Meisha Ross Porter made history on Friday after she was named the successor to New York City school chancellor Richard Carranza, making her the first Black woman to lead the largest public school system in the country. With over 1 million students and 1,800 schools under her jurisdiction, Porter, 47, says she’s ready for the…
Tia Mowry is having some mother-and-son bonding time with her son Cree. On Feb. 24, she uploaded a TikTok video to her Instagram of her and her son doing the “90s check.” The rules are to identify or sing along with the songs that play and “if you know all of these songs” then you…
Porter will take on the post vacated by former chancellor Richard Carranza, who departs after losing family members to COVID Mayor Bill de Blasio has appointed Meisha Porter to run the New York City system following the resignation of Chancellor Richard Carranza. Read More: New York City schools, nation’s largest system, set to reopen in…
Green pushed back against Republican arguments invoking religion as a reason to kill the bill that protects LGBTQ rights. Congressman Al Green, who represents Texas’ Ninth District, delivered an impassioned speech on the floor of the House of Representatives Thursday, where he spoke out in support of the Equality Act, which would establish federal LGBTQ…
Veteran Hollywood actor Clifton Powell has appeared in more than 100 films since beginning his career in the entertainment industry in the early 1980s. Powell’s acting credits include cult classics such as “Next Friday” and “Menace II Society” and much more. Still, even with more than 30 years to show on his extensive resume, the actor revealed…
Former President Barack Obama told singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen that the “politics of white resistance” kept him from pursuing reparations for descendants of slaves during his presidency, although he believes the payments are justified. During the second episode of the new Spotify podcast series “Renegades: Born in the USA” Obama told the E Street Band leader…
Brown sat down with ‘The Neighborhood Talk’ on Instagram In a recent interview, Tessica Brown slammed LisaRaye for calling her “ghetto” after her viral Gorilla Glue mishap. Brown sat down for an interview with Instagram’s The Neighborhood Talk and said to host DeAsia Robinson, “LisaRaye, they say she had a lot to say…You don’t even…
One of Graham’s books documented his experiences working undercover at an all-white country club in the early 1990s. Prominent lawyer Lawrence Otis Graham, the eloquent activist and author who exposed racism and detailed life in the Black upper middle class in his 14 bestselling books, reportedly died last Friday. He was 59. No cause of…
Amid the severe sexual allegations facing T.I. and his wife Tiny and with the production of their reality show, “T.I. & Tiny: Friends & Family Hustle,” being put on pause, the Atlanta couple has released several statements maintaining their innocence. Recently, when asked by The Shaderoom how he had managed his presence in the media, the “Live…
Source: Jason Armond / Getty Kentucky legislators unanimously voted to approve a bill that would restrict the usage of “no-knock” warrants on Thursday, in an increasing effort to prohibit excessive force policies evoked in the death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot last spring after Louisville cops raided her home…
