ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 08: Recording Artist Ellarie attends promotion inside the M.A.C store at M.A.C Perimeter Mall on September 8, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images for MAC Cosmetics)Photo by: Moses Robinson / Getty Images Years ago, only a handful of Black beauty influencers posted content on YouTube. But fortunately, the…
Laphonza Butler’s (left, in blue) at her swearing in Source: CBS News screenshot / CBS News screenshot California Sen. Laphonza Butler addressed a white, fragile and extra salty tweet from former Fox News twit Megyn Kelly, who decided to strap on her Karen back boots, hop on social media and pretend she doesn’t understand the…
A man who was charged with a hate crime for allegedly disrupting a middle school class field trip to accost a Black boy and start a racist confrontation has been declared incompetent to stand trial. Paul Jonathan Bittner, 42, was charged after the incident on June 12 in Bellingham, Washington. Authorities say Bittner, who is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture design by architect David Adjaye -(Photo credit: Adobe Stock) Of the 121,603 licensed architects in the United States, only 2,492 (2%) are Black. But that doesn’t mean they’re not making a huge impact on urban design. Black architects have been innovators in the industry since the late 19th…
(Photo credit: Mason Poole/Julian Dakdouk) SirDavis, Beyoncé’s new whiskey collaboration with Moët Hennessy, joins a long and growing list of spirits by Black celebrities. Soon fans of Beyoncé worldwide will be able to imbibe a spirit inspired by the megastar’s Texas roots. On Tuesday, the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer announced her very own whiskey — adopting…
(L-R) LeLee Lyons, Coko and Taj George from SWV seen backstage during Day 3 of the 2024 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Caesars Superdome on July 07, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Josh Brasted/Getty Images for ESSENCE) OPINION: The tour featuring Xscape and SWV as co-headliners was one of the…
Former President Barack Obama points as he walks away from the podium after speaking on the second day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago on Aug. 20, 2024. | Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty Former President Barack Obama pulled no punches in his speech at the Democratic National Convention…
Former President Barack Obama gestures to former first lady Michelle Obama as he arrives to speak onstage on Aug. 20, during the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) “Who’s going to tell him that the job he’s currently seeking might just be one…
Michelle Obama fired up the internet on the evening of Aug. 20 after taking some flaming jabs at former President Donald Trump. The former first lady came to the second night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention this week suited up in her sleeveless, navy blue Monse’s resort jacket with matching blue pants, ready to…
Lamon Simpson, 31, took the job in the mostly white Town of Rivesville, population 830, in September 2021, becoming the town’s first full-time police chief and, at the time, its only police officer. Early on, town officials lauded his performance. Councilman Frank Moore “spoke approvingly of Simpson” at a town meeting in February of 2022,…
