“Our church claims to have the issue of justice in its DNA,” Senior Bishop Adam J. Richardson Jr said. “It will come up in sermons, it will come up in reports.” The African Methodist Episcopal Church, the United States’ oldest historically Black denomination, launched its General Conference on Tuesday with delegates expected to address racial…
“Just knew he’s ready,” Phoenix forward Mikal Bridges said. “He’s prepared his whole life for this moment and it shows out there on the court.” Chris Paul waited 16 years to get to the NBA Finals, bringing with him a team starving for its first championship. The setting was entirely new. The performance was same…
World Athletics had reportedly agreed to keep private that two 18-year-old Namibian sprinters had been barred from competing in the 400m race Namibia’s elite athletes and regular citizenry alike are fuming at World Athletics, the international governing body of track and field and other running sports, for reportedly breaching a confidentiality agreement. Abner Xoagub, president…
Backed by $20 million in donations, Hannah-Jones announced the establishment of the Center for Journalism and Democracy at Howard Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones used major philanthropic donors to build her future as a tenured professor at Howard University, just as other major donors sought to stymie the Pulitzer Prize-winning Black investigative reporter at the University of North…
Moïse was killed in an attack on his private residence early Wednesday, according to Haiti’s interim prime minister The assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse drew shock and condemnation from leaders in Latin America, Europe and elsewhere on Wednesday, along with calls for calm and unity in Haiti. Moïse was killed in an attack on his private residence early…
Diddy‘s attempt to motivate his fans to follow their dreams with his “roaches-to-riches” story on Tuesday, July 6, left many perplexed. His caption about his struggles with roaches left them unclear on the rapper’s intentions in the initial video because of the unwarranted distraction: that very caption. In the clip, the 51-year-old is seen enjoying…
Edward Cagney Mathews’ mug shot. | Source: Mt. Laurel Police Department The full extent of the racist terror waged for years by a white man against his Black neighbors in South Jersey is coming to light after a video showing him using the N-word multiple times and calling Black people “monkeys” went viral over the…
Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson will have to put her Olympic dreams on hold until the 2024 Games. It was previously announced that Richardson would not be allowed to compete in the 100 meters of this month’s Tokyo Games after testing positive for THC, a chemical found in marijuana. Richardson became an overnight sensation after winning the…
Black historians and community members in Maryland pooled resources to reclaim thousands of pages documenting the auction and sale of enslaved Black Americans. The documents, which date from the late 1600s to the early 1800s, were found in a plastic trash bag in the attic of a 200-year-old house near Chestertown, Maryland. The foundation of…
Douglas, who is best known for playing opposite Robert Townsend on the hit ’90s TV show, died Tuesday. Suzzanne Douglas, the actress best known for playing opposite Robert Townsend on the hit ’90s TV show, The Parent ‘Hood, died Tuesday at the age of 64. A cause of death was not been disclosed. Actress Suzzanne…
