The Manhattan District Attorney’s office has launched a hate crimes investigation into a potential racially motivated attack on the celebrity ex-wife of disgraced former NBA star Jayson Williams. The investigation follows an incident where Tanya Young Williams, a Black business owner in New York City, was allegedly assaulted and called the N-word by a white…
A migraine medicine once-endorsed by Serena Williams has come under fire amid claims advertisements oversold it’s usefulness. Last month, on Aug. 29, the Food and Drug Administration notified pharmaceutical manufacturer AbbieVie that a commercial starring the tennis phenom for its prescription medicine Ubrelvy was misleading. The federal agency took issue with an advertisement that was…
An electronic signboard welcomes people to the Howard University campus in Washington, D.C. in July 2021. There have been at least three violence incidents on or around the Howard campus in recent weeks. (Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP, File) Six HBCUs, including Howard, are named on the annual list that highlights 500 top-performing schools in the US….
5 Questions with Chloe Bailey and Sinqua Walls Chloe Bailey and Sinqua Walls tell us why we should tune in to Peacock’s star-studded “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist.” Peacock’s “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” has everyone you can think of. The TV mini-series stars Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard, Samuel L….
4x NBA Champion Shaquille O’Neal, known for his larger-than-life persona both on and off the court, has shown remarkable growth and maturity over the years, a stark contrast to the man he was during his marriage to Shaunie Nelson in the early 2000s. Now, the former Lakers star is giving couples advice and hoping to…
A detailed view of an Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority pin during the final day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center on August 22, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. | Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty MAGA America just can’t seem to fathom an accomplished Black woman dog-walking (pun intended) their fake pet-avenging MAGA…
A police officer who was fired for making a racially insensitive remark to another cop explained to a review board why he wouldn’t apologize for the remark. Brent Clark, a now-former police officer of the St. Petersburg Police Department, made the remark to one of his colleagues on April 18 while they were working at…
Just days after denying rumors surrounding her weight loss, Angelina Jolie is back in headlines again regarding more gossip – this time about her love life. The mother of six, who is still in the middle of a nearly decade-long divorce battle with fellow actor Brad Pitt, has been reportedly forming a tight bond with…
Michaela DePrince attends the American Ballet Theatre Gala on June 13, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for American Ballet Theatre) Defying the odds as a Black ballerina, the dance world mourns the loss of Michaela Mabinty DePrince. Michaela Mabinty DePrince, the trailblazing ballerina who exemplified rising above adversity with poise,…
Andreen McDonald’s dreams of success were all coming true before her skeletal remains were found scattered with cow bones in a farmer’s field in San Antonio, Texas, five years ago. The entrepreneurial mom and wife had vanished into thin air, and her husband, Andre McDonald, a major in the Air Force, refused to talk to…
