Poll finds Black, Hispanic Americans more likely to have experienced income losses compared with white Americans during the pandemic A year ago, Elvia Banuelos’ life was looking up. The 39-year-old mother of two young children said she felt confident about a new management-level job with the U.S. Census Bureau — she would earn money to…
The historic Black women’s college in Atlanta nearly completes ambitious fundraising campaign two years ahead of schedule Spelman College launched a fundraising goal nearly four years ago that some thought was too ambitious. On Saturday, Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell, the school’s president, announced they had reached 96% of their $250 million goal and rallied supporters…
Inequality runs so deep in the United States that even the nearly $2 trillion in the Biden package alone won’t uproot it Democrats have celebrated President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan as a blow against one of America’s most entrenched economic woes: The vast inequality that divides the richest from the rest —…
The vice president presented the Generation Change Award at Saturday’s event Nickelodeon’s 2021 Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday featured many famous guests and presenters, but the guest with perhaps the highest-profile during the event was Kamala Harris. The U.S. vice president appeared at this year’s annual event to make a special address to kids by presenting…
Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns pose for a promotional photo ahead of their fight in 1985. | Source: The Ring Magazine / Getty The boxing world was stunned to learn of the news that “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler died on Saturday at the age of 66. His wife made the announcement on Hagler’s Facebook fan page…
It seems as though the debate about whether baby Pilar Jhena looks more like her mother, Porsha Williams, of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” or her father, Dennis McKinley, has finally come to an end. In a vintage photo, captured by a ‘Housewives’ blog site, The Peach Report Daily, a baby Porsha was spotted looking too precious…
Gabrielle Union and Kaavia James Union Wade spent some mother-daughter quality time out in the water in Miami on March 12. Union — who tagged their destination Kiki On The River, a Miami waterfront venue and restaurant — shared an image of the two smiling as they enjoyed their day out in the sun. The “L.A.’s Finest” actress had her…
Lori Harvey donned a sexy swimsuit to remind the ‘Gram that she’s one of the baddest and most unbothered in the game. The 24-year-old model posed in a stylish black monokini while holding a throwback cordless phone (antenna and all!) as she sprawled across an all-white lounge chair. Harvey playfully captioned the photo, “‘Hold on…..
Percy “Master P” Miller announced he will open a Black-owned grocery store in his hometown of New Orleans after local leaders called for a boycott of Rouses Markets last month. Miller has instead partnered with the grocery food chain in an effort to get more Black-owned businesses’ merchandise inside the store. “A lot of people are…
Kerrion Rashad revealed an explicit back-and-forth between himself and the award-winning gospel recoding artist on social media Kirk Franklin’s son Kerrion Rashad released audio on social media which allegedly revealed threatening words from father to son. “This is why I’m done. No father should speak to their children like this. If I have any issues…
