LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger came out in opposition to the new mask mandate Los Angeles County residents are again required to wear masks indoors regardless of their vaccination status — a new mandate starting this weekend that health officials hope will reverse the latest spikes in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths. The rule went…
Larry Elder is maintaining he should be included and state officials giving no details as to why he wasn’t The official list of who’s running in California’s recall election of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom remained unsettled Sunday, with conservative talk radio host Larry Elder maintaining he should be included and state officials giving no details…
Black academic leaders are making historic moves in the realm of higher education. Dr. M. Brian Blake has been appointed to serve as the president of Georgia State University; making him the first Black person in the school’s 108-year history to take on the position. Dr. M. Brian Blake, provost and executive vice president at…
Anyone who is a true fan of ’90s R&B singers Brandy and/or Monica would remember their iconic 1998 single “The Boy Is Mine.” The Grammy award-winning song was such a classic hit that to this day people are still singing it, including Brandy’s 19-year-old daughter Sy’Rai Smith. On July 15, Smith took to TikTok to…
The 17-year-old tennis star would have been the youngest Olympic tennis player since 2000 Rising U.S. tennis star Coco Gauff announced Sunday she tested positive for the coronavirus and will not compete in this summer’s Tokyo Olympics. “I am so disappointed to share the news that I have tested positive for COVID and won’t be…
Biz didn’t take himself too seriously, yet he was respected because he made multiple hit records In 1986 and 87, when Biz Markie was first releasing records, hip-hop was deadly serious. The leaders of the culture were Run-DMC, LL Cool J, Rakim, Kool Moe Dee, KRS-One, MC Shan, Big Daddy Kane, Chuck D — guys…
All VSU students enrolled during the COVID-19 pandemic will have balances forgiven HBCU Virginia State University (VSU) announced Friday it will clear unpaid balances for students enrolled during the pandemic using CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act dollars. The payoff will apply to all students who took classes anytime from March 13, 2020…
Four years ago, Trump appeared to equate white supremacists and racial justice protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia A cocktail of propaganda, conspiracy theory and disinformation — of the kind intoxicating to the masses in the darkest turns of history — is fueling delusion over the agonies of Jan. 6. Hate is “love.” Violence is “peace.” The…
Paul and Adele were spotted courtside at an NBA Finals game Saturday LeBron James’ agent Rich Paul and singer Adele are a couple, reports ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. Windhorst made the claim on a late-night podcast hosted by ESPN’s Zach Lowe, after the “Hello” singer was spotted sitting courtside next to the NBA agent during Saturday…
The National Football League is continuing its efforts to amplify social justice by again playing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” before some games and other major NFL events this season. The song, traditionally known as the Black national anthem, will be played before “The Star-Spangled Banner” ahead of events such as the NFL Kickoff Game…
