millions of dollars to change that…
Mary J. Blige shared intimate details about her life after divorce on Aug. 6 during a new interview with InStyle Magazine. Blige was formerly married to celebrity manager and record producer Kendu Isaacs from 2003 to 2016. Blige initially filed for divorce after she accused Issacs of misusing more then $400,000 of her money on his…
The second-term governor says the ban on face mask mandates was misguided in hindsight Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has said he regrets signing a statewide ban on face mask mandates in the spring now as the state struggles to mitigate a surge in COVID-19 cases. Hutchinson is now attempting to undo the law, calling on…
The school administrator says that he has been the victim of multiple racist attacks A Black principal opened up about his experiences with racism while serving in several administrative capacities at Colleyville District in the Dallas Fort-Worth area. Dr. James Whitfield, who was previously the principal of Colleyville Middle School from 2019-2020 and the assistant…
Health officials fear the situation will mirror the surge in January if more Americans don’t embrace the COVID-19 vaccine The U.S. is now averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day, returning to a milestone last seen during the winter surge in another bleak reminder of how quickly the delta variant has spread through the country….
Walker to lead the Hezekiah Walker Center of Gospel Music at Virginia Union University, the first academic center focused on gospel music at an historically Black college or university Hezekiah Walker became a student at Virginia Union University two years ago, but the Grammy-winning gospel singer took his collegiate experience to the next level by…
The controversial activist says his family must move out of the New Jersey home after images of the property were published by news outlets Shaun King announced earlier this week he is seeking donations to help move his family out of their New Jersey home after photographs of the house were published online by news…
The family of Korryn Gaines has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with Baltimore County five years after the 23-year-old Maryland woman was killed in a 2016 police shooting that left her then-5-year-old son with multiple wounds, including one to his face. The family had been fighting for compensation as litigation dragged on for years. A…
