Iris Meda retired as a nurse in January only to reenter the field months later to train students in the fight against coronavirus A nurse who came out of retirement to teach during the coronavirus pandemic has died of complications relating to COVID-19. Read More: Michigan girl, 14, who was detained by police dies of…
Taraji P. Henson may have ended her engagement with former NFL player Kelvin Hayden, but the award-winning actress is not letting that stop her from living her best life. During an Nov. 20 interview with “Entertainment Tonight” host Kevin Frazier two days ahead of hosting Sunday night’s American Music Awards show, the actress revealed that she…
Former President Barack Obama says Malia and Sasha will be ‘active citizens,’ for their generation Sasha and Malia Obama joined the Black Lives Matter protests over the summer and their father couldn’t be prouder. Former President Barack Obama is promoting his new memoir, “A Promised Land,” and is the featured cover story on this week’s…
‘New Money’ is based on a story that Jemele Hill and Kelley Carter wrote about Black women with financial independence Actress Gabrielle Union has teamed up with The Undefeated journalist, Kelley Carter, and former ESPN star and podcaster, Jemele Hill to produce a new half-hour scripted comedy series for Showtime. New Money is based on…
The 20-year-old government major called his election “a major statement” by Harvard students. The student body of Harvard University has elected the first Black person as its president in its nearly 400-year history. Noah Harris, a junior from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, ran a virtual campaign via social media and texting. He noted that due to the…
A Florida deputy under investigation for fatally shooting two Black teens in Cocoa on Nov. 13 remains employed after a storied history of violence that his department had full knowledge of according to Florida Today. Cocoa residents Angelo Crooms, 16, and Sincere Pierce, 18, were killed during a traffic stop conducted by Brevard County Sheriff’s…
Rapper 21 Savage is mourning the loss of his little brother, Terrell Davis. The 27 year old was stabbed to death in London, according to the Daily Mail. Davis reportedly was killed at the Blenheim Gardens estate in the district of Brixton on Sunday, Nov. 22, after getting involved in an argument with a friend “he’d known…
Earlier this month, it was announced that filming for the 13th season of the “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” had paused after one of the crew members tested positive for COVID-19. When production does resume, it appears as though one of the cast members won’t be returning to the show. According to TMZ, “friend” of the…
This squad, organized by geography, was pandemic prompted: NFL officials drove to games. An all-Black officiating team took to the field for the first time last night to oversee ESPN’s Monday Night Football match between the Los Angeles Rams and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “This historic Week 11 crew is a testament to the countless…
EXCLUSIVE: The author says the inspiration for his newest book, ‘We Still Here: Pandemic, Policing, Protest, and Possibility, came in May after the killing of George Floyd “I have never been more hopeful than I am right now.” Marc Lamont Hill said the inspiration for his newest book, We Still Here: Pandemic, Policing, Protest, and…
