In remarks from the White House on Monday, President Biden emphasized the need for vaccine boosters as a new strain of COVID-19 makes its way to the United States. President Joe Biden on Monday said that the new omicron variant of the coronavirus is “a cause for concern, not a cause for panic” during presidential…
Future medical professionals attending Meharry Medical College received an early holiday surprise when they were each gifted $10,000 with no strings attached. James E.K. Hildreth, president of the historically Black college located in Nashville, Tennessee, announced the generous gift on Nov. 22 in a video shared with students. Meharry faculty and students Photo: Meharry Medical…
King, 62, was a sprinter and a member of the U.S. relay team for the Summer Olympics in 1984 A former University of Alabama track star and Olympian was killed in a shootout with another man, authorities say. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified Emmit King and Willie Albert Wells as the two…
The fashion designer passed away at age 41 after a two-year battle with a rare form of cancer. Following the passing of Virgil Abloh, the beloved menswear designer for Louis Vuitton and founder and CEO of Off-White, the French fashion house will “pay tribute to the life and legacy of a creative genius” by showing…
EXCLUSIVE: “There are so many dark places in my life, where I’m left thinking I can’t believe that just happened. So I give that all to Monet,” Blige says. Power Book II: Ghost features a long list of heavy hitters, including R&B and hip-hop legends Mary J. Blige and Method Man. With both actors having…
In the wake of the release of the Hulu documentary Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson,” celebrity stylist Wayne Scott Lukas, who has worked with pop queen Janet Jackson for decades, is offering his behind-scenes-look about what really happened during the infamous reveal during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show. Lukas claims that everything…
“Putting my hand up was me wanting to know if my voice could be heard. It was Pavlovian for me,” Rothwell recently told the L.A. Times Actress and comedian Natasha Rothwell was the first writer hired for Insecure before creator and star Issa Rae told her she was best suited to play the outspoken and…
If Virgil Abloh were a noun, his name would be ubiquity. The 41-year-old designer passed away yesterday, leaving an indelible mark on the world of athletic luxury. Abloh fell victim to a battle with a rare form of cancer that he had been dealing with silently for two years. We are heartbroken by the news…
The rapper and the comedian had been dating for over a year. Condolences are in order to another cute Black celebrity couple’s relationship. Common and Tiffany Haddish have apparently called it quits after being a couple for over a year, according to PEOPLE. Time and distance are the apparent cause for the stars’ romantic dissolution,…
Two justices on the court, Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh, were accused of sexual misconduct during their bitterly fought confirmation hearings. Prosecutors asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the ruling that overturned Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction, arguing in a petition Monday that a dangerous precedent could be set if press releases are treated…
