The 34-year-old Ngannou is a former aspiring boxer who discovered mixed martial arts after he left Cameroon for France in his mid-20s Francis Ngannou has been the next big thing in the UFC heavyweight division for several years. Just about everyone believed greatness was within the powerful Cameroonian challenger’s reach if he could ever put…
Kamala Harris’s move to One Observatory Circle is still delayed, raising questions and frustrations about the renovations responsible for the setback After more than two months in office, Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Douglas Emhoff have still not moved into the private, vice presidential residence, as it is still undergoing renovations, per a…
For years, Rihanna’s fans have been begging her for a song, and there is a small chance they may finally get one. On Wednesday, March 24, gossip site Hollywood Unlocked uploaded a collage of female rappers and asked their followers which rapper should Rihanna collab with? The list of fiery female spitters included Saweetie, Doja…
Oprah Winfrey included the medium Telfar shopping bags on her 2020 Favorite Things list After receiving serious backlash online, Guess was forced to halt the sale of their G-Logo tote bags after people on social media compared its design to Telfar Global’s bags. Signal Bands, the licensee of Guess, Inc., made the decision to pull…
Opening statements in the trial over the death of George Floyd begin Monday One prospective juror’s voice quivered as she told attorneys during jury selection that she feared for her family’s safety if chosen for the panel that will decide the fate of a white former police officer charged with killing George Floyd. When the judge…
Two attackers blew themselves up outside a packed Roman Catholic cathedral during a Palm Sunday Mass in Indonesia Two attackers believed to be members of a militant network that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group blew themselves up outside a packed Roman Catholic cathedral during a Palm Sunday Mass on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, wounding…
Spelman College says it received more applications for the upcoming fall semester than it ever has in any cycle, despite coronavirus pandemic disruptions Spelman College received its largest application pool in the Atlanta Black women’s college’s 140-year history as interest in historically Black colleges and universities grows. More than 11,000 applications were submitted for the…
Actor Michael Rainey Jr. shared an intense moment he experienced recently after supposedly being pulled over by a police officer for a traffic stop. In a clip that was shared to his Instagram Stories on what appeared to be a backup page titled @whereis22, the 20-year-old wrote, “This guy was bout to shoot me I swear…
A printout of George Floyd’s toxicology report was found posted to a Black History Month display at Duke University. The flyer, which insinuated that Floyd died because of drug use, was found just days before Derek Chauvin’s trial is set to begin on Monday. Floyd’s death sparked worldwide protests last May after Chauvin, a former…
American clothing brand and retailer Guess has reacted after coming under fire last week for what critics say is a rip-off of the Black-owned brand Teflar Shopping Bag founded by a Black designer hailing from Queens, New York, Telfar Clemens. Guess’ faux-leather tote looks uncannily similar to the Teflar “Bushwick Birkin” bag with a tote-like…
