UPDATED: 6:40 a.m. ET, Jan. 18, 2021: On Apr. 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, while assisting striking sanitation workers. Back then, over a half-century ago, the wholesale racial integration required by the 1964 Civil Rights Act was just beginning to chip away at discrimination in education, jobs and…
UPDATED: 6:30 a.m. ET, Jan. 18, 2021: The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., might be the greatest orator in American history. This year would have marked his 92nd birthday, but the civil rights icon’s words and speeches have grown to become timeless while greatly contributing to changing the tide of American history. Not only…
Daddy duties are in full effect for Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson with his team out of the NFL playoffs. The 32-year-old enjoyed the weekend with his 5-month-old son Win Wilson, his and Ciara’s youngest child. “Even though we don’t get to play today… We always Winnin’! ” Wilson captioned the post that garnered over…
“Love & Hip Hop: New York” television personality Cyn Santana is living her best life and glowing in a new fashion post. The 28-year-old Washington Heights native took to Instagram on Saturday, Jan. 16, and uploaded a photo of herself in a brown loungewear two-piece. “Lounge, but make it cuuuteeee,” Santana captioned the photo of…
Security concerns have gripped Washington following the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump rioters U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, prompting the FBI to vet all of the 25,000 National Guard troops coming…
Rasheeda got her sexy on in a minidress with a sky-high slit that had fans running to tell her hubby, Kirk Frost, what she’s been up to. On Jan. 17, the rapper shared an image of herself looking unbothered and beautiful in a mid-thigh length, long-sleeved black minidress with a gold zipper running from top…
In service of his ego, his nature and his reelection prospects, the president said things that were not only wrong, but the precise opposite of right Truth caught up with Donald Trump after years of giving chase. The twice-impeached president painted a fantasy world in office, starring himself. In this world, he did things bigger,…
The museum will ‘introduce students to the music industry through the lens of African American history and culture’ A scholarship program and a new exhibit dedicated to Black music executives has been included in the mission at the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM), thanks to a partnership with Sony Music Group (SMG). The…
Last November, during an interview on the “Drink Champs” podcast with host Noreaga, music producer Hitmaka made some offensive comments about actress Naturi Naughton. The rapper claimed that he and the “Power” star slept together back in the day and revealed some other rather very personal information about the star. Shortly after the clip went viral,…
The Andrew W. Mellon foundation has awarded 16 grants totaling $72 million so far UC Berkeley’s African American Studies Department has received a $2.8 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to expand its community impact. “Black Studies Collaboratory,” a three-year project that is overseen by the department, is set to expand Black studies…
