HBCUs across America are starting to see an increase in applications and enrollment Historically Black Colleges and Universities are beginning to see a surge in interest, applications and enrollment. For many, HBCUs have provided a sense of family and support that led to self-discovery and a strong level of pride in Blackness. HBCUs are widely…
Source: MARK FELIX / Getty Police officers are choosing violence on and off social media. Early Monday, the official Houston Police Department Twitter account celebrated several police officers involved in a 1917 race massacre. It took nearly six hours before the Houston Police Department finally deleted the racist tweet. The account used the hashtag…
The first show will be a podcast version of the show’s successful spin-off with the Estefan family, ‘Red Table Talk: The Estefans’ Get ready for more content from the Red Table. According to new reports, Jada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table Talk has inked a new podcast deal with iHeartMedia, which will include five new shows…
“We always planned to tell this story through five seasons,” said series creator Issa Rae. HBO announced on Monday (Aug. 23) that the fifth and final season of Insecure will return in October. Insecure first premiered in October 2016, and since then, has received critical acclaim and multiple Emmy nominations, as theGrio reported. Series star…
A significant change is being made regarding how Minneapolis will not conduct “pretextual” traffic stops for low-level offenses, Mayor Jacob Frey recently announced. According to a statement from Frey on Friday, Aug. 13, he, along with the city’s Police Chief Medaria Arradondo, has “finalized another series of reforms in ongoing efforts to create a more…
Basketball superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is having a great year in the city of Milwaukee. Just one month after winning the 2021 NBA Finals with the Bucks and earning the title of the NBA Finals MVP, the 26-year-old is making major moves with another team from the Brew City. On Friday, Aug. 20, during an official…
One gut-wrenching TikTok video garnered more than 465,000 views A Georgia man is finally getting much-needed relief for his family after opening up about their financial struggles on his TikTok feed and gaining public attention. Michael Walker found it incredibly hard to provide for his family due to his battle with kidney disease. As a…
“We need to really make sure that while we’re having conversations about the booster, we’re continuing to have conversations about the vaccine,” said Dr. Shamard Charles In the wake of the White House announcing that COVID-19 booster shots will be rolled out starting Aug. 20, critics are questioning whether it’s both morally and practically right…
EXCLUSIVE: Poullard provides listeners insight into the generational mistreatment of Black veterans and the hurdles they face adjusting to reentry into civilian life post-war Tashandra Poullard is a U.S. Navy Veteran and native Houstonian. She served in the US Navy from 1997 to 2006 and in Iraq after 9/11. She held the roles of cryptologic…
DaBaby is “#BackToWork” after his Rolling Loud scandal in July. The North Carolina rapper returned to the stage at the MetLife Stadium on Sunday, Aug. 22, for Hot 97’s Summer Jam 2021. However, DaBaby did not take his return lightly. In the middle of his performance, he issued another apology for his insensitive homosexuality comments,…
