David Crowell, 29, was tased by police after allegedly helping a passenger board without paying fare After video of a Black man being tased by a New York police officer in a subway train car went viral on the internet, local politicians and community leaders have scrutinized the NYPD and its ability to enforce subway…
The Bucks took the finals lead with a 123-119 Game 5 victory in Phoenix Giannis Antetokounmpo believes it’s the tenacity of the Bucks that has Milwaukee a game away from its first championship in a half century. That persistence has enabled the Bucks to rally from a 2-0 deficit in the NBA Finals. The Bucks…
Hamilton dropped from second to fifth as he served a penalty but he swiftly picked up two spots Lewis Hamilton roared back from a first-lap incident that sent championship leader Max Verstappen to the hospital and overcame a 10-second penalty to win the British Grand Prix and reignite his title defense on Sunday. The seven-time…
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…
