Housing advocates fear the end of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moratorium could result in millions of people being evicted Evictions, which have mostly been on pause during the pandemic, were expected to ramp up Monday after the Biden administration allowed the federal moratorium to expire over the weekend and Congress was unable…
Actress and award-winning gospel singer Tamela Mann is gearing up for the release of her upcoming album “Overcomer.” She recently talked to Atlanta Black Star about what it was like creating the project and some of her life experiences that inspired the album, including her inspiring weight loss journey. The Grammy nominee also chatted about…
All Obama party guests will be required to undergo COVID testing, and a coordinating medical professional will be onsite. Let the people who know it tell it: There ain’t no party like a Barack Obama party ’cause a Barack Obama party don’t stop. This month, the former president will reportedly host a small coterie of…
Wap had recently performed at the Rolling Loud festival in Miami, dedicating it to her later in his Instagram Story. The 4-year-old daughter of rapper Fetty Wap has passed away, according to social media posts from her mother, Turquoise Miami. In an Instagram post on Saturday, Miami wrote, “This is my amazing, beautiful, funny, vibrant,…
Willow Smith opened up on July 29 about how detrimental the music industry was to her mental health when she first started. Smith catapulted into the music world at the age of 10 when she released her hit single “Whip My Hair” in 2010. The singer disclosed to UK singer Yungblud during “The YUNGBLUD Podcast” the…
A Detroit police sergeant who has been sued at least eight times since 2009 and has been the subject of dozens of civilian complaints was removed from patrol duty last week. Sgt. Stephen Kue had been accused of harassing citizens of color and using racist language, an investigation by 7 Action News showed. Kue was…
The 2016 Olympic gymnastics champion will return to the competition a little over a week after stepping away from the meet to focus on her mental health Simone Biles is back. The 2016 Olympic gymnastics champion will return to competition in the balance beam final on Tuesday, a little over a week after stepping away…
Team Jamaica’s impressive performance during the women’s 100-meter dash at the Tokyo Olympics over the weekend had fans and natives of the Caribbean island rejoicing. The victory also opened the door for a few celebrities to throw jabs at Sha’Carri Richardson, the Olympic hopeful absent from the games after being disqualified in June following a…
James Baldwin addresses the crowd after participating in the march from Selma to Montgomery in support of voting rights, in 1965. | Source: Robert Abbott Sengstacke / Getty UPDATED: 7:10 a.m. ET, Aug. 2, 2021 Novelist, essayist, and playwright James Baldwin, who would have turned 97 years old on Monday, stands out as one of…
Source: Ulf Andersen / Getty UPDATED: 6:45 a.m. ET, Aug. 2, 2021 — Monday marks what would have been the 97th birthday of renowned Harlem writer James Baldwin. Among the many great Black writers in canons of Black literature, Baldwin etched his mark in history with his candid and brilliant words on Black America and systemic oppression….
