A North Carolina school district has issued an apology after students at one elementary school created pro-slavery tweets and hashtags for a Civil War-era assignment. Students at Waxhaw Elementary School were encouraged to adopt personas from the Civil War era, then write mock tweets from the perspectives of the characters. An image posted to the Facebook…
Tia Mowry may be disappointing some of her fans after hilariously letting them know that she is not planning on having any more children. Her March 16 Instagram video, which she originally created on TikTok, started off with her lying in the bed and mimicking fans and friends that say “Awww why don’t you have…
NFL Quarterback Deshaun Watson said, “It’s about clearing my name, and I look forward to doing that.” NFL Quarterback Deshaun Watson has been accused of sexual assault in a new lawsuit filed by an unnamed plaintiff in Houston. Watson posted a statement about the lawsuit on Twitter. “As a result of a social media post…
The historic firsts for Black folks just keep pouring in. This time it manifested itself in the form of one of the foremost organizations providing financial aid and broad support for Black college students announcing the recent election of its first-ever African American chairman of the board. The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) elected Milton…
In a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday, Sen. Bob Menendez described his colleague’s recent assertions as ‘like rubbing salt in an open wound.’ Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey bluntly called out Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson for racist remarks the Republican made last week on a conservative talk show about the U.S. Capitol riots….
Reginae Carter is not one to back down when she needs to defend herself against the internet trolls, especially when it comes issues in her personal life, like her relationship with YFN Lucci. On March 16, she uploaded a couple of cryptic messages that left her fans feeling like she was subtweeting about YFN Lucci….
Evelyn Lozada told her followers on March 15 via Twitter that season 9 of “Basketball Wives” will not be having a reunion special and has two more episodes left to air, including the one scheduled to broadcast this week. Lozada retweeted and responded to a post that said, “@EvelynLozada Ev how many more episodes of BBW…
A suspected white supremacist was arrested for allegedly going on a deadly shooting spree at an Asian massage parlor and two spas in the metro Atlanta area, leaving at least eight people dead. The suspect was identified as 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long. He is accused of the shootings at three different massage parlors in Cherokee…
The victims targeted are believed to be of Asian descent, authorities said Shootings at two massage parlors in Atlanta and one in the suburbs have left seven people dead, many of them women of Asian descent, authorities said Tuesday. Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant said three people were killed at a spa in northeast Atlanta,…
“Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta” star Erica Mena responded to the claims that she is allegedly an owner of a Black-owned company named The Crowned Lady on March 16 after a story was published on the blog site The Neighborhood Talk. The Crowned Lady is a small boutique that sells discount designer products — Black-owned description is located…
