Capt. Paris Davis is one of the first Black officers in the Special Forces but his fellow soldiers say his race played a part in him not receiving the military’s highest award A Black soldier who put his life on the line for the country and his fellow soldiers may finally get the recognition he…
The highly accomplished actress originally auditioned for the lead role of Lisa in the 1988 film ‘Coming To America’ is a cult classic, and audiences are ecstatic that a sequel is on the horizon. But now Vanessa Bell Calloway, who starred in the 1988 film, is making a stunning revelation that she believes colorism played a part…
‘He didn’t have much growing up, but his mother provided him all that he needed: love, a stable family, and a sense of community,” his website reads. Congressman Jamaal Bowman announced via Twitter his mother passed away from COVID-19. The U.S. representative who serves New York’s 16th congressional district took to social media on Tuesday…
For the past month, authorities from the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement have deported hundreds of Black immigrants back to their home countries. Watchdog activists fighting to ground the deportation flights say ICE has herded over 1,000 asylum seekers, including pregnant women and infants as young as a month old, onto planes destined for Haiti,…
Erika Harold says that despite her deeply conservative views, she is not happy that Donald Trump was acquitted in the Capitol riots A former Attorney General candidate who was once proud to be a Black Republican has now spoken up to share how “ashamed” she is of her party following the Jan. 6 siege at…
Wanda Cooper-Jones and family have planned a special gathering on the first anniversary of his tragic death On February 23, 2020, Ahmaud Arbery was killed while jogging in a Georgia suburb. As the first anniversary nears, his mother announced the family would be holding a vigil to celebrate her son’s life. Read More: Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ask…
Actor Michael B. Jordan went all out this Valentine’s Day for his girlfriend, Lori Harvey. While many were opening up gifts from the comforts of their homes and hopefully safely at restaurants where it was permitted, Michael and Lori were enjoying their holiday of romance touring around an aquarium the “Black Panther” star rented out exclusively for just…
Robert Maraj, the father of Nicki Minaj, was killed as a result of a hit-and-run accident in New York on Friday, Feb. 12. The 64-year-old was walking down a roadway when he was struck by a vehicle in Mineola, Long Island, heading north between Roslyn Road and Raff Avenue around 6 p.m. local time, according…
Authorities say the brave young boy fought back after watching intruders shoot a member of his family North Carolina police say a 12-year-old boy fatally shot an intruder who forced his way into an apartment with an accomplice. Monday, authorities confirmed that responding officers arrived at the home on South William Street at about 12:43…
The film directed by Shaka King stars LaKeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya Judas and the Black Messiah is the film everyone is talking about, and rightfully so. Everything from the costumes and props that set the film firmly in the late 1960s to the real-life footage included was strategically selected to tell a story Hollywood would…
