A resurfaced clip Tina Knowles in a foxy costume continues to cause commotion online five years later. The House of Deréon co-founder recently became a trending topic on X after fans discovered a throwback video of her dressed up as Foxy Brown from the iconic 1974 blaxploitation film. The Jack Hill original starred Pam Grier…
All my life, I’ve had to prove myself with respect to being mistaken for a mixed-race woman. White people sometimes mistake me for being white, and sometimes, I’ve been deemed not to be black enough by black people. I’m extremely fair-skinned, but I do have African-American features; they especially show since I wear my hair…
The Las Vegas Raiders are shaking up the leadership ranks in the NFL and creating a structure never before seen in professional football — Black power. For the first time in history, the NFL has a team with a Black interim coach in Antonio Pierce, a Black interim general manager in Champ Kelly, and a Black female team…
The Black dock worker seen on video of the massive brawl in Montgomery, Alabama, that took over social media during the summer has been charged, according to reports. Court documents revealed that Harriott II Riverboat co-captain Dameion Pickett has been charged with third-degree assault in connection to the Aug. 5 melee, AL.com reported. Atlanta Black Star reached…
Failed Republican candidate for Governor of Kentucky, Attorney General Daniel Cameron, concedes to incumbent Democratic Governor Andy Beshear as his wife listens at the Republican election watch party at the Marriott Hotel on November 7, 2023, in Louisville, Kentucky. | Source: Michael Swensen / Getty Incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear may have beaten Daniel Cameron by…
Actor and “Access Hollywood” host Mario Lopez has taken to social media to share that he code-switches for mainstream America, after trending on the X platform from people not believing that he is really Mexican. Mario Lopez shouts out a Los Angeles area food truck on TikTok. (Photo: @mariolopez/TikTok) Fans were surprised by his native…
The Nov. 7 election night across several states was brimming with wins for Black candidates in multiple races, even if they all side with different politics. Gabriel Amo won the special election for Rhode Island’s 1st District, making him the first Black person to represent the state in Congress. Amo, a Democrat, strives to fight…
The New Orleans Pelicans faced the Minnesota Timberwolves on Nov. 8, but the team’s star player did not join his team at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Zion Williamson is no stranger to missing time on the court. Since getting drafted in 2019, Williamson has played 120 games and has missed out on 195 games….
A Pittsburgh high school football coach has blasted officials from the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League for permitting white players from an opposing team to use racial slurs, specifically the N-word, against his Black players during the first half of the Class 2A first-round playoff game. This incident is part of a concerning trend. Various…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a civil pattern or practice investigation into possible “systemic violations of the Constitution and federal law” in a small Mississippi city where its disproportionately Black residents have accused local officials of terrorizing them with a host of civil rights violations. The City of Lexington and its police…
