OPINION: Black businesses have been hit hardest by the pandemic. They deserve to be set up for success during and beyond this turbulent time. The public health impact of both COVID-19 and systemic racism continues to wreak havoc in Black communities. Even as circumstances have steadily improved since mass lockdowns were lifted, Black businesses, on…
Source: HBCU Week Foundation assets / HBCU Week Foundation The conversation around mental health in the Black community has been progressing in recent years but there is still a long way to go. Life circumstances such as social expectations, financial challenges, and systemic racial biases are still putting an immense amount of pressure on Black…
Source: NBC / Getty Fans of the 57-year-old media maven have been eagerly awaiting her return to her Fox TV hit daytime talk series The Wendy Williams Show, but the former Hot 97 personality’s health has struggled to recover since contracting a breakthrough case of COVID-19 in early September. The season 13 premiere of The…
Wendy Williams‘ talk show reign is reportedly coming to an official end following months of health struggles. Anonymous insiders reportedly are saying “The Wendy Williams Show” host, who has been on hiatus from her talk show since September amid health complications, “will never return” to her hosting seat and a search for her permanent replacement…
Rising obesity and diabetes rates — especially in Black communities — compounded by the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic, means that we simply cannot afford to derail our health goals As the holiday season fast approaches, you may want to resist the temptation to over indulge in your holiday favorites. Rising obesity and diabetes rates—especially…
OPINION: As we recognize the 400th anniversary of the first Thanksgiving, now is the time for the United States to deprogram itself from the myth of the Thanksgiving narrative As we recognize the 400th anniversary of the first Thanksgiving, now is the time for the United States to deprogram itself from the myth of the…
Is divorce off the table? It appears Erica Mena and Safaree Samuels are working on their future together in the new trailer for VH1’s “Family Reunion: Love & Hip Hop Edition.” Building off the first season’s success, the star-studded reality series will return for its second season with franchise cast members from Atlanta, New York,…
Since the news broke of LSU head coach Ed Orgeron being out at season’s end, there have been some big names mentioned to step into one of the plush jobs in the country. The likes of James Franklin, Mel Tucker (Michigan State), Luke Fickell (Cincinnati) and even Jimbo Fisher (LSU) were thrown around as possibilities. On Tuesday, the…
After several television appearances, Larenz Tate has often talked about the challenges of being a black actor in Hollywood. But that hasn’t stopped generations of women from grandmas to college students from lusting over the 46-year-old actor. During an interview with Essence, the “Power” star explained how he solidified his position as one of Hollywood’s…
“I never, ever, ever thought I would see the day that I would be exonerated,” said Anthony Broadwater. Anthony Broadwater spent 16 years behind bars for the rape of a white, female student at Syracuse University. On Monday, a New York judge overturned his 40-year-old rape conviction. The victim, award-winning novelist Alice Sebold, details being…
