The Black Lives Matter Global Network has shaken up its leadership in an unexpected move amid heightened scrutiny over the organization’s finances in recent months. Patrisse Cullors, who co-founded Black Lives Matter and has served as its executive director, will be stepping down from that position, the group announced Thursday. At the same time, Black…
At the time of Usher and Goicoechea’s first child’s birth, he said his two sons were excited about becoming big brothers. R&B star Usher is expecting a second child with his girlfriend, Jenn Goicoechea. The 42-year-old singer and Goicoechea are parents to an eight-month-old daughter, Sovereign Bo Raymond, and he has two sons from his…
The family of a young woman who died in 2014 in a Louisiana jail just months after giving birth says they have not been permitted to see their deceased relative’s now-7-year-old child despite their efforts, a local station is reporting. Nimali Henry was a 19-year-old mother of a 4-month-old baby when she died of a…
During Asian American and Pacific Islander Month, two social media influencers talk about their blended cultures In May, we celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month amidst a year when crimes targeting Asian people rose by nearly 150% in major U.S. cities, resulting in a call to #StopAAPIHate. Read More: Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse…
The Black Wall Street Massacre memorial is shown in Tulsa, Oklahoma. | Source: Win McNamee / Getty Just days ahead of a widely promoted commemorative event surrounding the Tulsa Race Massacre‘s 100-year anniversary, the Tulsa Race Commission announced the cancellation of its “Rise and Remember” centennial celebration. Local news reported the commission provided little explanation…
Fantasia is still over the moon about the birth of her new baby girl. Earlier this week, on May 23, she announced that she and her husband, Kendall Taylor, welcomed their first child together. Now she’s giving a “testimony” about their miracle baby. On Wednesday, May 26, she uploaded a picture from her maternity shoot…
The Southwest Airlines aide had asked a woman to keep her seatbelt fastened during a Sacramento flight to San Diego. As America opens itself up to post-pandemic travel, an incredibly dangerous, disturbing trend has emerged: Fighting on airplanes. Just days after a video went viral of passengers fighting on Spirit Airlines, a flight attendant was…
A photo of Manuel Ellis is seen near the site of his death during a vigil for him on June 3, 2020, in Tacoma, Washington. | Source: David Ryder / Getty Killed nearly three months before the world learned George Floyd‘s name, Manuel Ellis’ case finally moves forward. On Thursday, Washington State Attorney General Bob…
Cosby was convicted of the 2004 sexual assault of ex-Temple University employee Andrea Constand in his mansion. Entertainment legend Bill Cosby was recently denied parole at the Pennsylvania prison where he has been incarcerated since 2018 serving a three-to-10-year sentence for aggravated sexual assault. The Pennsylvania Parole Board denied the 83-year-old actor-comedian-producer based on “a…
Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, and Adrienne Banfield-Norris have taken a major step to cement their already amazing bond. The ladies of “The Red Table Talk” have decided to get matching lotus flower tattoos. The process was documented on the latest episode of their Facebook series and Jada also posted up the news on her…
