One half of the R&B sister duo ChloeXHalle found herself trending on social media following a racy rendition of “Feeling Good,” the 1965 record made popular by singer and activist Nina Simone. Chloe Bailey took to the stage on Friday, June 18, to perform her latest song, “Feeling Good,” for the ABC special event “Juneteenth:…
My father and stepfather played critical roles in my personal development and growth. Yet, growing up in the 1980s and 1990s, media narratives of absent Black fathers persisted. Along with many other male role models in my life, both men provided examples of Black fatherhood rarely seen in popular media. Each of my fathers defined…
Richardson just secured her place at the Tokyo Olympics While Sha’Carri Richardson celebrated her victorious win at the Olympics trials on Saturday, she also revealed that her birth mother died last week. Richardson, 21, a Dallas native, dominated the 100-meter race at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field trials in 10.64 seconds, and again in…
“Support me in private and publicly do something different…these industry men are very strange,” Megan Thee Stallion said Megan Thee Stallion called out rapper DaBaby after he retweeted a joke from a fan who referenced her being shot by Tory Lanez. “I guess @DaBabyDaBaby and @torylanez cool now bc the[y] shot somebody and don’t have…
A 24-year-old man and a 3-year-old boy were killed when a tree fell on their house during Tropical Depression Claudette Tropical Depression Claudette claimed 12 lives in Alabama as the storm swept across the southeastern U.S., causing flash flooding and spurring tornadoes that destroyed dozens of homes. Ten people, including nine children, were killed Saturday…
Witnesses said some people ran into the water when the shooting occurred A 22-year-old man was killed and five others were wounded in a shooting in Oakland near the city’s Juneteenth celebration, though it wasn’t known whether the violence was connected with the event, police said. The unidentified man was pronounced dead at a hospital…
ReAnna Simone Kelly said her family is now living paycheck to paycheck The granddaughter of iconic jazz singer Nina Simone is breaking her silence and is directing her anger towards Vice President Kamala Harris. On Friday, RéAnna Simone Kelly, the daughter of Simone’s daughter Lisa Simone Kelly, praised and defended singer Chlöe Bailey’s sexy rendition…
Belafonte as well as archivists and historians help chronicle and contextualize the lasting significance of this event To hear the American school system tell it, Black Americans have very little notable history to study or celebrate outside of slavery and its abolition. As a result, many of us have taken every opportunity to disprove that…
Diversity was the overarching theme of this year’s film and television awards season. The Emmys saw a record of 35 Black actors nominated, and the Oscars with six Black actors nominated in some of the most vied-for categories. But just a short seven years ago that level of acknowledgment of Black creatives was only a…
“The One and Only Dick Gregory” spends much of its latter runtime examining Gregory’s decision to leave comedy behind to devote his efforts to human rights These days it’s rare to find a respected celebrity that doesn’t use their platform to speak out on issues like reproductive justice, transphobia, or racism. In fact, it’s practically…
