During Women’s History Month, we pay tribute to 10 Black women who are moving the culture forward Our Black Women Amplified series highlights the accomplishments of ten Black women who are creating their own history with their unique contributions to the world whether it be through media, arts, science or politics. We salute their accomplishments…
Source: Xinhua News Agency / Getty It has been a long two weeks and counting for Arekia Bennett. Weeks after a vicious winter storm blew through the Gulf Coast, Bennett and other residents in Jackson, Mississippi, were still without water. A resident of South Jackson, Bennett says water issues have happened before, but nothing like…
Winn-Dixie’s Romay Davis Belonging, Inclusion and Diversity Grant Program lets nonprofits apply while they address disparities. Romay Davis may just be the country’s oldest “essential worker.” The 101-year-old woman is still working at Winn-Dixie in Montgomery, Alabama, and according to reports, she even still drives herself to work every day. Last week, before the end…
Anticipation is building for the March release of the follow-up to the 1988 comedy/romance film, “Coming to America,” as stars Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall make their rounds to promote the film. While sharing jokes, the comedic duo and real-life friends recently provided insight on how the sole white character, Maurice, in the film came…
Maj. Gen. William Walker told senators that Capitol Police requested military support in a 1:49 p.m. call, but the Defense Department’s approval was not relayed until after 5 p.m The Defense Department took more than three hours to dispatch the National Guard to the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol despite a frantic request for…
AP reached out to two dozen state lawmakers sponsoring such measures and found only a few times it’s been an issue among the hundreds of thousands of American teen athletes Legislators in more than 20 states have introduced bills this year that would ban transgender girls from competing on girls’ sports teams in public high…
Bow Wow‘s recent excursion in his Slingshot ended up taking a back seat to his weight loss when fans noticed the rapper’s more svelte physique in an Instagram post. The 33-year-old “Growing Up Hip-Hop: Atlanta” star, born Shad Moss, shared an image of himself “somewhere in the middle of no where” posted up in front…
‘Let’s just call this what it is — a calculated smear campaign based on misleading and harmful misinformation,’ said the rep. Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, is pushing back against a report that she “bullied” her palace aides while in her role as a senior royal. She and her husband, Prince Harry, are scheduled…
Treasurer Tishaura Jones received 25,374 votes and Alderwoman Cara Spencer was second with 20,649 votes, according to unofficial final results St. Louis’ first-ever female mayor will be replaced by another woman, after city Treasurer Tishaura Jones and Alderwoman Cara Spencer on Tuesday bested two men in a new primary election format to advance to next…
Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls who were abducted at gunpoint last week from a state-run boarding school have been safely released from their captors. The girls were kidnapped Friday, Feb. 26, when armed men raided the Government Girls Junior Secondary School in Jangebe town in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara State. Gunmen also reportedly attacked a nearby military…
