The funeral for a Black man killed by police in Ohio last month was set to take place late Tuesday morning. Andre Hill was shot by the Columbus police on Dec. 22 within seconds of an officer seeing him. The 47-year-old was only armed with a cellphone. Officiated by Bishop Timothy Clarke, the First Church…
This year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors the icon and encourages Americans to volunteer in COVID-19 relief. The Presidential Inaugural Committee of President-elect Joe Biden has asked Americans to commit to a day of service on Monday, Jan. 18, which is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The National Day of Service will be in…
Her demand for ‘confidence & integrity in our election system’ came hours before sharing a stage with Trump. In a last-ditch effort to rally supporters of embattled President Donald Trump to her campaign, Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler announced that she would stand against the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College win on Wednesday. “On…
Toya Bush-Harris and her husband, Eugene Harris, started 2021 on the right note by participating in a “21-day fast.” Bush-Harris revealed the news as she uploaded a new image of the couple on Jan. 2. In the photo, the pair were dressed to the nines as the mother of three wore a shimmery gold dress,…
UPDATED: 6:45 a.m. ET, Jan. 5, 2020 — Tuesday marks the annual George Washington Carver Day, celebrating the famed Black inventor’s unrivaled legacy of agricultural technological advances. The yearly observance also drew attention to the rich history of other brilliant African American inventors who have been contributing to the fields of science, mechanics, business, recreation and…
Tia Mowry is revealing just where her daughter Cairo gets her attitude from. On Sunday, Jan. 3, Mowry uploaded an Instagram photo with her and her mini-me dressed up in their New Year’s outfits. In the picture, Mowry is barefoot and smiling big while her 2-year-old gives half a smile. “#cairo is definitely her #fathers…
Masika Kalysha exuded self-confidence on Jan. 3 when she posted a twerking video of herself at a hookah bar while wearing a white cut-out dress. The model, who was singing along to Lil Durk’s “Homebody” featuring Gunna & TK Kravitz, enjoyed herself as she shouted indecipherably before saying at one point, “Godd-mn I’m fine ……
‘I’m asking you to give everything you’ve got for one more day.’ President-elect Joe Biden on Monday made his final pitch to voters in Georgia ahead of the Jan. 5 runoff elections that will determine which party controls of the Senate. Speaking at a drive-in rally in downtown Atlanta, Biden addressed Georgia Democrats and what…
Most Americans who received a stimulus check last spring will get the $600 payment The IRS began issuing a second round of stimulus checks last week, and most qualifying Americans are expected to receive payments via direct deposit and paper check by January 15. You can now check the status of your payment by using…
Alexis Skyy is starting her baby girl’s birthday off right, and that is with a good old-fashioned “Happy Birthday” song. On Monday, Jan. 4, Skyy uploaded two short videos to wish her daughter a Happy Birthday. The first video shows the mother of one singing the traditional birthday tune while her daughter, Alaiya Grace Maxwell,…
