Written by Singer Tinashe is opening up about her evolution to a career as an independent artist, and coming clean about the role her label played in some of her eyebrow-raising collaborations. According to NBC News, the 30-year-old singer was forced by her former music label, RCA, to record a song with disgraced musician R. Kelly. During … Continue reading “Tinashe Claims Label Forced Her To Work With R. Kelly And Chris Brown, Now She Pretends ‘It Doesn’t Exist’”
In a long-overdue decision, the city of Fall River will honor Lewis H. Latimer, the Black scientist who assisted Thomas Edison in inventing the lightbulb, The Herald News reported. Latimer passed away in 1928 and is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery. However, he has never had a headstone. That is, until now. The change was … Continue reading “‘Spider-Verse’ Shameik Moore To Honor Trailblazing Black Scientist Lewis Latimer”
The rivalry between Colorado State and University of Colorado Boulder has intensified. Colorado State Rams coach Jay Norvell seemingly took a shot at Deion Sanders, who coaches the CU Buffaloes, in the lead-up to their showdown game on Sept. 16. According to Sports Illustrated, on his weekly radio show, Norvell explained a comment he made … Continue reading “Rival Coach Takes Shots At Deion Sanders; Coach Prime Fires Back, Calls It ‘Personal’”
A Black Lives Matter activist is shining a light on plus-size women. After being accused of getting a white student expelled from her school, Black Lives Matter activist Zyahna Bryant has scored a partnership with Dove for a “fat liberation” campaign, the NY Post reports. The University of Virginia student announced on her Instagram profile that … Continue reading “BLM Advocate Zyanha Bryant Scores Dove Partnership To Address ‘Fat Liberation’”
The football season has gotten off to a great start for comedian and entrepreneur Kevin Hart as his Gran Coramino Tequila has been named the official luxury tequila of the Philadelphia Eagles. The brand, owned by Hart and 11th-generation tequila producer Juan Domingo Beckmann, announced that they have a multi-year partnership with last season’s NFC … Continue reading “Kevin Hart’s Gran Coramino Tequila Signs Multi-Year Deal With Philadelphia Eagles”
Louisiana mother Ureka Rochelle Black has been convicted of killing her 10-month-old son and causing injury to his five-year-old brother after pushing them into a lake in 2021. According to PEOPLE, Black, 34, is facing life in prison at her upcoming sentencing on Sept. 28. The Shreveport woman was convicted of attempted second-degree murder and … Continue reading “Louisiana Mother Convicted Of Murder After Pushing Her Children Into Lake”
Mark Dantonio has agreed to come out of retirement to help Michigan State University (MSU) weather the storm of a sexual harassment investigation involving football head coach Mel Tucker. Michigan State interim president Teresa Woodruff announced the former coach’s return during a press conference on September 10, ESPN reported. Dantonio’s tenure at the university began in 2007 … Continue reading “Coach Mark Dantonio Returns To Michigan State University Amid Mel Tucker Sexual Harassment Investigation”
Alabama mourned on the 60th Anniversary of the 1963 Birmingham Church Bombing that took the lives of four innocent Black girls. On Friday, September 15, a remembrance was held at the 16th Street Baptist Church to stand in solidarity with those still affected by the tragedy that occurred during the Civil Rights Movement. The first … Continue reading “Birmingham Has Day Of Remembrance For 1963 Church Bombing Anniversary”
The California-based non-profit Prison From The Inside Out is bridging the gap between people in prison and those in the community, says the organization’s founder and executive director. Prison From The Inside Out offers the incarcerated community a platform to share their stories, accept responsibility for their actions, as well as mentor others. Led by … Continue reading “Prison From The Inside Out: Bridging Inmates To Society, Founder Porshe Taylor Shares Vision”
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson recently encouraged Americans not to avoid confronting uncomfortable truths about the history of violence against Black Americans. While on hand to memorialize the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, Justice Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on America’s highest Court, stressed that Americans have … Continue reading “Justice Jackson Reminds Alabama That History Cannot Be Whitewashed”