The late daughter of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Al Shabazz) and Dr. Betty Shabazz, Malikah Saban Shabazz, was laid to rest at the Ferncliff Cemetery on Saturday, Nov. 27. Her internment was completed after a traditional “Janaza funeral prayer” at The Islamic Cultural Center of New York. Older sister Ilyasah Shabazz shared the funeral…
Source: Augusta National / Getty Lee Elder, a pioneer who broke through the color barrier at the Masters, has died. He was 87. Elder’s death was confirmed by the PGA Tour on Monday (November 29). In 1975, Elder played at the Masters, becoming the first Black player to play at round at the famed tournament…
Source: Kena Betancur / Getty The National Police Association wants the public to put away their cell phones during violent altercations between officers and civilians and start intervening instead of recording. Now, when I first came across this tweet by the association calling for people to “stop filming and start helping,” I naturally assumed law…
B.Simone’s love and support of her sister Jordyn knows no bounds. The entrepreneur proved just that when she shared a heartfelt video of herself in the midst of a grand empathetic gesture — cutting her hair. B.Simone, who was joined by her sister in the three-minute video, revealed that her decision to do the big…
Silk Sonic, Ari Lennox, Fred Hammond, and Maxwell were among the list of performers at the 2021 Soul Train Awards Sunday evening’s Soul Train Awards marked some monumental watershed moments. Aside from it being held at the world-famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, NY, for the first time, it coincided with the 50th anniversary of the…
A new book claims Prince Charles voiced concerns about the skin color of his grandson A spokesperson for Prince Charles has blasted claims in a new book that he was the royal family member who raised concerns about the skin color of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son Archie. When Harry and Meghan sat down…
Source: Andy Lyons / Getty I’m not sure what it is about entitled white people that compels them to buy courtside NBA seats only to get ejected from the game because they can’t behave themselves with certain players on the floor. But one player has proved, once again, that he doesn’t believe players putting up…
Ari Lennox has fans worried after the R&B songstress took to her Twitter account in the early morning hours, U.S. time, to reveal to fans that she had been arrested while in Europe. The “Shea Butter Baby” singer also claimed that this all took place after a woman reportedly racially profiled her. The incident appeared…
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak recently released “An Evening with Silk Sonic,” their debut album, and are now making the rounds. Supergroup Silk Sonic, whose sound is inspired by the soul music of the 1970s, gave a rousing performance during Sunday night’s airing of the 2021 Soul Train Awards. The duo of Bruno Mars and…
A 16-year-old baseball phenom has transferred from an elite New Rochelle, New York, prep school to attend his local public school in his junior year. The transfer comes after someone on the school’s staff allegedly spewed a racist statement toward him. Local reports say Tony Humphrey was a star on the Iona Preparatory School’s baseball…
