(Image: iStock) The number of coronavirus cases continues to build throughout the U.S. While the virus outbreak started in China, the U.S. now has the most coronavirus cases in the world as the number of deaths rises by the day. Hospitals and healthcare professionals have been overwhelmed with patients on …
Read More »How Jeezy And Jeannie Mai Got Engaged
Jeezy and Jeannie Mai are reportedly engaged. According to PEOPLE, the rapper proposed to The Real co-host on March 27 but was originally planning to pop the question sometime in April during a previously planned trip to Vietnam. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, which has restricted travel globally, Jeezy instead …
Read More »Congressman and Civil Rights Hero John Lewis Endorses Joe Biden For President
image: Verizon Media Player As the political race for the 2020 presidential election moves forward, more and more public figures are announcing their endorsements for candidates in the upcoming elections. Rep. John Lewis is the latest to come out and offer his endorsement to former Vice President Joe Biden whom he …
Read More »Comedian Urges Bees To Take Over During Pandemic
Sheltering in place trying to contain the Coronavirus has made many Americans contemplate their lives prior to being in “Club Quarantine.” Actor and comedian Yedoye Travis (Russian Doll, Team Mars) has been feeling particularly pensive, especially about nature. RELATED: Taraji P. Henson’s Must-Have Tool For Social Distancing In a poignant …
Read More »'Thanks Black One': This TikTok Video Perfectly Encapsulates Being the Black Sidekick in a Movie
‘Thanks, Black One’Screenshot: @unpaulished (TikTok) Remember it was such a big deal when Neo (Keanu Reeves) finally realized he was “The One” in The Matrix? Take all of the power and acclaim from that feeling, replace it with patronizing stereotypes, add a dash of microaggression and you have, “The Black …
Read More »What Kenya Moore Was ‘Never Privy’ To About Her Marriage
Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya Moore is known for being vocal about the relationships her co-stars are in. But during the latest episode on Sunday (April 5), NeNe Leakes decided to turn the tables and take jabs at the fallout of Moore and her husband Marc Daly. At a …
Read More »A New Way for Californians to Serve
The coronavirus peril is global. Much of the response must of course be international or national if it is to matter at all. In the United States, only the federal government can pump out stimulus in the trillions of dollars, or set quarantine or travel restrictions at international ports. But …
Read More »See Tony Terry Sing For Couple At Social Distancing Wedding
Singer Tony Terry spontaneously decided to sing at a wedding he came across on Sunday (April 5). While walking through a park in Lawrenceville, Georgia, Terry said he noticed a couple getting married with no one else except the officiant. He asked the couple if he could sing for their …
Read More »As Black travel grows, Black destinations are now front and center
(Photo: Adobe Stock) The Black travel movement began almost ten years ago with an emphasis on going abroad to places that see few Black visitors. Mainstream travel marketing seemed to suggest that Black Americans would only book trips to Miami or Las Vegas, so the movement stepped in to show …
Read More »NAACP and BET Present: A COVID-19 VIRTUAL TOWN HALL SERIES
Covid-19, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, is disproportionately affecting Black communities across the country. New data from several states shows that Black folks are contracting the virus and dying at an alarming rate compared to other races, and there’s no denying that the long-term impact of Covid-19 will be …
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