Latifah, who stars in “The Equalizer,” was joined at the groundbreaking ceremony by Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver. Multi-hyphenate superstar Queen Latifah is returning home to her native Newark, New Jersey, to build affordable housing for its residents. “I’m a little bit emotional that we got walls up, we…
One year after a Hennepin County judge convicted former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin of murdering an unarmed Black man in broad daylight, the disgraced cop is asking the Minnesota Court of Appeals to consider changing the initial decision. Derek Chauvin (Cellphone Video Screenshot) He believes several outside factors played a part in his conviction, arguing if…
Princeville, North Carolina is at constant risk for hurricanes but its inhabitants remain resolute they are staying put As she exits her hometown’s only restaurant clutching an order of cabbage and hush puppies, Carolyn Suggs Bandy pauses to boast about a place that stakes its claim as the oldest town chartered by Black Americans nearly…
Kept very private, the guests couldn’t record videos or take photos — and were reportedly asked to keep their phones in secure pouches upon entry. Superstar singer, billionaire, and soon-to-be mama Rihanna and boyfriend rapper A$AP Rocky threw a lavish baby shower in Hollywood, an event featuring a rave theme and a strictly A-list group…
Dr. Oz’s Pennsylvania Senate campaign is being supported in the millions of dollars as is the Senate candidate in Ohio Millionaire candidates and billionaire investors are harnessing their considerable personal wealth to try to win competitive Republican primaries for open U.S. Senate seats in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Mike Gibbons, an Ohio investment banker, leads the…
Source: EMILI_VISION / Getty Black people, here’s a harsh reality we need to face once and for all: We waste our collective breath trying to explain systemic racism to white people. Some may think that’s a bit of an overstatement—there are white people who appear to get it for the most part, after all—but, by…
“The Real Housewives of Atlanta” OG Nene Leakes stepped out this weekend with her boyfriend Nyonisela Sioh wearing a black fishnet two-piece set. According to Fashion Bomb Daily, the $2,280 turtleneck top and mini skirt from the luxury brand Hervé Leger features a dramatic fringe at the hem. The fashion outlet also noticed that fellow…
Kenneth Pilon, 61, reportedly left intimidating messages around his community to prevent people from supporting Black Lives Matter protests. A 61-year-old man has been hit with six counts of interfering with federally protected activities after he allegedly left nooses and racist notes around his community to prevent people from supporting Black Lives Matter during the…
The 72-page report also found that police arrested and used force against people of color at a much higher rate than whites. A new report is alleging that the Minneapolis Police Department violated civil rights law by using covert social media accounts to surveil Black people unrelated to policing. The 72-page disclosure, the result of…
A New Jersey man incapacitated by a brutal beating at the Essex County Correctional Facility has filed a lawsuit alleging the corrections officers put him in harm’s way and did not protect him. Jayshawn Boyd, 22, who is schizophrenic, was placed in a gang unit in September after missing a hearing for incidents with his…
