Four months after a four-alarm fire ravaged a Bronx apartment building, prompting city politicians and philanthropists to raise money to help those impacted by the blaze, former residents say they’ve received only a fraction of the millions donated on their behalf. People are wondering what the mayor is going to do to help displaced families…
The 27th annual dinner returned to Washington, D.C. after it was absent in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After two years off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner (WHCD) has made its triumphant return in Washington, D.C. The annual event is a celebration of media entities and…
Source: Francine Orr / Getty Black and Asian organizers with UndocuBlack Network and NAKASEC commemorated the 30th anniversary of the Los Angeles Uprising with a panel discussion highlighting the common ground between the two communities. The discussion is a part of a broader series of conversations and convenings led by the two organizations. Four years…
Reality TV sensation Deelishis is turning heads after revealing a major physical transformation. The season two “Flavor of Love” winner is currently involved in an ongoing divorce from her husband of nearly two years, Central Park Five’s Raymond Santana Jr. With that new shift in her life, Deelishis has also debuted a new, slimmer figure…
Last year, one of Kobe Bryant’s rookie trading cards was sold at an auction for $1.8 million. A jersey worn by Kobe Bryant in his rookie season, including two playoff games, will be sold at auction. The jersey from the 1996-97 season could fetch between $3 million and $5 million in an online auction that…
Anderson served two terms as Marion County Sheriff from 2003 to 2011. Frank Anderson, a former U.S. marshal and Marion County sheriff, died Saturday at his home, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said. Anderson was twice appointed the U.S. marshal for the Southern District of Indiana, serving from 1977 to 1981 and from 1994 to…
Source: Chesnot / Getty In an indication of the type of changes that Elon Musk could bring to Twitter, a right-wing extremist who was banned from the platform over his apparent efforts to incite deadly violence against a now-former Black Lives Matter (BLM) leader is expecting to have his account restored once the multi-billion dollar…
The state’s “Abandoned African American Cemeteries” task force has uncovered several forgotten Black burial grounds statewide since 2021. The city of Groveland, Florida, roughly 30 miles west of Orlando, has received nearly $500,000 in state-allocated funds to help restore one of several abandoned African American cemeteries that local leaders have discovered across the state over…
The state of Tennessee is cracking down on drunk drivers by costing them big time, and drivers charged with a DUI won’t like it. The new law that requires drunk drivers to pay child support for killing a parent. Bradford Fair of Clarkesville, Tennessee says he won’t soon forget the night he learned his cousin,…
The Historic Savannah Foundation bought the former home of Virginia Jackson Kiah to save it from demolition. A nonprofit group plans to restore a Savannah home used by a Black artist to establish her own museum during segregation. The Historic Savannah Foundation bought the former home of Virginia Jackson Kiah to save it from demolition….
