Source: Maddie Malhotra / Getty There’s been a swell of support on social media for Kyrie Irving to press charges against the fan who threw a water bottle at the pro basketball star and narrowly missed in the moments after an NBA playoff game Sunday night. A combination of Irving’s magnificent play for the Brooklyn…
Reflecting the urgency of now, a new documentary about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre tells the story of Greenwood from its founding to the present. Award-winning filmmakers Stanley Nelson (“Freedom Riders“) and Marco Williams (“Banished”) teamed up to direct “Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre.” This two-hour documentary explores the history of the Greenwood community…
Democrats walked out of the Texas House chamber before a midnight deadline, denying necessary quorum to hold a vote A restrictive voting bill in Texas that was on the verge of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk failed to pass Sunday night after Democrats walked out of the House chamber before a midnight deadline. Abbott swiftly…
From the campus of Howard University to the silver screen, late actor Chadwick Boseman left a lasting impact on every space that he entered, and his alma mater will honor his legacy in a special way. Howard announced its re-established College of Fine Arts will be named after the visionary. Boseman graduated from the Washington,…
In a video shared on Instagram, Mo’nique asked Black women to stop wearing bonnets, slippers and pajamas at airports and other public spaces Mo’nique has a message for all the “queens” out there wearing bonnets at airports, but not everyone is feeling the unsolicited advice. On Saturday, the comedian and actress shared a video message…
Officers reportedly witnessed Ozuna grab his wife by the neck and throw her against a wall Atlanta Braves star Marcell Ozuna was arrested Saturday on charges of aggravated assault by strangulation and battery after police officers said they witnessed him attacking his wife. A statement from the Sandy Springs Police Department in Georgia said officers…
A Michigan woman was hit with a nearly $400 ticket after her white neighbor called the authorities and reported that a woman was speaking loudly on her cellphone. The woman now tells Fox 2 of Detroit that she believes her neighbor only called the cops on her because of her race. Diamond Robinson, who’s Black,…
There’s no definitive tally for coronavirus deaths or vaccinations among American military vets A pair of military vets navigate the hilly, meandering paths in a historic cemetery in Boston, searching out soldiers’ graves and planting American flags in front of them. About 10 miles away, scores of other vets and volunteers do the same, placing…
Exclusive: President Biden is journeying to Tulsa, where Black families were denied financial restitution from insurance companies after the 1921 massacre. A century later, the issue is still not settled on the massacre of the wealthy Black Greenwood district in Tulsa, Oklahoma. One hundred years ago, Black families in Tulsa were denied financial restitution from…
“She was magic. #RIP my tiny wonder,” Brown said on Twitter Yvette Nicole Brown took to social media to announce the passing of her beloved mother, Fran Hall. She was 78. The Community star, 49, shared a photo of her mother to her 553k followers on Instagram, confirming the news of her passing on Saturday….
