Magufuli’s death was announced on Wednesday by Vice President Samia Suluhu, who said the president died of heart failure President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic in Africa whose populist rule often cast his East African country in a harsh international spotlight, has died. He was 61 years old. Tanzania’s President John Magufuli…
Source: SETH WENIG / Getty As pressure mounts for Andrew Cuomo to resign over dueling scandals, New York’s Democratic governor seemed to follow an age-old political playbook by seeing refuge with Black leaders ready to defend him. Mission accomplished, as Cuomo on Wednesday stopped by a Black church in Harlem to have New York City’s…
Samaria Rice accused Mallory, the BLM organization, and prominent civil rights attorneys of monetizing off the deaths of Black people The mother of Tamir Rice accused Tamika Mallory and other activists and lawyers in the broader movement for Black lives of “monopolizing” the fight for racial justice, following a series of social media posts after Mallory’s cameo…
Since being introduced to reality star Candiace Dillard Bassett on “The Real Housewives of Potomac,” viewers have watched as she rocked her signature brown curls effortlessly. Recently, the reality star decided to switch things up a bit. On Wednesday, March 10, the former pageant queen took to her Instagram page, where she uploaded a quick 10-second video…
A Freedman is acknowledged as a Seminole citizen with Black heritage Seminole citizens are being denied access to the COVID-19 vaccine because of their Black lineage. Victims of the discrimination spoke with BuzzFeed and said they are being denied health services simply because they are descendants of enslaved Black people. “It’s a terrible day to find…
A 1-year-old boy is still fighting for his young life after being shot in the head by a Houston police officer who was chasing a robbery suspect earlier this month. Daisha Smalls said at a news conference Tuesday that her infant son, Legend Smalls, remains in pediatric intensive care. Legend was shot during an officer…
Foxx partnered with Stand Up To Cancer for a powerful video In a new PSA, Jamie Foxx is partnering with Stand Up to Cancer and Exact Sciences to promote early colon cancer screenings, specifically for men and women over 45. In an exclusive video obtained by People Magazine, Foxx speaks to how treatable colon cancer…
Daisha Smalls said she has not received an apology from the department after her one-year-old son Legend was shot. A police officer in Houston shot a one-year-old in the head in pursuit of a suspect and now the mother speaks out about the incident. Read More: Kenneth Walker, Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, files federal lawsuit against Louisville…
Anita Baker has requested that her fans no longer stream or purchase her music. The legendary singer took to Twitter on March 9 to announce that she will request that the music copyrights revert back to her. However, Baker is prepared to have to fight executives for the deal, and in the meantime, does not…
Peachtree Providence Partners founding member Milton H. Jones Jr. has been elected to chair the support organization’s board of directors. You might want to have a seat for this one. The United Negro College Fund, which has long been one of the premier organizations aimed at providing financial support for Black students attending Black colleges,…
