Cole put up three points, three rebounds and two assists Sunday as a shooting guard for the Rwanda Patriots. As his brand new album, The Off-Season, was getting critical and fan acclaim on social media, rapper J. Cole was in Rwanda making his debut playing with the Basketball Africa League.  Cole put up three points,…

Exclusive: “Black queer men are invisible (in media) in a lot of ways, Black queer fathers particularly…the podcast is to make legible that which societal forces have rendered invisible for so long,” Moore told theGrio. Darnell Moore is promising a journey. The award-winning author of No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and…

The young man who gained national attention for landing an interview with then-President Barack Obama in 2009 has died at the age of 23. Damon Weaver was only 11 years old when he sat down with President Obama on August 11, 2009, to chat about issues that were important to the children of America. During…

Kardashian bought it at a Julien’s auction benefitting children in need held in honor of the pop icon’s 55th birthday. An auction in honor of a pop icon’s 55th birthday titled “Iconic Treasures From the Legendary Career and Life of Janet Jackson” lit up social media this weekend. The three-day exhibition conducted by Julien’s Auctions…

Ludacris is taking it back to his “Incognegro” days and giving fans a heavy dose of nostalgia, thanks to the return of his iconic cornrows and sideburns. The “Southern Hospitality” rapper, 43, shook fans with his youthful appearance when he shared an Instagram video that shows him rocking fresh braids and a smirk, and hinting…

“The families and loved ones of victims are owed closure and justice by law. Now, we can provide it,” South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster says South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed into law a bill that forces death row inmates for now to choose between the electric chair or a newly formed firing squad…

“I wasn’t making it personal, I was just trying to handle my business but they were trying to act like they were so important that I should have just been glad to work with them,” said Burruss who is sharing more about her contentious collaboration with Boyz II Men. The discord between Real Housewives of…

The high court will not take the case of a former employee who said he was subjected to a hostile work environment, including N-word graffiti The Supreme Court is declining to hear a case that would have let the justices decide whether a single use of the N-word in the workplace can create a hostile…

Williams, who accepted a wild-card invitation for the Parma tournament, dominated after dropping her serve in the opening game Serena Williams earned her first victory in more than three months by beating 17-year-old qualifier Lisa Pigato 6-3, 6-2 Monday in the first round of the Emilia-Romagna Open. Williams, who accepted a wild-card invitation for the…