In this Feb. 12, 2017, file photo Dennis D.T. Thomas, from left, George Brown, Robert Bell, and Ronald Bell, of the musical group Kool & The Gang, arrive at the 59th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) “Our music is for everybody,” said Robert “Kool” Bell,…
Alyssa Thomas #25 of the Connecticut Sun looks for the open pass against the Indiana Fever during the first half of a first round WNBA playoff game at Mohegan Sun Arena on September 22, 2024 in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images) “I think that in my 11-year career, I never experienced the racial…
Learn more about actor Michael Clarke Duncan’s early life, breakthrough role in “The Green Mile,” death and legacy. Michael Clarke Duncan is best known for his portrayal of John Coffey in “The Green Mile.” Standing tall at 6’5”, Duncan’s life and legacy were much bigger than his role in the 1999 supernatural thriller. Although his…
Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty In less than two months, millions of Americans will cast their ballots in the 2024 general election, and the repercussions could be swift – and lasting – if Black men sit this one out. An issue complicating voter outreach among Black men – and especially Black men without some level…
Fatman Scoop surprises guests with a special performance at the Jimmy Choo “Urban Hero” Australia Launch Party on November 19, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Hanna Lassen/Getty Images for Jimmy Choo)Photo by: Hanna Lassen / Getty Images The official cause of death for the performer, born Isaac Freeman III, was hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular…
Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., arrives for the House Republican Conference caucus meeting in the U.S. Capitol on June 4, 2024. | Source: Bill Clark / Getty Suspected white supremacist and Republican Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins was shamed on Wednesday into deleting a racist social media post about Haitians, prompting Democratic Nevada Rep. Steven Horsford to…
When Jim Townsend, ex-husband of Marjorie Harvey, published part of one of his tell-all memoir, “Snakes in the Garden,” last year, he did so with the motivation to share his life story as one of Memphis’ former drug kingpins but also to unveil parts of her past. This fall, the second installment of his three-part…
New York Mayor Eric Adams responds to questions during a news conference at New York’s City Hall, Nov. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) Adams was indicted by a grand jury on federal criminal charges that remain sealed, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke with The Associated Press. NEW YORK (AP) — FBI…
Source: Bilal Moris / iOne Digital A few weekends ago, I was hanging out in Discord with my programming nerd buddy, watching him cook on ChatGPT, when I had an unexpected epiphany. Robots were about to take over the world, and I was on the wrong side of knowing how to control them. As a…
Kyle Rittenhouse, who became a MAGA hero after fatally shooting two people and injuring another during civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, sounded familiar, conspiratorial claims in a recent interview with Alex Jones. Showing off his Glock 17, with a bullet in the pipe, he boasted, said that he has faced “thousands” of death threats in…
