Hayes, who was not armed, became argumentative after officers said he couldn’t go back into his home A Los Angeles police officer briefly pressed a knee to the neck of NBA player Jaxson Hayes as the New Orleans Pelicans center gasped “I can’t breathe” seconds before another officer used a Taser on him during a…
Jazz luminary Josephine Baker is making posthumous history as the first Black woman and entertainer to receive burial rights at the Paris Panthéon. The French temple serves as the burial site of the country’s most revered politicians, wartime heroes, Nobel Prize winners, and, come Nov. 30, also Baker. The American-born dancer-turned-singer-and-actress’ reinterring at the monument…
Whether it’s through the characters that she’s portrayed on the big screen or the poignant conversations she’s curated on Red Table Talk, actress and producer Jada Pinkett Smith has continually used her artistry and platform to highlight diverse narratives. According to Deadline, her latest project will be centered on capturing the unsung stories of African…
Will the online battle happen between the two iconic groups? It seems, for now, unlikely With music fans still high from the Verzuz battle between The Lox and Dipset on Aug. 3, speculation about another showdown between big hip-hop heavyweights hit social media hard this week. A flyer stating that an upcoming Verzuz event would…
Jamaica’s top women’s sprinters again are sharing the spotlight. On Thursday night, the Athletissima meet took place in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the three Jamaican runners Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson-Herah, and Shericka Jackson, swept the top three spots once again. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica in 100m Women celebrates after the Diamond League athletics meeting Athletissima at…
The beloved onscreen couple sit down more than 30 years after the series to talk about Black love and how the show would adapt in today’s environment. After its premiere in the late 1980s, A Different World became Black sitcom royalty. Jasmine Guy and Kadeem Hardison, who played one of the most iconic couples on…
Rapper Lil Baby has amassed major success in the realm of music and as he continues to rise in the industry, he’s putting the focus on paying it forward and empowering youth in his hometown. According to Revolt, the music artist—whose real name is Dominique Jones—helped refurbish a local basketball court in Atlanta. In Lil…
President Barack Obama approaches the podium to make a statement at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House August 28, 2014, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Alex Wong / Getty UPDATED: 1:00 p.m. ET, Aug. 28, 2021 Originally published: Aug. 29, 2019 In desperate search of a scandal that never existed in…
The situation in Afghanistan worsens as the airport is basically closed by the new leadership Taliban forces sealed off Kabul’s airport Saturday to most Afghans hoping for evacuation and most NATO nations flew out their troops after two decades in Afghanistan, winding down a frantic airlift that Western leaders acknowledged was still leaving many of…
Jesse Jackson and his wife Jacqueline attend the Phoenix Dinner for the 48th Annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation on September 15, 2018, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Earl Gibson III / Getty A new report suggests that Rev. Jesse Jackson‘s wife is not making as speedy a recovery as her civil rights icon husband following…
