Source: George Rinhart / Getty O ver the weekend, Black women pilots and fans of Black women pilots celebrated June 15, 2021. It was the day that one Black woman, Bessie Coleman, took it upon herself to ensure Black girls could fly. In Paris, France, Coleman earned her pilot’s license, becoming the first Black woman…
Atlanta’s finest are gathering for an all-week experience unlike every other this city has seen before. Powered by Atlanta Black Star, Black Star Week is weeklong celebration centered on health, wealth and reciprocal generosity. Taking place June 17-22, the inaugural event series promises a week’s worth of community events, empowering conversations, as well as engaging…
Jennifer Lopez wants the public to know that she still thinks the world of Ben Affleck amid reports their marriage is on the rocks. Their love for their exes, Marc Anthony and Jennifer Garner, however, is complicated. The “Gigli” co-stars, who first dated in the early 2000s, rekindled their romance in 2021. They quietly tied…
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina poses on stage with Mindy Noce after the Republican Presidential Debate at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts on November 8, 2023. | Source: The Washington Post / Getty An interview on Father’s Day produced claims that South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, who was once the subject…
A video circulating online shows a Black British couple being confronted and attacked in front of their house by a cantankerous — and apparently racist — elderly white woman who walked up and asked if they had just arrived “off the boat” as they loaded luggage into their car. The viral footage, posted June 13…
Source: Jeff Swensen / Getty Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine rightly signed a measure ensuring President Joe Biden will appear on the ballot in Ohio for the November 2024 election. That there was ever a question as to a sitting president’s eligibility for the ballot is a story unto itself. That the measure was coupled with an unrelated bill,…
A mural is shown in Bellingham, Washington. | Source: John Greim / Getty Imagine being such a miserable and violent racist that you turn your white supremacist ire against a random pre-teen walking back to school from a field trip for no other reason than the child being Black. Such is the case for 42-year-old…
After spending nearly 24 years in prison for a wrongful conviction, a Black North Carolina man is finally receiving justice. The city of Durham has agreed to pay Darryl Anthony Howard a settlement of $7.75 million, according to several news sources. That marks the end of a long and arduous journey for the man who…
Since Katt Williams’ appearance on “Club Shay Shay,” comedian and actor Steve Harvey has been under the microscope for allegations that he stole material from other comics, including Bernie Mac and Mark Curry. Now, actress Angela Means, known for her role as Felisha in “Friday,” is corroborating Curry’s account of events, claiming that Harvey lifted…
Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty According to AP, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore plans to issue 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions. Moore is scheduled to sign the executive order on Monday that will free low-level marijuana possession offenders for more than 100,000 people. MORE: 5 Health Reasons That Prove You Need More Weed In Your Life “I’m ecstatic…
