The site of Detroit’s first Black-owned bookstore is one step closer to becoming a national preserved treasure. Vaughn’s Bookstore, once located on the city’s west side on Dexter Ave., is the recipient of a $15,000 preservation grant. The grant was issued through the National Park Service’s Underrepresented Communities Grant program, which has awarded nearly $3…
Here are some alternatives to what we can focus on in the New Year We made it! It’s 2022. New Year, lots of the same B.S. with a different name — I’m looking at you omicron. Pre 2020, this time of year a lot of us would be renewing our gym memberships, gearing up to…
Source: D-Keine / Getty Most people are aware of the New Year’s Eve tradition of shooting guns in the air at and around midnight to celebrate the coming of the new year. A lot of people hate it and think it’s dangerous, but no reasonable person believes someone should lose their life over the practice….
Bryant sued the L.A. County’s sheriffs for taking photos of the site where her Los Angeles Lakers icon husband and their child died. A California judge has denied a request from Los Angeles County to dismiss the lawsuit against its sheriff’s department for taking photos of the helicopter crash site where Los Angeles Lakers icon…
OPINION: Disney’s latest release seems to be a runaway success with the kids, but has it jumped to the head of the class? If you have children—maybe even if you don’t—you probably spent an inordinate amount of time watching the latest Disney film, Encanto this holiday season. It’s a story set in Colombia, where a…
Mo’Nique is showing fans how she got into such great shape by posting one of her workout videos on Instagram. On Jan. 4, the funny lady posted a video of herself and her trainer jamming to Janet Jackson. The comedian is getting ready for her show at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts…
The Washington Post says a website will soon be established from where Americans can request test kits, and they will be mailed. A reported 500 million coronavirus test kits will soon arrive at American households via the United States Postal Service under the direction of The White House, according to The Washington Post. The mailout…
A road rage killing of a Black man in North Carolina this week could result in hate crime charges against a suspected white supremacist who has in the past been accused of using racial slurs. In addition, video footage from the incident suggests the shooter’s son may have helped his father or, at the very least,…
Lawrence Brooks, the oldest United States veteran of World War II, has died. The New Orleans man was 112 years old. Brooks passed away early Wednesday morning on January 5, 2022. Born on September 12, 1909, Brooks, 1 of 15 children, was drafted into the Army in 1940 at 31 years old. He helped build roads…
A 5-year-old boy who escaped the deadly fire reportedly told a neighbor, a paramedic, a firefighter and hospital staff how it started. A child playing with a lighter near a Christmas tree may be the cause of the fire that killed 12 people in Philadelphia’s Fairmount neighborhood on Wednesday. The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that a…
