‘It is an accomplishment for all women, my community, and my culture,’ said Maia Chaka The NFL has announced that for the first time ever, they’ve named a Black woman as an official. Maia Chaka, a health and physical education teacher in Virginia Beach, has made history as the first Black woman to take to…
Tennessee ranks 24th in the nation for prisoner cases of COVID-19 A Tennessee advisory panel tasked with deciding in what order residents should receive the COVID-19 vaccine acknowledged that prison inmates in the state were high-risk, but concluded that prioritizing them for inoculation could be a “public relations nightmare.” The result: Prisoners are in the…
Yandy Smith-Harris and Mendeecees Harris’s daughter, Skylar Harris, has just one question for fans and that is “Why switch out a dime for a penny? Gang, Gang.” In a short Instagram clip, Skylar started singing lyrics to Moneybagg Yo’s song “123” featuring Blac Youngsta: “Why switch out a dollar for a penny? Gang, gang.” Someone…
The square sprang up organically in the days after Floyd’s death During a group’s recent meeting at the now-vacant Speedway gas station near where George Floyd died, children roasted marshmallows on a fire pit while adults discussed topics ranging from activism to snow removal. “Black joy is a form of protest,” said Marcia Howard, one…
After three Black women stepped down from leadership roles in Vermont, Mia Schultz says she has no choice but to fight on Mia Schultz has watched three other Black women in Vermont leave leadership posts in the mostly white state because of harassment and threats. She’s also seen Black acquaintances move away from the progressive…
The 13-year-old fought against brain cancer and anaplastic ependymoma for two years Beyoncé shared a touching tribute on her website to honor Lyric Chanel, a young fan who died Friday after her battle with brain cancer at age 13. The singer posted a video montage of Chanel accompanied by Bey singing a medley of her…
The State Farm Arena will be largely empty because of the coronavirus pandemic Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta will be held at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on one night for the first time, with on-court action beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET on TNT. The event will differ from previous games as the arena…
Woods told deputies that he did not know how the crash occurred Tiger Woods was unconscious in a mangled SUV after he crashed the vehicle in Southern California last week, according to a court document that also revealed a nearby resident and not a sheriff’s deputy was first on the scene. The witness, who lives…
Amazon has seen profits and revenues spike upward during the pandemic but opposes employee unionization Some Democratic members of Congress and national union leaders on Friday sought to rustle up support for unionizing a massive Amazon facility outside Birmingham, comparing Alabama workers’ organizing campaign to the civil rights movement. Mail voting by about 6,000 workers…
Halle Bailey took to Twitter on March 5 to seemingly respond to Mathew Knowles’ “idiot” comments about her sister Chloe Bailey being compared to a younger version of her mentor Beyoncé. The “Do It” singer shared three separate tweets defending Chloe. Halle started by saying how great her sister is, “How amazing is it that @ChloeBailey is already an icon.” A short…
