The Reparations Task Force meets to hear public input on reparations at the California Science Center in Los Angeles on Sept. 22, 2022. | Source: Carolyn Cole / Getty Black folks in California could finally get their metaphorical forty acres and a mule. The Golden State recently announced plans to set aside $12 million in…
Social media food critic Keith Lee is catching flak for his response to Taraji P. Henson‘s big pickup at the 2024 BET Awards. The Oscar-nominated actress hosted the annual awards show for the third time on Sunday, June 30, and seemed to scuff one of the audience influencer’s timbs. In a skit, where Henson walked…
A 6-year-old Black child with special needs drowned last week at a youth summer camp swimming pool despite the presence of at least one lifeguard, according to New Jersey authorities. Michael Stewart died June 24 after he vanished beneath the water at Liberty Lakes Day Camp on Florence Columbus Road in Mansfield Township, where a…
Tia Mowry and Cory Hardrict are still managing to end up on the same red carpets a year after pulling the plug on their marriage. The former couple have been divorced since April 2023, six months after the actress announced they had separated after 14 years as husband and wife. The two entertainers attended the…
Source: 11 Alive / Rocky Jones / Rocky’s Barbershop / Black Barber A Black barbershop owner who let his place of business be ground zero for the jig, aka a Blacks for Trump event, is now feeling the wrath of the orange menace. Speaking with 11 Alive, a local news affiliate, Rocky Jones, owner of…
Fans have been following Serena Williams‘ journey to squeeze back into a Valentino denim skirt since January, months after giving birth to her second daughter with her husband, Alexis Ohanian. The tennis icon has been going hard in the gym working toward her fitness goals, and fans have been cheering her on. When she first tried…
Source: Ray Tan / Getty Missouri guards who killed a Black man in prison have pleaded not guilty to murder charges. According to AP, four former guards pleaded not guilty in the murder of Othel Moore Jr., and the fifth officer not guilty to accessory to involuntary manslaughter. On Dec 8, Othel Moore died in…
In another apparent case of “Driving while Black,” a highly decorated Black U.S. Army veteran with a concealed weapons permit was pulled over for unspecified reasons by the NYPD and arrested for possession of his own gun, spending more than 24 hours in jail before he was informed of the charges against him. Even though…
President Lyndon B. Johnson handed a pen to the Rev. Martin Luther King (2nd-R) after signing the historic Civil Rights Act in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, D.C., on July 2, 1964. | Source: – / Getty Signed into law nearly 60 years ago, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed…
The old adage “a picture is worth a thousand words” appears to be true for Steve Harvey fans who continue to speculate about the state of his marriage. The “Family Feud” host is currently basking in exotic locations with his wife, Marjorie Harvey, to celebrate their 17th wedding anniversary, which takes place on July 2….
