Source: Moment Makers Group / Getty PepsiCo is making a significant donation to several Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to support Black students in exploring career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). With Black professionals comprising only 9% of the STEM workforce, PepsiCo and the PepsiCo Foundation are addressing the gap by…
(L-R) Members of The Temptations, Joe Herndon, Terry Weeks, Otis Williams, Bruce Williamson and Ronald Tyson take their curtain call bow at “The Temptations and The Four Tops on Broadway” at Palace Theatre on December 29, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images) OPINION: The last surviving member of The Temptations’…
Ginuwine is celebrating two months of being sober! The legendary R&B artist took to his Instagram account to share the good news and share some encouraging words for anyone struggling with their sobriety on Thursday, Sept. 5. The “So Anxious” singer has candidly talked about his decades long-struggle with alcohol and drug addiction multiple times….
Source: Aaron M. Sprecher / Getty With the help of the National Black Bank Foundation, the NFL is expanding its commitment to support and grow business opportunities with diverse enterprises nationwide. According to a press release, the NFL confirmed on Tuesday that it has secured additional loans totaling $21 million from 10 new Minority Depository Institutions…
A 63-year-old woman was tragically killed while riding a bicycle after a hit-and-run crash just steps away from a Miami Beach Police station. Though the driver is now behind bars, shocking details have surfaced about one police officer’s lackadaisical response to bystanders’ desperate pleas for help. As terrible as the wrenching loss was, former…
Kanye West’s wife, Bianca Censori, apparently does not like the hip-hop artist’s titanium and platinum grill. According to a new report, the metal teeth repulse the 29-year-old Australian model. “She tells him what he wants to hear, that his grill looks cool and sexy and makes him look really manly,” In Touch Weekly,” reports it…
Colt Gray. | Source: Barrow County Sheriff’s Office Here’s the thing: White people are going to roll their eyes when Black people call out the white privilege that tends to be on display when white mass shooters get taken in alive and receive what appears to be preferential treatment while they’re being processed through the…
Freddie Jackson performs on SiriusXM’s The Groove Channel at SiriusXM Studios on May 9, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty Images for SiriusXM) Singer Freddie Jackson is “shining light” on kidney disease as Black Americans are three times more likely to develop the condition. R&B singer Freddie Jackson, who topped the charts…
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams warms up before the start of an NFL preseason football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga) USC has retired only the uniform numbers of its eight Heisman Trophy winners — more than any other school. The school displays the…
At the age of 19, Emmanuel Jean was two days away from attending college on a full football scholarship when an alleged corrupt police officer accused him of murdering a store clerk, pressuring two other young men to testify against him, resulting in Jean being sentenced to life in prison. The Black Haitian-American from South…
