As a pre-teen Black boy, Anthony Harris was forced by local police to confess to the death of his 5-year-old neighbor 24 years ago. Now as a man, Harris is speaking out for the first time about the psychological and emotional trauma he bears from the wrongful conviction and coerced confession that led him to…
Cook’s approval was on a narrow, party-line vote of 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the decisive vote. The Senate confirmed economist Lisa Cook on Tuesday to serve on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, making her the first Black woman to do so in the institution’s 108-year history. Dr. Lisa DeNell Cook, of…
On the same day Jesse Williams received a Tony Award nomination, footage of the naked actor surfaced online. On Monday, May 9, the 40-year-old received a nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play for his role in the Broadway revival “Take Me Out.” The show that has a run through June…
Actress Regina King appears to be in good spirits after Lawrence Cain Jr. shared a photo of her smiling during a recent Facetime call ahead of her first Mother’s Day since she tragically lost her only child, Ian Alexander Jr., to suicide on Saturday, Jan. 22. The aspiring musician was only 26 years old. “Seeing…
WMG HBCU Immersion Program gave 32 HBCU students opportunities to enter the music industry during its inaugural year. Warner Music Group is reveling in the success of its inaugural run of the WMG HBCU Immersion Program. The company launched the program in collaboration with Culture Creators. The program was created as an advanced pipeline for…
Singer Jewell Caples, once labeled the “First Lady of Death Row Records,” has died. An official cause of death has yet to be confirmed. She was 53. Vibe magazine, which was the first to report the news, said the “Woman to Woman” singer passed away on Friday, May 6, around 5 a.m., according to the former…
Black consumers can expect to see increases in new home mortgages, car loans, credit cards, and even some student loans. Days after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates to slow down the economy and bring down prices for goods and services like food and gas, President Joe Biden on Tuesday assured the American public that…
The Atlanta rapper is accused of racketeering and leading a street gang, Young Slime Life, the name of his record label Young Thug was arrested after being named in a sweeping indictment involving his record label. The Grammy-winning rapper and members of his label are being accused of co-founding a street gang, Young Slime Life…
Source: Prince Williams / Getty The RICO charge–a rapper’s most nightmare. Meek and Drake even warned the rap world in 2015 with their hit song R.I.C.O, not to play with those RICO cases. It seems recently, more and more rappers are being hit with RICO charges. On Monday, May 9, Atlanta rapper Young Thug, born…
It’s a historic graduation for Haley Taylor Schlitz, poised to be the youngest African-American to graduate from her law school at just 19 years old. “It’s so exciting, it feels surreal,” the young prodigy said of her trailblazing accomplishment. Schlitz is graduating from Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law in Dallas, Texas. The 19-year-old…
