‘I see brown-skinned women flaunt their skin all the time in music,’ DaniLeigh said live on Instagram. ‘Why can’t I talk about mine?’ Following a slew of controversy and backlash, DaniLeigh issued an apology for — yet still defends — her song, “Yellow Bone.” The Dominican-American singer has faced backlash for her latest single’s release,…
Chicago Public Schools, which is the nation’s third-largest district, wanted roughly 10,000 kindergarten through eighth grade teachers and other staffers to return to school Monday The Chicago Teachers Union said Sunday that its members voted to defy an order to return to the classroom over concerns about COVID-19, setting up a showdown with district officials who have…
OPINION: Our joy and resilience can be our strongest weapon to create a country that actualizes liberty and justice for Black people This year is already one for the history books. 2021 will be remembered as the year a seditionist, outgoing United States president forcibly attempted to overturn his election loss by summoning a white…
“Sweet Lady” crooner Tyrese has more than once posted and deleted photos that fans seem to think are a jab at his estranged wife Samantha Lee Gibson. The once happily married duo announced their plan to divorce just two days ahead of the new year. Valentine’s Day would have marked the couple’s fourth wedding anniversary….
Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs will be trying for back-to-back titles, something no quarterback has done since — who else? — Tom Brady For Tom Brady, another trip to the Super Bowl — but this time, in a Tampa Bay uniform. And for his new team, the Buccaneers, a first-of-its-kind home game, but without the…
Dennis’ floor routine from Saturday’s competition featured a mix of records by Beyoncé, Missy Elliott, Kendrick Lamar and Tupac Shakur. A Black gymnast has gone viral for her amazing recent floor routine that honors Black culture creators. Nia Dennis started with Kendrick Lamar’s “DNA,” which went into a mix of records by Beyoncé, Missy Elliott,…
The International Labor Organization estimated that the restrictions on businesses and public life destroyed 8.8% of all work hours around the world last year Four times as many jobs were lost last year due to the coronavirus pandemic as during the worst part of the global financial crisis in 2009, a U.N. report said Monday….
The beer giant is donating the money it would have spent on the ad to coronavirus vaccination awareness efforts For the first time since 1983, when Anheuser-Busch used all of its ad time to introduce a beer called Bud Light, the beer giant isn’t advertising its iconic Budweiser brand during the Super Bowl. Instead, it’s…
In the name of #ProtectBlackWomen, Harlemites came out in full force over the weekend to march and advocate for a 31-year-old mom who was bitten, beaten, spit on and robbed on Jan. 18 after she refused a man’s offer to pay for her wine. WANTED-ROBBERY: On 1/18/21 approx. 5:52 PM, inside 303 W 128 St @NYPD32PCT Manhattan. After an argument with a…
The justices threw out Trump’s challenge to rulings that allowed lawsuits to go forward alleging that he violated the Constitution by accepting payments from officials The Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to lawsuits over whether Donald Trump illegally profited off his presidency. The justices threw out Trump’s challenge to lower court rulings that…
