Eleven-time Olympic medalist Allyson Felix is a hot topic, but when she was recently questioned about another sizzling subject, her remarks seemingly garnered a lukewarm reception. During an appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show — currently being guest-hosted by Stephen A. Smith — Felix weighed in on Sha’Carri Richardson. The 21-year-old track hopeful’s last few months…
The National Institute of Standards and Technology also announced it will conduct a five-pronged investigation into the Champlain Towers South collapse Video released by a team of federal investigators shows more evidence of extensive corrosion and overcrowded concrete reinforcement in a Miami-area condominium that collapsed in June, killing 98 people. The National Institute of Standards…
Wright was injured in a stunt rig accident at an overnight “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” shoot in Boston this week. Actress Letitia Wright was injured in a stunt rig accident on the set of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever this week. The overnight shoot was taking place in Boston, and a spokesperson for Marvel told Variety on Wednesday…
A rally in support of Gulia Dale III’s family was held Saturday in Newton, organized by the Newark, New Jersey NAACP chapter. The family of a retired military officer is speaking out after he was shot dead by police responding to a call for help as he was experiencing a mental breakdown. Gulia Dale III,…
A unanimous three-judge panel rejected arguments that Roof should have been ruled incompetent to stand trial in the shootings at Mother Emanuel AME Church A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld Dylann Roof’s conviction and death sentence for the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation, saying the legal record cannot…
A Louisiana man prosecutors said inflicted a “four-day streak of terror” on Baton Rouge in 2017 has been sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of killing of two Black men. Kenneth Gleason, 27, was convicted in April of first-degree murder in the death of one Black man killed in the four-day time…
Naomi Osaka‘s personal growth journey has been reflected in the way she handles herself professionally, specifically in her commitment to maintaining her own mental and emotional health. The No. 3-ranked tennis player in the world is almost as well known for her positive and adamant stance on mental health protection as she is for her…
Jones, 31, is the first African American to hold the position and serve as an advocate for poetry in the state Magic City Poetry Festival founder Ashley M. Jones has been named the first Black poet laureate of Alabama. According to information released by the festival, Jones, an Alabama School of Fine Arts faculty member,…
Chloe Bailey had many convinced that her singing group ChloexHalle made up of her and her sister Halle Bailey may be breaking up on Wednesday, Aug. 24, after announcing she would be performing solo at the MTV Video Music Awards. The duo, who initially began singing online on YouTube in 2011, didn’t get their start…
Audio of Nichols criticizing the network’s choice of a Black colleague to host an NBA Finals show was leaked in July It appears longtime ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols’ time with the network is over. They announced today they are removing Nichols as host from all NBA programming, as well as canceling her popular show The…
