Robert Smalls – Source: MPI / Getty South Carolina is set to make history soon when a statue of the remarkable Robert Smalls is erected in Beaufort, a quaint city located on Port Royal Island. Thanks to the efforts of the Robert Smalls Monument Commission, established by Act 183 of the 2024 South Carolina Legislature,…
Lil 1/2 Dead “The Dead Has Arisen” (Priority Records) OPINION: The Snoop Dogg and Tha Dogg Pound affiliate from Long Beach released an album full of some of the best music to come out of the whole ‘90s West Coast canon. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the…
A picture is worth a thousand words, but Chrissy Teigen only needed 30 to set the record straight about her husband John Legend’s absence from family photos taken at the happiest place on earth, Disneyland. Only the couple really knows the ins and outs of their 11-year marriage, but a presumptive comment on Instagram almost…
The 38-year-old mother connected to a paternity petition recently filed by NBA star Anthony “Ant-Man” Edwards, has revealed that she recently gave birth to a daughter. On Sept. 22, a woman named Ayesha Howard uploaded a few photos on her Instagram story of her caressing her belly while wearing a see-through purple gown. She also…
Following an explosive “CBS Mornings” interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates, Gayle King says she and her co-hosts will not “shy away from hard conversations.” (Photos: Getty Images) Following an explosive “CBS Mornings” interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates, Gayle King says she and her co-hosts will not “shy away from hard conversations.” Earlier this month, Ta-Nehisi Coates appeared…
A substitute teacher was escorted from a suburban Minnesota high school last week after he was alleged to have reenacted the prone restraint that caused the 2020 death of George Floyd. Steve Williams, 46, will never teach again, school officials said, and his incredibly poor judgment could also cost him his job as a police…
Director and producer Spike Lee looks on prior to the start of the evening session during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 22, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. | Source: Joe Raedle / Getty Spike Lee offered a full-throated defense of former President Barack Obama’s recent commentary about…
Cardi B attends the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2024 on October 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Victoria’s Secret) Cardi B took to social media to call out a sinister prankster who sent CPS to her home and express her disdain for her estranged husband, Offset. One thing about…
The five Black and Latino men formerly known as the “Central Park Five” who were wrongly accused and convicted as teens of brutal assaults and rape in New York City in 1989 filed a defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump on Monday over statements he made during the presidential debate last month, when the former president…
Source: Anadolu / Getty As early voting starts nationwide, attention turns to key communities where turnout can significantly influence election outcomes. Among those, Black voters remain a crucial voting bloc, often facing unique challenges when trying to express their right to vote. In the 2020 election, many people voted early due to necessity because of…
