Source: Gilbert Flores / Getty Former NYC prosecutor Linda Fairstein was not happy with TV and film director Ava DuVernay when her Emmy-winning Netflix miniseries When They See Us, which chronicled the terror and cruelty endured by the Black and brown boys who made up the Central Park Five, which is now more affectionately referred to…
Source: Grace Cary / Getty Ginger ale has garnered widespread affection in households worldwide, however, its popularity often holds a unique significance within the Black community. Among Black families, ginger ale is a staple at family dinner gatherings and often serves as a go-to remedy for nausea or colds. Its effervescence and soothing qualities have…
The family of a 19-year-old Milwaukee woman who was killed and dismembered after a first date is taking the man accused of her murder to civil court and demanding he take responsibility for their loved one’s death. Maxwell Anderson is the prime suspect in the murder of Sade Robinson. Robinson was last seen on a…
Shaunie Henderson has only ever known true love with two men, her father and her new husband, Pastor Keion Henderson. Now, in a place of feeling safe and free to speak her truth, she has published her first book, the memoir “Undefeated: Changing the Rules and Winning on My Own Terms.” Among her reflections shared…
Several Black employees alleged in a lawsuit that General Mills permitted a “racially hostile work environment” run by a “fraternal group of male white supremacists” who harassed, intimidated, and demeaned the Black workforce at a Georgia plant. That lawsuit, obtained by Atlanta Black Star, states that the company ignored complaints for years about a group…
Source: Bill Clark / Getty Here’s a question: In the entire history of the WNBA—or the NBA too, for that matter—have you ever heard of a player who took a flagrant foul that was so upsetting that a U.S. congressman felt compelled to write an angry Karen letter to the league’s commissioner demanding a policy…
Rapper 50 Cent and actress Vivica A. Fox were once one of hip-hop’s “it” couples. He, at the top of the charts, and she, one of Hollywood’s go-to Black actresses, once captured the hearts of many until their relationship to a downward turn. The pair first dated in 2003, but their relationship quickly became tumultuous…
Source: Michael Stephens – PA Images / Getty It is such a joy when we get to see our favorite musicians expand their artistry onto the big screen. The emotions we feel through song is only heightened when their is a visual component to cherish. RELATED: Black Music Month: Celebrating These Artists Turned Actors! Black music…
The salutatorian at one Chicago high school and several of her classmates were banned from prom and graduation after pulling a year-end prank that the school’s principal deemed an “egregious act of vandalism.” DailyMail.com reported that more than a dozen seniors who attend the University of Chicago Charter School’s Woodlawn Campus decorated their school hallways…
On May 31, one day after the Minnesota Timberwolves were eliminated from the postseason by the Dallas Mavericks, Adidas launched a campaign to promote Anthony Edwards‘ latest shoe with the brand. In the commercial, the NBA star responds to “receipts” from his critics while he knocks down a few jump shots. The ad includes criticism…
