Source: The Washington Post / Getty On Friday morning, School board members in Virginia’s Shenandoah County voted to restore the names of two schools that had previously been named for leaders of the Confederacy up until four years ago when they had been changed to names that didn’t honor people who fought for the preservation…
Former Disney star Skai Jackson is facing scrutiny after she posed alongside her mother, Kiya Cole, for a recent photo shoot, but fans were not impressed with the 22-year-old’s attire. The “In Full Bloom” shoot for Deeper Than Hair Magazine captured both ladies sporting denim outfits with Calvin Klein undergarments, and the cover shot for…
We’ve gathered up the receipts for the battle of the burns and declared a winner. This week, Netflix brought two epic live events to viewers’ living rooms as part of the “Netflix is a Joke” festival, and both debuted in the global Netflix Top 10. The heavily promoted “The Roast of Tom Brady” premiered on…
A 46-year-old attorney in Houston is dead after he attempted to calm down an angry McDonald’s customer who was screaming at the cashier for getting his order wrong. Jeffrey Limmer, an associate at the Lewis Brisbois law firm in Houston, was shot and killed May 4 after bickering with a man ahead of him in…
Source: Tinnakorn Jorruang / EyeEm / Getty Officials in Tennessee are working together to combat the issue of sex trafficking among Black and brown children throughout the state. According to WKRN, on April 17, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) and Tennessee Metro Police Chief John Drake met with the director of the Tennessee Bureau…
Source: Bettmann / Getty Here’s a question: Why do Republicans think it’s relevant which political party started the Ku Klux Klan or supported slavery? White conservatives and the GOP have crafted this narrative that political affiliation and ideology are synonymous and that the two major American political parties have changed so little in 150-plus years…
Standup comedian Gary Owen revealed that he recently welcomed a set of twins, though he jokingly claims one is white and the other is Black. Owen appeared on Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” this week to talk about his career, his life, his children and his nasty divorce from ex-wife Kenya Duke that has made…
On May 7, Ciara posted a photo on social media with the caption, “Motherhood can be your soft girl era too.” Now, many of her fans are calling her “out of touch,” saying the “soft life” is merely wishful thinking in this economy. Ciara is a wife and mom of four, three of whom she…
One of the largest donations to a historically Black college or university is now coming under scrutiny from some alumni and HBCU advocates because of the donor’s guarded background. Investor Gregory Gerami is behind the historic nine-figure donation to Florida A&M University. His $237.75 million gift reportedly is one of the largest awards ever bestowed…
Source: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Getty New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has publicly apologized for her comments regarding Black kids in the Bronx earlier in the week. On Monday, Hochul addressed the backlash she received for comments that she made about Black children in the Bronx during a panel discussion. Hochul was being interviewed by Washington…
