A GoFundMe effort called Save the Hampton House, started in December, has now surpassed its $350,000 goal. The childhood home of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton will soon become a community center, museum and recording studio. The house — located at 804 S. 17th Ave in Maywood — had previously been in foreclosure before being…
Tia Mowry recently opened up to discuss the prejudice she encountered as an actor due to her hair, and the pressure she felt to flatten out her natural coils. In an essay for ELLE’s State of Black Beauty package, Mowry said she and sister Tamera were encouraged to restyle their hair while working on “Sister,…
Tia Mowry recently opened up to discuss the prejudice she encountered as an actor due to her hair, and the pressure she felt to flatten out her natural coils. In an essay for ELLE’s State of Black Beauty package, Mowry said she and sister Tamera were encouraged to restyle their hair while working on “Sister,…
Source: FG Trade / Getty Racial and ethnic minority communities that lack internet access have been left behind in the race to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The average monthly cost of internet access, about $70, can be out of reach for those who can barely afford groceries. Reporters and scholars have written about the effects…
Source: FG Trade / Getty Racial and ethnic minority communities that lack internet access have been left behind in the race to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The average monthly cost of internet access, about $70, can be out of reach for those who can barely afford groceries. Reporters and scholars have written about the effects…
The misdemeanor criminal charge against Amy Cooper was dropped Tuesday by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Cooper was charged last July after being filmed on May 25 calling 911 on a Black birdwatcher in New York’s Central Park. “Given the issues at hand and Ms. Cooper’s lack of criminal background, we offered her, consistent with…
The misdemeanor criminal charge against Amy Cooper was dropped Tuesday by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Cooper was charged last July after being filmed on May 25 calling 911 on a Black birdwatcher in New York’s Central Park. “Given the issues at hand and Ms. Cooper’s lack of criminal background, we offered her, consistent with…
Social media DMs are proving to be the newest hub for matchmaking In October 2020, Chad Johnson debuted his girlfriend Sharelle Rosado, a “sports and entertainment realtor” and “retired army paratrooper OEF veteran.” Less than six months later, the former football star popped the big question. At the time, Chad shared the news on his Instagram page,…
Social media DMs are proving to be the newest hub for matchmaking In October 2020, Chad Johnson debuted his girlfriend Sharelle Rosado, a “sports and entertainment realtor” and “retired army paratrooper OEF veteran.” Less than six months later, the former football star popped the big question. At the time, Chad shared the news on his Instagram page,…
Now-former mayor Tim Boyd told Colorado City citizens to ‘get off your ass and take care of your own family!’ The mayor of a small town in Texas resigned the same afternoon he posted a controversial message disparaging citizens experiencing unprecedented winter weather in the state. Tim Boyd, now the former mayor of Colorado City,…
