Source: MOHAMED AFRAH / Getty Ramadan 2024 is closing out and I cannot be more thankful. Not for my eating schedule to go back to normal or even my sleep routine, but for the clarity Ramadan brings most Muslims during the holy month; it feels like a gift from God every year. What is Ramadan?…
Former Tacoma, Washington, officer Christopher Burbank, who was cleared of any wrongdoing in Manuel Ellis’ violent death, resigned from his new post as a sheriff’s deputy just a few days after he was hired. Burbank was sworn in on April 1 as a lateral patrol deputy with the sheriff’s office in Thurston County, located about…
Aoki Lee Simmons appears to have backpedaled over statements she made about her relationship status days into ensuing outrage over her being photographed with a significantly older man. The 21-year-old Harvard graduate has been the topic of debate since April 2, when photos of her canoodling with restaurateur Vittorio Assaf were publicized online. The Serafina…
A video shows a Pizza Hut employee confronting a customer who threw an entire pizza box at her after making complaints. The customer is seen standing at the counter explaining to a male worker that she had just picked up a pizza and claimed the pie had no sauce. “It’s terrible,” she said. “I want…
Source: ProfessionalStudioImages / Getty In February, Pennsylvania Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick teamed up with Illinois Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly (IL-2), Yvette D. Clarke (NY-9), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and several other officials to re-introduce the bipartisan Protect Black Women and Girls Act. The legislation was first introduced in 2021. If passed, the bill would create an…
Former Bad Boy rapper Mark Curry didn’t hold back when revealing details about his time working with Sean Diddy Combs, the rap mogul credited with launching the careers of Biggie, Ma$e, the LOX, and Faith Evans. Curry claims Diddy was not only a shrewd businessman but ungenerous when came down to taking care of his…
Torrei Hart could have been living high off the hog had her marriage to Kevin Hart been successful. It’s a reality she faces more than a decade after the pair’s divorce was finalized, as her own mother still carries a chip on her shoulder thinking of what could have been. The comedienne dished out a…
A medical equipment company is set to pay $50,000 to a former employee who alleged she was terminated for wearing her natural hair, according to a lawsuit obtained by Atlanta Black Star. The discrimination lawsuit was filed against American Screening, LLC, by the federal government in the US District Court For The Eastern District of…
More Black Americans are ditching the United States for a better quality of life abroad. Black people are not a monolith, so the reasons vary. One overarching theme for many Black Americans choosing to build a life overseas, however, is that they’re tired of racism and discrimination in their home country. While Black folks have…
To let his fans tell it, Richard Lawson has all of the ingredients to whip up something divine without stepping foot into the kitchen. The 77-year-old is currently raking in the compliments on one of his more recent Instagram posts. Four years after shedding 50 pounds in a drastic physical transformation, the “Poltergeist” actor is…
