A few days ago, Eric Benet and Tamia reunited to treat social media to a duet of their hit “Spend My Life With You.” Unfortunately, some folks chose not to focus on the music, but rather, comment on Eric’s more mature look. Responding to the haters, Benet took to Twitter …
Read More »Venus Williams Unveils Her New Skincare Collaboration For Sunscreen Collection
Share0 Photo: @credobeauty/Instagram Venus Williams is known as one of the best tennis players in the world along with her sister, Serena Williams. Off the court, she is a beauty aficionado who prides herself in maintaining a good skincare routine. She has even been featured in Vogue magazine, where she …
Read More »How the Wider Black Diaspora Is Being Impacted by COVID-19
Local workers in Nairobi, Kenya on March 18, 2020. Photo: Getty Images Black people in the U.S. are dying from coronavirus at a rate higher than any other demographic, and at almost 3 times the rate of white Americans. Structural racism and bias embedded in the country’s health systems along …
Read More »Utah Man Confesses to Choking & Stabbing Woman to Death Just Hours After Matching on Tinder
A 25-year-old woman is dead after being choked and stabbed to death by her Tinder date in what police believe to be an “unprovoked” attack. Utah police responded to the home of Ethan Hunsaker, 24, early Sunday morning (May 24) to find Ashlyn Black lying on the floor, suffering …
Read More »Ben Crump Demands FedEx Atone For 'Firing' Black Drivers
Antonio Braswell and Felinzay Darnell Lundy were considered essential workers, delivering much needed packages as FedEx workers during a time when most people opt to order their goods by mail rather than risk standing in line or going to a store in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The men …
Read More »Could Getting Fired Be Your Big Break? It Was For Designer Bailey Li!
Featuring a broad cross-section of women who have distinguished themselves across a rich variety of careers, our Portraits of Power series is a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Black Enterprise, and of black women. It’s a place for today’s businesswomen to share their own favorite images and their own …
Read More »A Federal Judge Has Cut Down Florida's Law Requiring Former Felons Pay Fines Before Registering to Vote
Photo: Shutterstock Voting rights advocates in Florida and across the country are celebrating a recent federal judge ruling that opens the door for 1.5 million felons previously barred from voting to participate in the 2020 elections. U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle has gutted a state law passed by Republican …
Read More »Wealthy hospitals get billions in COVID-19 money, says new report
(Credit: Cleveland Clinic official site) Following a disturbing trend in the federal aid dispensed in the coronavirus epidemic, The New York Times has learned that some of the nation’s wealthiest hospitals have been paid billions. READ MORE: Coronavirus pandemic exposes America’s shortage of nurses, nursing resources These institutions hardly needed the …
Read More »NBA Is In Talks With Disney To Resume Season At Theme Park
This may not be a totally lost NBA season. The league started talks with the Walt Disney Company for a possible restart to the 2019-20 season in late July at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Florida, according to an official NBA statement on Saturday (May 23). The …
Read More »Yovanna Momplaisir Reportedly Joins Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 13 As “Official Cast Member” After Admitting Role in Snakegate
Yovanna Momplaisir is reportedly joining the cast of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” as an official peach holder next season after admitting her involvement in the “Snakegate” scandal. Citing close production sources, TMZ reports that Yovanna (aka “That Bitch”) has been invited to sign on to RHOA as a full-time …
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