Tia Mowry easily has proved to win over social media followers with her frequent posts. The actress enjoys sharing fashion reels with her family, and giving the world an inside look at the life off camera. In a new post, she’s taken a bit of a different direction by giving her 10.2 million followers some…
In an interview with theGrio, Martin Luther King III and his wife Arndrea Waters King reflect on the life and work of MLK and how’s today’s culture wars have impeded the justice movement. Fifty-four years ago, an assassin’s bullet took the life of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On the evening of April…
A new novel highlights a lesser-known figure in the Underground Railroad, a leading Philadelphia entrepreneur who doubled as an abolitionist. Henrietta Bowers Duterte, the nation’s first female undertaker, used her funeral home and family clothing businesses to help enslaved Black Americans gain freedom. Her journey is chronicled in Kaitlyn Greenidge’s novel, “Libertie,” released in paperback…
Abdul-Jabbar said his comments about James were “in the spirit of a loving older brother offering guidance, whether wanted or not.” Iconic former Los Angeles Lakers player-turned-writer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has weighed in on several topics over the past week. From “The Slap” to comments by current Laker star LeBron James regarding COVID-19 vaccines, Abdul-Jabbar has…
Naturi Naughton is a married woman now! The “Power” star and her husband Xavier “Two” Lewis walked down the aisle on April 2 at an undisclosed location. Some of the guests included “The Breakfast Club” host Angela Yee, Lala Anthony, and Naughton’s “Power” co-star Omari Hardwick, all of whom walked in the pair’s ceremony. Naturi…
A man carrying a handgun during a fight at a California restaurant was shot by police, but his attorney said he was trying to save himself and the others involved in the scuffle when officers unloaded their guns while his back was turned. Surveillance video captures a scuffle over a handgun inside a California restaurant….
The woman that married Venus and Serena Williams’ father after he divorced their mother is hoping to save the couple’s home and their marriage. Richard Williams’ third wife is attempting to convince the courts she is still intimate with the 80-year-old despite his filing to terminate the marriage in 2017, and to lay out a…
Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty Hampton University has received significant backlash from its students and alumni after the school announced it would allow students impacted by the war in Ukraine to study at their campus for free. In March, the school announced that it would allow students studying in Ukraine and around the world who…
“At your highest moment, be careful, that’s when the devil comes for you.” Veteran actor and Hollywood statesman Denzel Washington uttered those words to Will Smith, during the commercial break immediately after the “King Richard” assaulted Chris Rock live on-air at the 2020 Academy Awards ceremony. HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 25: Denzel Washington speaks onstage…
OPINION: Silk Sonic nabbed two major awards, record and song of the year. And while Jon Batiste won the biggest prize of the night—album of the year for ‘We Are’—it was a reminder that a Black artist hadn’t won that award since 2008. On a night when protests by Drake and the Weeknd threatened to…
