The best of Black music, celebs and more take the red carpet for the annual award show The BET Awards are back and this year, they are in-person. The annual award show returns after going completely virtual last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is set to be a truly star-studded affair. The exclusive…
Dyson also used the phrase “mediocre, measly-mouthed snowflake” Vanderbilt University professor Michael Eric Dyson apologized for using the term “maggots” in reference to Trump supporters on MSNBC. During a broadcast segment Wednesday, Dyson said “In speaking about the maggots — I’m sorry — the MAGA,” while denouncing recent criticisms of critical race theory. Michael Eric…
At the track and field trials Saturday night, Thomas finished the 200 meters in 21.61 seconds Gabby Thomas could be sprinting toward a title she never imagined: World’s Fastest Epidemiologist. World’s Fastest Woman is a possibility, too. The newly crowned American 200-meter champion, who majored in neurobiology at Harvard, is currently working on a master’s degree…
South Africa’s vaccination rate is slowly picking up speed Battling a fast-increasing surge of COVID-19 cases, South Africa has reintroduced tough restrictions including a ban on alcohol sales and an extended nightly curfew. The delta variant, first discovered in India, appears to be driving South Africa’s new increase, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday night, announcing…
Source: Xinhua News Agency / Getty One of the greatest athletes of the last century won’t be making an appearance at the Tokyo Olympics. On Sunday Serena Williams confirmed that she’s skipping the games during a pre-Wimbledon video news conference. “I’m actually not on the Olympic list. … Not that I’m aware of. If so,…
Diego Chara is said to have been the target of a “discriminatory word” from a player on an opposing team Major League Soccer is investigating allegations of racial abuse directed at Portland Timbers midfielder Diego Chara. Timbers coach Giovanni Savarese said after Portland’s 1-0 loss to Minnesota United Friday night that a “discriminatory word” had…
“For people of color, especially Black people, homeownership is wealth. It’s not only wealth to us, but it’s generational wealth,” said Fudge Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge said student debt is a key reason for the disproportionately low homeownership rates among Black Americans. “Who has student debt? Poor people, Black…
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency on Saturday Heavy rains in the Detroit metropolitan area on Friday and Saturday caused flooding on several local freeways, prompting drivers to abandon their vehicles. Garden City, Michigan received over 6.6 inches of rainfall during the storm, according to an Iowa State University storm tracker. 6.5…
The building collapse near Miami is already drawing lawsuits Nearly three years before an oceanfront building collapsed near Miami, an engineering firm estimated that major repairs the building needed would cost more than $9 million, according to newly released emails. The email from the firm of Morabito Consultants was among a series of documents released…
Health officials say an Ethiopian military airstrike on a Tigray marketplace killed at least 64 people and injured dozens more Maerg was serving customers at his cafe in Ethiopia’s Tigray village of Togoga when the military airstrike occurred, filling the room with dust and bringing down debris that struck him on the head. “Everything was covered in…
