‘Not only was I getting attacked from white folks saying she doesn’t represent us, but some Black folks [said], ‘Oh they only picked her cause she’s light-skinned and has light eyes,’” Williams says Vanessa Williams has had a career full of diversity and longevity, winning awards for both her chart-topping songs and albums, as well…
Of the around 70 deaths attributed to the snow, ice and frigid temperatures nationwide, more than a dozen were people who perished in homes that had lost their heat With the snow and ice clearing in Texas after days of unusually cold temperatures, bodies are being found of people who likely froze to death as they struggled…
The Boeing 777-200, headed from Denver to Honolulu with 231 passengers and 10 crew aboard, suffered a catastrophic failure in its right engine and flames erupted David Delucia was settling back into his airplane seat and starting to relax on his way to a long-awaited vacation when a huge explosion and flash of light interrupted…
Leroy Kennedy says he suffered a concussion, hand and wrist injuries, and received scarring to his head Leroy Kennedy is suing the city of Chicago after being allegedly attacked by two police officers during a false arrest. CNN reports that body camera footage from the arresting officers shows what happened during the attack. Kennedy’s legal…
Toya Bush-Harris‘s latest upload dedicated to her love for tennis on Feb. 17 left fans stunned after they perceived the “Married to Medicine” star looked almost unrecognizable in her themed shoot. The 43-year-old sported a colorful top with an orange skirt as she posed in front of a tennis net. In the caption, Bush-Harris told…
Marjorie Harvey didn’t come to her winter vacation to play, she came to slay! Marjorie Harvey. Photo: @marjorie_harvey/Instagram The 56-year-old wife of Steve Harvey has been living her best life while on vacation in an unconfirmed snowy location since Feb. 7 and been upping her game in the wintry fashion department each day. In images…
Keyshia Ka’oir is looking pretty in pink and sharing her look with her fans. On Thursday, Feb. 18, she uploaded a series of three photos to show off her all-pink look. Her outfit of choice was a tight-fitted bubblegum pink latex dress. With it, she wore a matching pink beret. Her hair was black and…
The African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan, New York, is the oldest and largest known such burial ground excavated in North America. In 1991 an archaeological crew surveying the site of a proposed new $275 million federal office building dug up more than 400 skeletons. The bodies were mostly those of enslaved Africans…
Historically Black colleges and universities throughout the country hold an immeasurable amount of cultural significance and a new endowment will ensure that historic areas on their campuses are preserved. According to Afrotech, several institutions have received funding from the National Trust. We love to see it! https://t.co/WwHZEfrHSF — AfroTech (@AfroTech) February 20, 2021 The effort—dubbed…
“The Breakfast Club” co-host Charlamagne Tha God and actor LaKeith Stanfield haven’t been on the best of terms in the past, but during his interview on the radio show, Daniel Kaluuya wasn’t having any messiness when it came to his friend and “Judas and the Black Messiah” co-star. On February 12, Kaluuya stopped by the…
