Source: Interim Archives / Getty I think about the defining journalism of Ida B. Wells most often when I find myself ensnared by the clickbait that makes up so much of the coverage about Black people and Black life in America. There’s nothing wrong with the escapism of that writing. We need the respite, Lord…
Republican Congressman John James of Michigan, among the few Black voices to kick off the Republican National Convention on Monday, sparked a firestorm of controversy after stating, ‘If you don’t vote for Donald Trump, you ain’t Black” — parroting a crude joke made by Joe Biden during his presidential campaign four years ago. James’ remarks…
Andra Day as Ebony and Anthony B. Jenkins as Andre in “The Deliverance.” (Photo by Aaron Ricketts/Netflix) “It’s a thriller, it’s horror, but it’s also a family drama. It’s genre-bending,” Day says about the upcoming film. Andra Day, Mo’Nique, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor are teaming up to appear in “Deliverance,” a new film by director Lee…
Jaylen Brown has come under fire after he was spotted seemingly making critiques about Bronny James while sitting courtside with his girlfriend, Kysre Gondrezick, and her former teammate, Angel Reese. Now, he’s addressing his comments head-on. On July 15, Reese, Gondrezick, and the Celtics MVP attended the NBA Summer League game between Boston and the…
US model and rapper Amber Rose speaks during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 15, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) “Republicans have convinced themselves that Black voters are brainwashed, that they’re on the plantation, as…
Assata Shakur in Cuba, Source: asha bandele and Delphine Fawandu / Delphine Fawandu The first shot severed her median nerve, the second her clavicle. At trial, medical testimony proved it was impossible for Assata Shakur to have fired a weapon on or about 1:00 AM on May 2nd, 1973 in a case that was one…
Community members in Sanford, Maine, are banding together to support a family who recently lost two teenage stepbrothers who drowned in a river. Authorities found the bodies of 17-year-old Tavayne Weir and 16-year-old D’Andre Graham in the Mousam River late Sunday, July 7. The bodies of stepbrothers Tavayne Weir, 17, (left) and D’Andre Graham, 16,…
FILE — Carlos Watson participates in “The Contenders: 16 for 16” panel during the PBS Television Critics Association summer press tour, July 29, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Watson, founder of the troubled digital start-up Ozy Media, was arrested Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 on fraud charges as part of a scheme to prop up the…
Serena Williams has had the internet buzzing for months since her unrecognizable appearance at Paris Fashion Week in March. People also criticized the tennis icon for sharing her weight loss journey after giving birth to her second daughter, Adira, last August. Now, she and her husband are under scrutiny following recent rumors about a divorce….
Kobe Bryant with his father Joe Bryant during at an MLB game in Anaheim, CAalifornia, on June 21, 2009. | Source: John W. McDonough / Getty Former NBA player and father of the legendary Kobe Bryant, Joe Bryant, has passed away. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the 69-year-old suffered a massive stroke after recently suffering…
