The UNC board voted last summer to remove the names of Charles B. Aycock, Julian S. Carr and Josephus Daniels from the buildings The University of North Carolina is eying new names for three buildings on its flagship Chapel Hill campus named for people with white supremacist and racist ties. The News & Observer reports that an…
Critics say it’s the voting law, approved by Gov. Brian Kemp, that’s political and will disproportionately affect communities of color Georgia’s Republican governor on Saturday stepped up his attack on Major League Baseball’s decision to pull this summer’s All-Star Game from the state in response to a sweeping new voting law, saying the move politicized…
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano is considering holding a memorial for the late rapper at the largest outdoor venue in the New York suburb The death of DMX has been hard for his fans all over the country, but perhaps his loss is felt the most in Yonkers, New York. Now, the mayor of Yonkers reportedly…
Despite the racial and gender inequities that exist within the realm of entrepreneurship, Black women founders are making power moves and hitting historic milestones. According to Ad Week, the Black woman-owned beauty brand Mielle Organics recently secured a multi-million dollar investment. Black-owned haircare brand Mielle Organics attracted a Series A investment of more than $100…
NBA couple Steph Curry and his beautiful wife Ayesha Curry are still going strong after saying “I do” a decade ago. The parents of three children decided to celebrate their love by going out on a romantic date last week. The 32-year-old lifestyle entrepreneur rocked a leopard top with blue mom jeans and brown booties….
Tia Mowry jokingly disclosed on April 8 during an interview with “Nightly Pop” that her husband of 13 years, actor Cory Hardrict, won’t allow her to take part in the “Silhouette” challenge because of its sexy nature. In the challenge, participants appear on camera in causal clothing as the 1958 song “Put Your Head on My Shoulder”…
‘I make moves to get me where I’m going’ the late DMX says in new song ‘X Moves,’ released just moments before his death. Cleopatra Records released the previously recorded track “X Moves” Friday, a few hours prior to DMX‘s passing. The rap star died at a White Plains hospital after suffering a heart attack induced…
Doctors have advised the former royal not to travel as her pregnancy is advanced Prince Philip, the world’s longest-reigning consort and husband of Queen Elizabeth II for 73 years passed on Friday at the age of 99. Aside from mourning the prince, known for his support of the queen, his charity work on behalf of…
Several broadcasting companies have been putting the focus on amplifying the voices of underrepresented groups, and in doing so they’ve enlisted influential individuals in the activism space to bring diverse stories to the forefront. According to Deadline, one of the latest changemakers to ink a major production deal is #MeToo founder Tarana Burke. CBS Studios…
The Caribbean nation has not yet received its allotment of the Astra Zeneca vaccine The Miami Herald reports that after a year since the pandemic began, Haiti hasn’t received a single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for its population of 11 million people. Haiti is scheduled to receive 756,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine through…
