OPINION: With her music winning new respect, Aaliyah is arriving at the places she always wanted to go I still remember getting that call in 2001 telling me that actress-singer Aaliyah had died in a plane crash in the Bahamas. I had interviewed the rising star just a few weeks before; she had even introduced…
Source: NoSystem images / Getty Meet Caleb Anderson. He is a 13-year-old boy who just started his first semester at Georgia Tech University, one of the youngest students on campus. So young, that Caleb’s father has to drive him too and from campus every day. Caleb’s life is very unusual for a 13-year-old. Most kids…
Who gets to determine what form of reparations are appropriate? It’s a question many scholars and activists have tried to answer for years. The uptick in white-led online groups issuing payments to Black people under the rubric of reparations has some people in the African-American community concerned. “Buying food and paying rent does not come close…
A book written by her extended family profiles the self-sacrifices and compassion of an American heroine African-Americans are living breathing testimonies of our ancestor’s faith in hopeless places; the fruit of familial trees whose roots many may never fully know. With help from the internet and DNA testing, tracing one’s family lineage has become easier…
TMZ reported its sources say Sony Studios executives loved Burton, yet didn’t think he was a “right fit.” In an unsurprising report, TMZ confirmed via sources inside the production team at Jeopardy! that viewer favorite LeVar Burton was never given serious consideration for the role as the host of the iconic game show. TMZ notes…
The NCAA had to determine Smith’s eligibility to be a student-athlete, and the decision was confirmed. Former NBA star J.R. Smith has been declared eligible to play golf for his new school, North Carolina A&T. Smith played in the NBA for 16 years after going pro immediately after high school and never attended college. The NCAA…
Briea Askew faces second-degree murder charges after she allegedly left her patient in a hot car for hours. A caretaker from High Point, North Carolina has been charged with second-degree murder after police allege that she left her patient in a hot car for up to five hours. The incident occurred on Aug. 10, when…
Keyshia Cole is revealing her special trick for when she’s having a bad hair day. On her Instagram page, the singer uploaded a TikTok video of herself participating in a hilarious TikTok trend. The trend uses the sound of a man saying “nobody’s going to know,” while another man says “they’re going to know.” Then…
Salinas High School officials are conducting an investigation into the pictures and videos shared to the Instagram account “Shaniqua.shs” which circulated this weekend. The images showed students posing with and abusing a Black baby doll named Shaniqua. Amid controversy, the account has been deactivated, although screenshots of the images shared on the page reveal the…
Tina Knowles-Lawson took a trip down through memory lane on Monday, Aug. 23, by sharing a throwback clip of her daughter Beyoncé, recalling a time Knowles-Lawson “humbled” her as she rose to stardom. This initial confession occurred during a “106 & Park” 2006 special where the singer not only celebrated her birthday but also the…
