The family of a Black Michigan student has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the Farmington Public Schools district, alleging that his white teacher called him the N-word in front of other students in the class, reported FOX 2 Detroit. The lawsuit, filed against teacher Ellen Ely, says that Ely violated student Marcus Wells’ civil…
As Kevin Hart prepares for the release of his Netflix film “Fatherhood,” the father of four is talking about the real-life relationship he has with his children. Hart recently went viral after talking about his discomfort with the idea of cancel culture. He said he’s been canceled about “three or four times” but believes “the…
“Covering the allegations and then going to Pennsylvania to cover the actual trial, it was hard. It was hard because it was as if part of my childhood was on trial as well,” said Melvin Craig Melvin gets deep about fatherhood in new book: Pops: Learning to be a Son and a Father. The Today show co-host…
The actress was on a recent episode of Hypochondriactor with Sean Hayes and Dr. Priyanka Wali in which she breaks down her journey with diabetes and the higher rates in the Black community In a recent podcast interview, Yvette Nicole Brown reveals that she got “full-blown diabetes” while shooting her hit series, Community. Yvette Nicole…
LeBron James is singing “I told you so” as player injuries continue to pile up — Kawhi Leonard being that latest and eighth All-Star athlete to be sidelined due to a right knee injury, ESPN reported. In a Twitter post written on Wednesday, June 16, James explained that the excessive amount of injuries taking place in the…
A group of Black and brown elected officials from Massachusetts is demanding that there be an independent investigation into the death of Mikayla Miller, a 16-year-old Black girl whose controversial hanging in a Boston suburb two months ago was ruled a suicide despite claims that she may have been lynched. The 13 politicians, led by…
“Trina and Eve have the classics and are legends,” one fan tweeted, “and have done so much good for music.” Rap queens Eve and Trina competed in the first Verzuz battle to feature female emcees. Since the announcement of the matchup on Instagram, fans had been primed for the event, and they were not disappointed….
The Savannah Police Department announced on Monday that five officers linked to the death of a Black man who apparently committed suicide while in custody in April have been fired from the Georgia port city’s department The terminations come at the conclusion of two separate investigations into the in-custody death of 60-year-old William Harvey, whose…
Exclusive: Vice President Harris met with Texas state legislators this week as one of her efforts to push passage of critical voting rights bills proposed by Democrats Vice President Kamala Harris met with Texas state legislators on Wednesday as one of her efforts to push for the passage of voting rights legislation on Capitol Hill. …
Artoria “Dee” Frazier, founder of Women With Voices, leaves behind a son and a daughter. A woman who was well-loved in her New Jersey community as an advocate and frequent volunteer has been killed in a murder-suicide at the hands of her husband. Artoria “Dee” Frazier, 48, was known throughout the Jersey area, where she…
