Source: Inti St Clair / Getty Cpl. Waverly Woodson, Jr., a Black army medic who saved nearly 200 lives during D-Day in 1944, is being posthumously honored for his heroic efforts. On June 3, Woodson, who passed away in 2005 at the age of 83, was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the U.S….
Source: Slaven Vlasic / Getty The Grammy winner and American Idol alum, Mandisa, died of complications of class III obesity at age 47. According to an autopsy report obtained by PEOPLE, the star was found dead in her home by friends on April 18, and she “was last known alive approximately three weeks” earlier. MORE:…
Kyrie Irving’s dad received an early and unprecedented Father’s Day gift from his Dallas Mavericks superstar son on June 4. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Kryie’s father, Drederick Irving, has inked a first-of-its-kind shoe deal with ANTA Sports. The reported deal surfaced just days before Irving and the Dallas Mavericks take on the Boston…
Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Do you know what really gets me about Donald Trump? It’s not the pathological lying or the seething bigotry. It’s not the hypocrisy of constantly going at President Joe Biden’s age, presence of mind and ability to articulate as if Trump, who’s only a few years younger, has ever been…
The Florida sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Air Force Airman Roger Fortson in his apartment doorway felt justified based on “a stare,” according to a newly released report on the Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office’s internal investigation. Deputy Eddie Duran told investigators the first thing he saw was the 23-year-old’s eyes. What he perceived as an aggressive…
A woman who was dubbed ‘SoHo Karen’ after being caught on camera wrongly accusing a Black teenager of stealing her cellphone at a New York City hotel got the hate crime she faced for the incident erased from her record. Miya Ponsetto originally pleaded guilty to felony unlawful imprisonment as a hate crime for starting…
‘Come Through Mimi’: Mariah Carey Weight Loss One Year After Split from Bryan Tanaka Platinum recording artist Mariah Carey has been a chart-topping sex symbol for four decades now after exploding on the music scene in 1990 with her hit album “Vision of Love.” Back then, magazines like Black Beat, Vibe, Essence, Jet and Rolling Stone…
Source: Keystone / Getty History tends to forget our heroes, especially when they’re Black. As we remember the fallen heroes of World War II on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, let us not forget the all-Black unit that helped turn the tides of war. The 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion played a crucial role in the…
Former child star Jaleel White has spent the past 35 years trying to distance himself from his geeky yet beloved role as Steve Urkel on “Family Matters.” Despite the show’s impressive run of 215 episodes over nine seasons, White struggled to escape Urkel’s shadow both on- and off-screen. The introduction of his character’s alter ego,…
Referee Tony Brothers #25 looks on during the game between the Charlotte Hornets and the Philadelphia 76ers at Spectrum Center on January 20, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina. | Source: Jacob Kupferman / Getty Of the 12 referees who were selected to officiate this year’s NBA Finals, Tony Brothers may not be the one whose…
