‘United We Serve: A Celebration of the National MLK Day of Service’ will be one of the Presidential Inaugural Committee’s first events The Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) has announced a celebration in honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. United We Serve: A Celebration of the National MLK Day of Service will focus on…
An alum of North Carolina A&T, Holmes started with the Rams back in 2003 as a public relations intern Former Los Angeles Rams director of college scouting Brad Holmes has been hired by Detroit Lions a their new general manager. After a competitive interview process, the Lions announced Holmes will join the team. He is now…
Source: Drew Angerer / Getty Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has been nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to be a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). The announcement came hours after it was reported Thursday that Biden tapped former South Carolina Senate candidate Jaime Harrison to lead the DNC. The news of Bottoms’…
EXCLUSIVE: Concerns about armed violence leading into Inauguration Day remain as officials work to figure out what to do to drastically turn the atmosphere around. As time is running out for President Donald Trump‘s term, anger and tension are at a fever pitch and has boiled over along racial and political lines. What’s more, Wednesday’s…
The portfolio is titled, ‘Of Earth & Sky’ The idea of Rihanna’s latest project with multimedia artist Lorna Simpson is “reinterpreting modern-day glamour.” In an exciting collaboration, the singer and beauty business mogul joined forces with Simpson on a 12-page portfolio for Essence. Featured on the January/February cover, Rihanna told the magazine, “Lorna is a…
The Massachusetts rep says that her spouse, Conan Harris, contracted the coronavirus after the Capitol breach It has now been confirmed that Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s husband Conan Harris is among those who have tested positive for coronavirus after being made to shelter-in-place at the Capitol building with Republicans who refused to wear masks. Last Wednesday,…
Joseline Hernandez seems to still be in the Christmas spirit after dropping a behind-the-scenes video from her Christmas photo shoot with her family. In the Jan. 10 video, Hernandez sports an elegant emerald green gown with a thigh-high slit, clear heels, and a beautiful updo hairstyle. The video shows Hernandez twirling and dancing in her…
Formerly known as the ‘Black Widow,’ Roberts and four others are chronicled in the second installment of the true-crime docuseries. Narrated by Lil’ Kim, BET’s American Gangster: Trap Queens returns for a second season and shares the stories of five women who made it to the top in street crime. Read More: Sistas’ KJ Smith talks…
Since 2001, 250 Black officers in the law enforcement agency filed lawsuits alleging racist behavior and language from their colleagues Black U.S. Capitol police officers have been vocal about racism in their department for years and recent events have put a spotlight on the institutional problem. Read More: That’s about white: ‘Dear Culture’ breaks down…
Robert Sanford’s attorney argues that his client solely went on a free bus ride to the rally for Trump The man accused of throwing a fire extinguisher during the Washington, D.C. riots last week has been arrested. Robert Sanford, a retired Chester Fire Department firefighter, was arrested on Thursday and charged with assault on a…
