Memorial Episcopal Church commits $500,000 to the fund over the next five years A Baltimore Episcopal church founded by slaveholders in the 1860s said it will spend $500,000 over the next five years to establish a fund intended as reparations for slavery. Members of Memorial Episcopal Church in Bolton Hill voted Sunday to set aside…
Clarendon went public about the procedure in hopes of inspiring other trans athletes Basketball player Layshia Clarendon announced on social media Friday that they underwent successful breast removal surgery earlier this month. Clarendon, 29, who identifies as transgender and nonbinary, went public about the procedure in hopes of inspiring other trans athletes. Currently a shooting…
The fate of the “Black Panther” sequel had been in question since the untimely passing of its lead star Chadwick Boseman last August. While there’s no word on what the storyline will be in the film, actor Michael B. Jordan, who starred as Erik “Killmonger” Stevens in the original, revealed that he would happily reprise his role…
Reginae Carter got a new hairdo, and she looks drop-dead gorgeous. On Jan. 28, she uploaded a video rocking long blond bundles and wearing a matching blue two-piece Fashion Nova outfit, while singing and dancing to H.E.R’s song “Damage.” She wrote, “I heard Blondes have more fun outfit @fashionnova #fashionnovapartner.” Reginae Carter shows off her…
Noah Jon Weatherspoon was born Jan. 21, Rowland’s second child with husband Tim Weatherspoon Singer Kelly Rowland has made the formal announcement that she has given birth to her second child. The two-time Grammy-winning artist posted to her Twitter page Saturday that her son was born nine days prior on Jan 21. “On the 21st…
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis also hands off a case against officers who dragged college students out of a car amid George Floyd protests The new prosecutor in Georgia’s most populous county is removing her office from the prosecution of the police officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks last summer in Atlanta, citing…
Some key ex-White House staffers find working under the Trump administration to be a stain on the resume It’s typical for a new presidential administration to clean house and bring in fresh staff to fill top jobs in the executive branch. When the old White House regime leaves, former staffers are usually swift to find…
The moves come as physical stores, particularly mall-based locations, have been hurt by weak customer traffic amid the pandemic Toys R Us is retrenching once again. The only two Toys R Us stores that opened in November 2019 as part of a small U.S. comeback attempt by the iconic toy chain have now closed. The…
In a sport where about 70% of the players are minorities, the lack of diversity among the head coaching ranks sticks out The NFL expanded the Rooney Rule to give more minority candidates opportunities to become a head coach and reward teams who develop them. More interviews didn’t equal more hirings this offseason. According to…
Some Republicans support exploring an increase but are uneasy with a $15 per hour minimum wage The Democratic push to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour has emerged as an early flashpoint in the fight for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, testing President Joe Biden’s ability to bridge Washington’s partisan divides…
