The college football ranks are increasingly diverse but there’s still more to be done In the past year, Temple has hired a new president, athletic director and football coach, all Black men. The moves have made Temple just the second school that plays major college football to have an African-American in all three of those…
Cardi B and Offset finally fulfilled fans’ wishes on April 14 after the couple revealed images of their 7-month-old son. In addition to the photos, Offset also disclosed the infant’s name, Wave Set Cephus. Cardi and Offset’s respective posts come weeks after the “Bodak Yellow” rapper shared a zoomed-in image of Wave’s eye following the Bardi Gang’s…
Burton’s involvement comes fresh off the announcement of his return to the ‘Star Trek’ franchise Blindspotting is returning to Starz, bringing some new faces along for the second season. Star Trek: The Next Generation and Reading Rainbow‘s LeVar Burton joins the show from Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal, The Wrap reports. Based on the 2018…
The couple quietly arrived in England this week and stopped by Windsor Castle to spend time with the 95-year-old queen. The duke and duchess of Sussex quietly returned to the United Kingdom to visit Queen Elizabeth II for the first time since leaving and stepping down from their royal duties. According to Us Weekly, a spokesperson…
Actor Faizon Love’s past comments about Jay-Z being a “drug lord” puppet have seemingly been addressed by the rapper. The business mogul, who seldom releases music, is featured on Pusha T’s latest record, “Neck & Wrist,” from his upcoming album “It’s Almost Dry.” On the track Hov appears to entertain the internet fodder surrounding his…
A fence surrounds the entrance to the Grand Rapids police station on April 14, 2022, following the killing of Patrick Lyoya in Grand Rapids, Michigan. | Source: Scott Olson / Getty The recent shooting death of an unarmed Black man following a pretextual traffic stop has placed further scrutiny on the Michigan police department at…
A Michigan police officer fatally shot 26-year-old Patrick in the head following a traffic stop in Grand Rapids Peter Lyoya took his six children from Congo in 2014 to escape violence. Now he fears he brought them to the U.S. to die. A Michigan police officer fatally shot his eldest son, 26-year-old Patrick, in the…
Rodney Bryant says he’s leaving the department after a three-decade career Atlanta’s police chief will retire this summer after serving in the department for more than three decades, the mayor’s office announced on Friday. Police Chief Rodney Bryant’s departure comes as Atlanta copes with a spike in homicides, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Bryant will retire…
Boseman was the Howard University student assigned to escort Bassett around campus the day she was commencement speaker. During a recent appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, actress Angela Bassett recalled first meeting Chadwick Boseman on the campus of Howard University in 2000. Boseman — who graduated from the acclaimed HBCU that same year —…
A Black grandmother with two jobs can add her name to Hazelwood, Missouri, history books now that she’s become the first African-American elected to that St. Louis suburb’s City Council. The woman won with almost 80 percent of the votes for her seat. Lisa M. Matlock (City Council) According to St. Louis Today, on Tuesday,…
