A Republican Indiana representative is facing backlash and calls to resign after posting a racist meme of black children cheering for free money from the government. Indiana state Rep. Jim Lucas is defending a meme he recently posted on Facebook featuring a stock photo of dancing black kids with …
Read More »Oprah Winfrey Is Launching A Virtual Wellness Tour To Help
Oprah Winfrey sold out her nationwide wellness tour earlier this year but is now determined to bring that same energy and wisdom to fans when they need it most. On Tuesday (May 12), the megastar media mogul announced the launch of Oprah’s Your Life in Focus: A Vision Forward – …
Read More »Killer Mike Launches Coronavirus Campaign
Atlanta’s famed rap artist and activist, Killer Mike has teamed up with DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond to launch an ad campaign aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19. “Stay home, if you can. Mask up, if you can’t,” Killer Mike says. RELATED: Killer Mike Will Not Open His Georgia …
Read More »Sixth Trans Woman Murdered in U.S. Within Weeks, Arrested Suspect Says He Was Sent by God to Kill Her
The alarming number of trans women murdered in the United States this year continues to rise. 20-year-old Helle Jae O’Regan was stabbed to death last week inside a San Antonio, Texas barbershop. O’Regan becomes the sixth trans woman to be killed in just five weeks, and the 11th for …
Read More »Retired Harvard Business School Professor: Black Businesses, Please Take The PPP Money!
Share0 (iStock.com/kali9) In his latest podcast, retired Harvard Business Professor Steve Rogers encourages black business owners to apply for funds through the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program, designed by the federal government to make forgivable loans available to small companies impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to keep workers on payrolls. Retired …
Read More »Diddy On The Passing of Andre Harrell
The death of legendary R&B producer and music executive Andre Harell has hit his longtime friend and collaborator Diddy particularly hard. “I’ve got to give myself the reality of this in doses. Because I can’t even handle this,” said Diddy in an Instagram message on Monday (May 11). The Uptown …
Read More »Happy Birthday to Ya: Stevie Wonder Honored With 24-Hour Instagram DJ Set Featuring Questlove, D-Nice
Photo: Frederick M. Brown (Getty Images) Music icon Stevie Wonder turns 70 years old today. The singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist’s career kicked off at the tender age of 11, when he was signed to Motown’s Tamla Records. He had his first No. 1 hit at the age of 13, and …
Read More »Nicki Minaj And Doja Cat Made History With The ‘Say So’
Nicki Minaj and Doja Cat are currently rocking the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and the two could not be more grateful to their fans. Billboard reports Doja Cat and Nicki Minaj remix of “Say So” “marks each artist’s first leader on the list.” Additionally, they made …
Read More »A Mystery at Oxford
On the evening of February 1, 2012, more than 1,000 people crowded into an auditorium at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The event was a showdown between two scholars over an explosive question in biblical studies: Is the original text of the New Testament lost, or do …
Read More »Watch: ‘RHOA’ Reunion Continues With More Shade
If you thought not being face-to-face would turn into a boring Real Housewives Of Atlanta reunion, you were wrong. Part one was high-octane drama and part two, according to a preview, is going to be even more intense. In the clip, we see Porsha Williams saying, “Kenya Moore was a …
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