Source: iOne Digital / Getty Images There were already reports showing that Black voters have been casting their ballots early in record numbers, but now we have a little bit more data about who exactly among them is fueling this outpouring of electoral activity. According to the top executive at a political analytics firm, older…
In the first episode of Eric’s Perspective podcast, Michael Massenburg tells host Eric Hanks how the 1965 Watts Rebellion. and the Rodney King protests shaped his lens as an artist In the first episode of Eric’s Perspective, a podcast dedicated to exploring African American art, Eric Hanks talks with public artist Michael Massenburg about his…
Cushnie, the fashion label seen on celebrities such as Beyoncé and Michelle Obama, has announced a shut down due to coronavirus hardship. The coronavirus pandemic forced many companies to shut down and fashion label Cushnie is the one of the latest to make the announcement. Read More: Ruth Carter’s new clothing line at H&M inspired…
Former Vice President Biden in focused on Latino voters. Presidential candidate Joe Biden wants to reconnect migrant children with their families. Read More: Trump, Biden appeal to Florida voters to turn out in person Biden’s campaign says that if he is elected his first order of business is to sign an executive order to reunite…
The Atlanta backyard of first-generation beekeepers Lloyd and Ashley Hardrick is bustling with energy from dozens of busy honeybees. The Black parents started their own beekeeping business, Honey Bee Goode Apiaries, from their home in 2015, and they’ve grown from one hive to 20 since then. The couple invited Atlanta Black Star for an up-close-and-personal…
The R&B singer has something more to say about the fallout from confessing his relationship with Jada Pinkett-Smith August Alsina caused quite a stir earlier this year with the headline-making revelations about his romantic affair with actress Jada Pinkett-Smith. Now the singer who turned “entanglement” into a buzzword is responding to those who say he’s…
Many people may know Niles Fitch for portraying the teenage version of Randall Pearson, played by actor Sterling K. Brown, in the ABC hit television drama “This Is Us.” However, the 19-year-old recently revealed that he is also the cousin of Rayshard Brooks. Brooks was a 27-year-old unarmed Black man who was shot and killed…
During a new interview, the Louisville police union president declared his belief that the cops had reason to pull the trigger in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor Louisville police union president Ryan Nichols sat down with Gayle King for an interview about Breonna Taylor’s shooting death. Read More: Breonna Taylor grand jurors call Louisville…
Two white men from Washington state are awaiting trial on hate crime and first-degree robbery charges for reportedly chasing a Black driver for 10 miles before brutally attacking him. Eric Dean Wise, 33, and Travis Bryan Phillips, 34, of Auburn, Washington, chased a Black driver through Federal Way before stealing his wallet and shoes and…
Justen Watkins and Alfred Gorman were charged with gang membership, unlawful posting of a message and using computers to commit a crime DETROIT (AP) — Two members of a white supremacist group were arrested Thursday and accused of intimidating a Michigan family, authorities said. Justen Watkins, 25, of Bad Axe, and Alfred Gorman, 35, of…
