Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, center, speaks with Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and members of the Congressional Black Caucus on June 4, 2020, as they visit the site of George Floyd’s death in south Minneapolis. (Photo by Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via AP, File) A new CBC report advises corporations on improving workplace diversity and equity,…
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill speaks during an NFL football post game news conference, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Dolphins defeated the Jaguars 20-17. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) The officer, who was not identified, was one of at least three involved in detaining Hill. Miami-Dade Police director Stephanie V. Daniels said…
Popular Black-owned hair care company Mielle Organics is facing backlash after several TikTok influencers blasted the company for damaging their hair or causing hair loss. The controversy revolves around the brand’s well-known rosemary and mint hair product line. These products were previously widely praised for their growth benefits but are now under scrutiny following Mielle’s…
Democratic presidential hopeful California Senator Kamala Harris looks on during the fourth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season co-hosted by The New York Times and CNN at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio on October 15, 2019. | Source: Win McNamee / Getty Sometimes, as they say, less can be more. So, when…
Kendrick Lamar attends the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) The rap megastar, who has won 17 Grammys, said he’s looking forward to bringing hip-hop to the NFL’s championship game, where he performed as a guest artist with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary…
Questions are surfacing over whether a 23-year-old woman who was charged with murder in a deadly shooting acted in self-defense after she posted videos on social media showing how an altercation with two other women ended in gunfire. Akira Fletcher was charged with aggravated murder and felonious assault after a shooting in Cincinnati, Ohio, on…
Fresh off the “Out of this World” tour with Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, and Timbaland, Ciara is now busy promoting her new single, pushing her Ten To One rum, and marketing her OAM Skin by Ciara brand during New York Fashion Week. On Friday, Sept. 6, the “Promise” singer was honored in New York City…
On Sunday, Sept. 8, just hours after being aggressively detained by Miami-Dade police, Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill made his first score of the 2024 NFL season with an 80-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars. After running in 54 yards after the catch, which ESPN reports as the longest…
A Black woman who was mistakenly arrested at gunpoint, handcuffed, frisked, cavity searched, and forced to spend two weeks incarcerated in New Jersey and Pennsylvania was barred from suing six U.S. Marshals who detained her, a federal appeals court ruled last week. Judith Maureen Henry, now 74, was arrested at her Newark home at 7…
Fans are rolling their eyes at Tiffany Haddish after she put herself in a cringe-worthy catwalk moment during New York Fashion Week. On Saturday, Sept.7, the comedic actress was spotted front row at the Monse Maison runway show. A series of videos captured Haddish seated with socialites Paris and Nicky Hilton and their mother, Kathy…
