From Moses Fleetwood Walker to Jackie Robinson, there are several Black baseball legends throughout history who have broken racial barriers and instrumentally shaped the landscape of the sport. Amongst the group of trailblazers was MLB coach John Buck O’Neil who was recently posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, CNN reported. Negro League baseball…
The fine was announced Sunday by Byron Spruell, the president of league operations Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for directing obscene language toward a fan during a game in Atlanta. The fine was announced Sunday by Byron Spruell, the president of league operations. Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant…
Denzel Washington has starred in at least 60 movies since his career took off in the late ’70s and has worked with countless talented people in Hollywood, — some old and some relatively new to the industry — positioning himself as an inspiration to many. However, when asked if he knew who actor Damson Idris…
The Black maternal health crisis is a pressing issue that is indicative of the racial disparities that permeate the public health system, and an initiative has been launched in an effort to address the inequities. Carol’s Daughter has teamed up with the Mama Glow Foundation to provide resources and support for ‘Black birthing people’ as…
Steve Harvey‘s fly fashion has caught fans’ eyes yet again as the comedian prepares to host the Miss Universe pageant for the sixth time. The “Family Feud” host, who is currently in Abu Dhabi where the competition will take place, looked sharp and stylish in his electric blue suit with an open-collared white shirt underneath,…
Source: Jonathan Bachman / Getty It’s a brand new day in New Orleans. Despite a reported rise in crime in “The Big Easy,” voters chose a new path forward by electing reformer Susan Hutson as sheriff. While runoff elections can be a mixed bag, community members in New Orleans showed up to have their voices heard….
Visit to mark Biden’s first time in South Carolina since primary win President is returning to South Carolina, the state that played a pivotal role in his march to the Democratic presidential nomination and the White House, as the featured speaker at the graduation ceremonies this coming week at a historically Black university. Biden on Friday will…
Two Georgia election workers revealed supporters of former President Donald Trump have threatened to lynch them and accused them of election fraud following the 2020 presidential election. A year later, local and state police have not investigated the threats, according to a review of Georgia records by Reuters. Federal authorities looked into the threats but…
“It was absolutely the most terrifying thing I’ve ever experienced in my life,” Kyanna Parsons-Perez told the TODAY show on Saturday Kyanna Parsons-Perez somehow kept her composure early Saturday morning after a tornado flattened the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky where she worked, leaving her and her coworkers cloaked in darkness and…
Charles Sherman Neal says he was retaliated against and fired in 2016 A jury has found that school officials in Boston retaliated against a teacher for exercising his legal right to raise concerns about workplace discrimination without fear of retribution, awarding him $1.7 million. The Boston Globe reports that Charles Sherman Neal was the only Black…
