Former President Barack Obama punched a high school friend in the face after the friend called him a racial slur, he claimed during the second episode of the podcast series “Renegades: Born in the USA,” that was released Feb. 22. “I popped him in the face and broke his nose,” Obama told singer Bruce Springsteen…
In Wednesday’s House hearing, she asked Louis DeJoy why the USPS board is entirely white and male. Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush pressed United States Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy about diversity on Wednesday. In a hearing before the House Oversight and Reform Committee, Bush asked why — although the lower ranks of postal employees…
These days, Keyshia Cole has her fans reminiscing on the early 2000’s Keyshia — from her singing some of her hit songs during her January 2021 “Verzuz” battle to her rocking her old orange and yellow hair color. But fans are scratching their heads after the R&B singer recently asked them for advice about bringing…
Tamar Braxton is finally explaining what she meant when she said made a congratulations post for her big sister Toni Braxton and Birdman, who is Toni’s fiancé. In an interview with the hosts of “The Morning Hustle” on Feb. 23, Tamar opened up about why she made the post saying “@tonibraxton @birdman congratulations love birds”…
It looks like Draya Michele is ready to take her talents back to the big screen, and she is looking to take on a lead role. On Wednesday, Feb. 24, she uploaded a photo to her Instagram Story of Lisa Raye McCoy, Charlie Murphy, Ice Cube, Alex Thomas, and Samuel Monroe Jr. taking a picture…
The former UCLA star says he wants to empower and inspire the community he came from Russell Westbrook has dedicated himself to excellence on the basketball court and in doing so, has reaped many blessings. Now he wants to follow in the footsteps of other current and former NBA stars like Alonzo Mourning, Jalen Rose,…
A viral clip of K. Michelle has the internet talking after she was seen turning up to Cardi B’s new single “Up.” As she was dancing she turned to one side, and something looked off with her butt. It appears that even K. Michelle noticed it as she was recording, because she put her hand…
The ‘O-o-h Chile’ singer who helped made the classic song a hit, has passed The classic song “O-o-h Chile,” released in 1970, was created by the legendary Chicago group The Five Stairsteps. The song has been remade by a variety of acts, including most recently by Paul Stanley of KISS, who released a version last…
For 17-year-old high school senior Brenyya Connor, dozens of college acceptance letters have poured in since the Florida native first began applying to colleges last summer. One by one, in her interview with Atlanta Black Star, the soon-to-be first-generation college student rattled off the names of schools that have offered her admission. “I got into…
The festivities will also pay tribute to HBCUs, with performances by marching bands and step teams Music legend Gladys Knight has been tapped to sing the national anthem at the 2021 NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta next month. The festivities will also pay tribute to HBCUs [historically black colleges and universities], with performances by HBCU…
