What should have been a day of celebration and glory turned out to be one of confusion and disappointment for high school graduate Dean Holmes. He says he was forced to take off his Black Lives Matter face mask in order to graduate. Holmes is a student at York Catholic …

The world is still mourning the passing of the legendary John Lewis.  Last night, CBS honored the icon with the one-hour special John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero. The event was hosted by Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Gayle King and Brad Pitt. However, it was Jennifer Hudson who brought down the …

Photo: Nuccio DiNuzzo (Getty Images) Milwaukee’s chief of police was demoted to captain Thursday due to the way he handled multiple situations, including the protests that happened in the wake of George Floyd’s death. NBC News reports that Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales was demoted to captain following a unanimous …

Essential workers are some of the most crucial people during the coronavirus pandemic.  And Tyler Perry wanted to make sure two hospital workers at Emory Hospital in Decatur, Georgia knew they were valued.  During a segment on Good Morning America, Tina Jones and Lesa Kelly, spoke to TJ Holmes about …

📚 The Two Noble Kinsmen, by John Fletcher and William Shakespeare (CALLAHAN / OLENA YAKOBCHUK / JACOB LUND / SHUTTERSTOCK / KATIE MARTIN / THE ATLANTIC) The joy of writing a book with my dad “While the verdict is out on whether collaborations lead to better writing, for me at …

After announcing that she would be departing from the daytime talk show The Real in June, Amanda Seales is now opening up on why she chose not to renew her contract six months after joining the show as the fifth co-host.  “I left The Real because it was breaking my …

Fair Wayne Bryant, a 62-year-old Black man in Louisiana, will spend the rest of his life in prison for stealing a set of hedge clippers, CNN reports.  Bryant was incarcerated in 1997 for the petty crime. The decision to uphold his sentence was made by the Louisiana Supreme Court last …

Angela Rye, Amanda Seales and others are out to defend the numerous potential Black women Joe Biden may select as his running mate after a mayor in Virginia said the Democratic candidate for president “just announced Aunt Jemima as his VP pick.” In an open letter, dozens of Black women …

The spread of COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus pandemic, has changed the way normal life functions in America. Compounded by the national protests over racial injustice and police brutality, many Black Americans have been advocating for the purchase of firearms for protection amid the current political climate. Overall, gun sales …

A former resident DJ on The Ellen DeGeneres Show has spoken out about his personal experiences working on the daytime talk show confirming the multiple allegations about the show’s workplace environment.  Tony Okungbowa, formerly known on the show as DJ Tony, explained in an Instagram post on the toxic environment …