“This was one of the priorities from day one,” said Police Commissioner Dermot Shea The New York Police Department is seeing a surge in Black and applicants of color. According to officials, the department saw a surge in minority applicants ready to take the entrance exam compared to past years. At a press conference on…
Cole Heart Jewels is a jewelry line with a mission towards women empowerment and support Don’t mistake Regina Cole’s quiet nature for weakness. The Queens, New York-based entrepreneur is a woman who is turning her tragedy into triumph. The dual-business owner has a fashion boutique, Cole Heart Jewels, which sells bold accessories. A portion of…
The scholarship is in partnership with Scholly, a scholarship research app that’s ‘helped students win more than $100 million since 2015’ In an exciting announcement, The Shabazz Center has announced The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Scholarship Fund, which will go to three lucky students. On what would have been Malcolm X‘s 96th birthday, The Malcolm…
From Bradley Beal in the nation’s capital to Jamal Murray in the Colorado mountains and LeBron James in Hollywood, these injuries will have a major impact in the NBA playoffs The 2020-21 NBA regular season has been defined by injuries more than anything else. It’s a major backdrop as the truncated regular year comes to…
Just days after it was announced that Kenya Barris‘ award-winning sitcom “Black-ish” was renewed for its eighth and last season, reports now indicate the writer is in talks to create another series under the “ish” umbrella. However, the possibility of a new show appears to have fans saying enough is enough-ish. On Tuesday, May 18,…
If the New York Knicks go big this summer, these are the players they could target and what they’d have to give up to get it done The New York Knicks will enter this summer well ahead of schedule in their rebuild, and have a number of trade chips to cash in for potential blockbuster…
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch / Getty Almost a year shy of violently wielding a gun at Black Lives Matter protesters during the height of the movement in St. Louis, Missouri, Mark McCloksey, a Republican provocateur, has announced his plans to run for Senate. The St. Louis lawyer and his wife Patricia, who willfully participated, face…
Paul Mooney, the legendary comedian who was known to address racism in his work, has reportedly passed away. Mooney was 79. The announcement comes after broadcast personality Roland Martin took to Twitter on Wednesday, May 19, to report the unfortunate news that Mooney died in his Oakland, California home, from a heart attack. He tweeted,…
Anthony Spinelli, of Kingston, was charged with disorderly conduct, police say A man was charged Monday for an explosive gender reveal party that was heard by nearby residents in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Anthony Spinelli, of Kingston, was charged with disorderly conduct, police said. It wasn’t immediately known if he had a lawyer and a phone number…
Source: JIM WATSON / Getty The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it would hear a controversial Mississippi abortion case leaving many to wonder if the Court would undo Roe v. Wade. As the experts over at the Boom! Lawyered podcast explained, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization involves a law that banned abortions beginning at…
