The airline canceled more than 1,000 flights in total Southwest Airlines canceled hundreds of flights over the weekend, blaming the woes on air traffic control issues and weather. The airline canceled more than 1,000 flights in total, or 29% of its schedule, as of 7 p.m. ET Sunday, according to flight tracker FlightAware. That was…
Gruden apologized for his “insensitive remarks” Jon Gruden again said he is not a racist after his Las Vegas Raiders lost their first game since the revelation of the head coach’s 2011 racial remark about players’ union leader DeMaurice Smith. Gruden apologized for his “insensitive remarks” when asked about the decade-old emails following the Raiders’…
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said 43-year-old Damien Anthony Ferguson has been charged A man accused of gunning down a Georgia police officer during his first shift with the department ambushed him in retaliation for the officer’s arrest of an associate hours earlier, authorities said. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said 43-year-old Damien Anthony Ferguson has been…
Athletes across different sports are using their platforms and resources to support historically Black colleges and universities, and the latest star to do so is NFL player Jalen Hurts. According to CBS Sports, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback has joined forces with the National Football League Players Association and FedEx for an initiative launched to support…
Broner pleaded guilty to the assault but has not paid the judgment set by the judge Boxer Adrien Broner found himself stuck in jail on Sunday after being picked up by police in Kentucky, TMZ reported. Broner was booked at the Kenton County Jail in Kentucky around 1 a.m., the report noted. According to jail…
From financial literacy programs to initiatives designed to empower HBCU students, entertainment maven Terrence Jenkins has continually used his platform to uplift marginalized communities and his latest social good project is centered on combatting food insecurity. He recently teamed up with the appliance brand Maytag and the Boys & Girls Club of America for an…
A study led by an academic from the University of Auckland in New Zealand says all languages derive from a singular language in Africa Apparently everything can be traced back to the motherland. Many users on social media recently began resharing a 2011 study conducted by a group of scientists which says the world’s 6,000…
Per a New York Times report, increased crime rates and public pressure from pro-police political groups have led to funding reversals for law enforcement departments nationwide Local leaders in cities across America are ramping up previously reduced funding allocations for law enforcement departments as crime rates have risen and pressure from the public has seemingly…
Mogul and comedian Kevin Hart is on a mission to change the narrative around racial and gender representation in the realm of entertainment. According to Deadline, the Philadelphia native’s production company has teamed up with NBCUniversal and the Sundance Institute for the creation of a screenwriting fellowship program for Black women. Laugh Out Loud &…
It appears fuel has been added to the fire started years ago between K. Michelle and her former friend and “Love and Hip Hop” co-star Lyrica Anderson. Michelle fired off a few tweets Tuesday night hinting that she will be appearing on a new season of a “ratchet reality show” that has got her “living…
