Lesley McSpadden, mother of slain 18-year-old Michael Brown, speaks during a press conference at Jennings Mason Temple Church of God In Christ, on August 11, 2014, in Jennings, Missouri. | Source: Michael B. Thomas / Getty A decade ago, Michael Brown Jr., an unarmed Black 18-year-old, was shot and killed by a white police officer…
R&B singer Ciara knows how to turn heads, and her latest social media post is no exception. The “Goodies” artist and mother of four recently took to Instagram to promote her new single while celebrating the success of her “Out of This World” tour alongside Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, and Timbaland. The post that set…
Chris Brown’s tour has taken social media by storm, and fans have recently noticed that the talented artist has not only reeled in fans to his shows but celebrities too. On Aug. 8, Brown’s longtime friend and rapper Bow Wow, shared on social media that his daughter Shai Moss attended the final stop of his…
Credit: St. Augustine’s University St. Augustine’s University, a private, Christian HBCU in Raleigh, North Carolina, has had its accreditation temporarily restored after a years-long, uphill battle to keep the university from closing for good. In a July 22 press release, the university shared that the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC),…
Mug shots for three people charged in connection to an incident in rural Nevada in which a Black man alleged that a white man made some incendiary, racist comments has gone viral as one of the suspects appeared to smile while being booked in jail. Ricky Johnson was at the Hot August Nights classic car festival in…
Serena Williams’ recent trip to Paris became headline news around the world for several reasons. For example, the professional tennis legend had the internet talking after accusing a restaurant of unfair treatment. “Yikes @peninsulaparis I’ve been denied access to [a] rooftop to eat in [an] empty restaurant of nicer places but never with my kids….
Tyler Perry attends Tyler Perry’s Mea Culpa Premiere at The Paris Theatre on Feb. 15, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Netflix)Photo byNoam Galai / Getty Images for Netflix “I now know that you don’t get to the other side by staying comfortable,” the media mogul says about his past….
Brendan Depa, a 6-foot-6, 270-pound Black teenager who brutally assaulted a teacher’s aide in Florida last year, was sentenced to five years in state prison and 15 years of probation on Tuesday, despite the pleas of his adoptive mother to let him stay home and get treatment for his severe autism and other behavioral disorders….
Donald Trump arrives for a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate on August 8, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. | Source: Joe Raedle / Getty There is some irony in that it apparently took Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race for more people to take notice of the growing number of signs suggesting…
Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak at a July 30 campaign rally in Atlanta. Harris, the daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in U.S. history, is poised to secure the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. (Photo: John Bazemore/AP OPINION: We’re standing…
