‘It is time for St. Louis to thrive.’ Those are the words of St. Louis’s first Black woman mayor, Tishaura Jones, joining an exclusive yet historic sorority of Black women running the nation’s biggest cities. Jones who was the city’s treasurer beat Alderman Cara Spencer by 2,280 votes and will take office on April 20,…
Social entrepreneur Marcus Bullock is on a mission to change the narrative surrounding mass incarceration and recidivism, and the Flikshop founder will be able to advance his efforts with the help of a major investment. The Boeing Company—the world’s largest aerospace corporation—has endowed Flikshop with a $250,000 grant. Founded in 2011, the Flikshop platform was…
Following her very public feud with Bravo network and host Andy Cohen, Nene Leakes could be taking her reality TV talents to a Black-owned network instead. Nene Leakes is going to get her reality TV bag one way or another. (Photo: @neneleakes/Instagram) The former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star appeared in an Instagram Story with…
“We do not think this individual is out there targeting random people to shoot” A manhunt was underway Sunday for a former sheriff’s deputy wanted in the fatal shooting of three people in Austin, Texas, as an official said it wasn’t known if the suspect was still in the city. Interim Austin Police Chief Joseph…
“We’re here” Mickey Guyton said Mickey Guyton made country music history for the second time after becoming the first Black solo female artist to earn a Grammy nomination in a country music category, by becoming the Academy of Country Music Awards‘ first Black woman host on Sunday, according to NBC News. “My hopes are to…
“The American people were so surprised that Michelle Obama and I could be friends,” Bush said When former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Michelle Obama embraced in 2016 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History, it became one of the most talked-about moments on social media. President Barack Obama watches…
“You’re one funny woman,” Goldberg said to Haddish Tiffany Haddish received a heartwarming surprise from her beloved idol: Whoopi Goldberg. During her guest-hosting appearance on The Ellen DeGenerous Show on Friday, the Bad Trip star, 42, received a video message from Goldberg to celebrate Haddish’s history-making Grammy win. Haddish’s “Black Mitzvah” is the second album…
Opinion: I study Black girlhood in Jamaica. Here’s what I’ve learned about the “Confounding Island.” I never wanted to study violence — particularly when it came to Black girls. I had already seen it eye to eye. And if that was not enough, I went on to study it in an effort to organize against…
Rap-A-Lot Records founder and philanthropist J. Prince apparently has treated himself in a major way. J. Prince bought an island. (Photo: @jprincerespect/Instagram) Instead of opting to splurge on an expensive car or lavish home, the 55-year-old business mogul seemingly decided to buy an entire island, which he has dubbed “Prince Island No. 1”. On Monday,…
Prosecutors discovered evidence suggesting the arresting officer, Jonathan Freitag, had racist motives Jonathan Freitag, 25, is accused of making up reasons to pull people over and planting drugs in their vehicles in Fairfax County Virginia, according to a report by The Washington Post. Criminal charges have not yet been filed against Freitag, but he is…
