Over the past few weeks, Gabrielle Union has shown her millions of followers her talents as a dancer in addition to being a successful actress. Her most highlighted moments featured her daughter, Kaavia James Union Wade, and singer Lizzo. On April 1, Union, who wore a beige ensemble including a criss-cross top, matching pants and jacket, picked up her dancing shoes…
Most Rev. Robert J. McManus, the bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, says the flags symbolize messages that don’t align with Catholic teaching. A Catholic diocese outside of Boston has ordered a Jesuit middle school to remove flags representing gay pride and Black Lives Matter. WGBH is reporting that Most Rev. Robert J. McManus, the bishop of…
WCCO News in Minneapolis, Minnesota has released old news footage from a teachers strike in 1970, which captured an 11-year-old Prince speaking out for the underpaid teachers. The footage was found by accident by WCCO managing producer Matt Liddy, who’d been looking at old footage of Minneapolis’ architecture for nostalgia. What he found was a…
Yvette Moyo founded MOBE in 1992 to connect Black entrepreneurs in marketing, business and entertainment, providing support and guidance. A conference that brings together Black entrepreneurs to discuss trends and opportunities in business celebrates its 30th anniversary this month with a two-day virtual gathering. MOBE — which stands for “marketing opportunities in business and entertainment”…
A Black history teacher at a predominately white high school in Newport News, Virginia, is gearing up to sue his former student for committing a series of racist pranks on him using a banana. The teacher says the white teenager was caught on camera performing the acts that seemed intended to harass the educator based…
Source: Anissa Wakefield Wines / iOne Digital Last week, NASA engineer and bustling winemaker Rada Griffin captivated NEWS-ONE with her unique story of becoming the first certified Black female winemaker in Alabama. Well, we actually had a chance to catch up with the Huntsville-based entrepreneur to hear more about her unique work as…
Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty We will always be in the business of giving Black women their flowers during peak accomplishments, especially when that includes reaching new financial heights on the road towards success. Thankfully for Stacey Abrams, Democratic hopeful in the upcoming 2022 Georgia governor election, her riches have come the honest way…
Marlon Wayans is receiving his flowers after flooring fans with his performance on the series “Bel-Air,” a dramatic reimagining of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” Spoiler Alert: For those who have yet to watch the show, major storyline plot points will be revealed. In the show’s season finale Will, played by new up-and-coming actor Jabari…
Major League Soccer is following up with its 2020 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion iniatives. On March 10, MLS announced that it will leverage a historic $25 million loan from a syndicate of Black banks. This will be the first time any sports league has completed a major commercial transaction exclusively with Black banks. The MLS is…
It’s been almost two weeks since it was confirmed that Keyshia Cole and Antonio Brown were musically collaborating on an untitled track after a video of Cole closely dancing to the shirtless football player went viral. Despite the chemistry between the pair on-set, no other details surrounding Cole and Brown’s current relationship status have been…
