Nia Long is taking care of business and can’t be bothered by messages in her DMs. Despite last month’s romantic scandal involving her fiancé, Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka, and the team’s service manager, Kathleen Nimmo Lynch, the “Best Man” star appears to be still breaking the hearts of hopeful admirers. Over the weekend,…
Source: iOne Creative Services This midterm election cycle, Black women are heading to the polls with a number of concerns weighing heavy on their heads amid the rising inflation crisis. According to a new survey published by Change Research, a large majority of Black female voters are “extremely worried” about soaring inflation costs and how…
When Kenneth Spellman sought out his first piece of land on Satterwhite Point Road in Henderson, North Carolina, he wanted a quiet place where he could grow a garden and raise chickens. Spellman purchased the 2.5-acre swath of land that was formerly part of the 135 acres of Wortham tobacco estate. He became the first…
Source: Found Image Holdings Inc / Getty In September, the Kansas City Defender published a video of Bishop Tony Caldwell, a local community leader in Kansas City, Missouri, discussing numerous murdered and missing Black women, including one woman he said was missing after reportedly being abducted from an area on Prospect Avenue. The Kansas City…
T.I and Tiny Harris’ youngest son Major Harris recently attended his first homecoming dance alongside his girlfriend Kierstyn Loyalty. The couple stunted in all-black attire as Major’s suit featured glistening silver stripes while his girlfriend matched his fly by adding sparkling silver to the hem of her dress. @troubleman31/ Instagram Neither T.I. nor Tiny could…
Source: Megan Varner / Getty HBCU homecoming season is in full swing and while the celebrations of these historic institutions take center stage, instances of violence can easily derail the fun and shift the narrative away from what these homecomings truly represent. This past weekend multiple people were hurt after gunshots rang out at both…
The Jamaican Broadcasting Commission recently announced plans to ban music and TV broadcasts deemed to glorify criminal activity, violence, drug use, scamming, and weapons to cut back on media that could give off the “wrong impression” of the Caribbean island. In a statement captured by The Associated Press, Commission Chairman Lloyd Waller said these kinds…
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock slammed his Republican opponent Herschel Walker for skipping a debate on Sunday, Oct. 16, weeks ahead of Georgia’s primary election. After months of being accused of dodging the debate stage, Walker faced the Democrat incumbent for a highly anticipated debate days earlier, on Friday, Oct. 14 in Savannah. However, the Republican…
Source: Stephane Cardinale – Corbis / Getty Kanye West is buying the right-wing social media platform, Parler. MORE: Commentary: Kanye, ‘Drink Champs’ And Accountable Black Media According to CNN Business, the app’s parent company announced on Monday that the rapper who now goes by Ye has agreed in principle to purchase the platform. Although…
Georgia gubernatorial candidates (L-R) Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp debate in an event that also included Libertarian Ted Metz at Georgia Public Broadcasting in Midtown on October 23, 2018, in Atlanta. | Source: Pool / Getty While an outsized amount of attention has been placed on the spectacle that is the U.S. Senate…
