Last year, one of Kobe Bryant’s rookie trading cards was sold at an auction for $1.8 million. A jersey worn by Kobe Bryant in his rookie season, including two playoff games, will be sold at auction. The jersey from the 1996-97 season could fetch between $3 million and $5 million in an online auction that…
Anderson served two terms as Marion County Sheriff from 2003 to 2011. Frank Anderson, a former U.S. marshal and Marion County sheriff, died Saturday at his home, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said. Anderson was twice appointed the U.S. marshal for the Southern District of Indiana, serving from 1977 to 1981 and from 1994 to…
Source: Chesnot / Getty In an indication of the type of changes that Elon Musk could bring to Twitter, a right-wing extremist who was banned from the platform over his apparent efforts to incite deadly violence against a now-former Black Lives Matter (BLM) leader is expecting to have his account restored once the multi-billion dollar…
The state’s “Abandoned African American Cemeteries” task force has uncovered several forgotten Black burial grounds statewide since 2021. The city of Groveland, Florida, roughly 30 miles west of Orlando, has received nearly $500,000 in state-allocated funds to help restore one of several abandoned African American cemeteries that local leaders have discovered across the state over…
The state of Tennessee is cracking down on drunk drivers by costing them big time, and drivers charged with a DUI won’t like it. The new law that requires drunk drivers to pay child support for killing a parent. Bradford Fair of Clarkesville, Tennessee says he won’t soon forget the night he learned his cousin,…
The Historic Savannah Foundation bought the former home of Virginia Jackson Kiah to save it from demolition. A nonprofit group plans to restore a Savannah home used by a Black artist to establish her own museum during segregation. The Historic Savannah Foundation bought the former home of Virginia Jackson Kiah to save it from demolition….
The teacher has been put on leave while the school system investigates the allegations. Rochester school officials are investigating allegations that a white teacher told his class of mostly Black students to pick seeds out of cotton and put on handcuffs during lessons on slavery in a seventh-grade social studies class. “It made me feel…
Throughout his entire career, actor and television host LeVar Burton has used his platform to inspire and inform, and the former host of Reading Rainbow will be honored for advancing literacy. According to CBS News, Burton will be bestowed with the Children’s & Family Emmy Awards’ lifetime achievement honor. LeVar Burton, who hosted “Reading Rainbow”…
Stringer has been an inspiration to many Black female coaches. Hall of Fame coach C. Vivian Stringer announced her retirement Saturday after 50 years in college basketball. She finished with 1,055 wins — fourth all-time among Division I women’s basketball coaches. Stringer made four Final Four appearances and reached the NCAA Tournament 28 times while…
Grammy Award-winning dancehall artist Sean Paul isn’t running to participate in the social media-born event “Verzuz,” yet the “Temperature” musician isn’t entirely opposed to the idea either. However, during a recent interview, he revealed that Shaggy was the only entertainer worthy of the musical challenge. During an appearance on “The Breakfast Club” with co-host Charlamagne Tha…
