Seattle Kraken NHL hockey broadcaster JT Brown holds up a fish after he caught it Wednesday, July 21, 2021, during the Seattle Kraken’s NHL hockey expansion draft event in Seattle. The Seattle Kraken say they will make NHL history during Thursday night’s game against Winnipeg when play-by-play announcer Everett Fitzhugh …

Valerie Boyd, the renowned academic, editor and author who wrote the acclaimed biography Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston, has died at age 58. USA Today was among the first outlets to break the news, reporting that Boyd, an associate professor and writer-in-residence at the University of …

A college president in Kansas is under fire after allegedly likening a Black student’s leadership to that of the German dictator Adolf Hitler. An op-ed in Kansas City called for the resignation or firing of Highland Community College in Highland President Deborah Fox. The school leader is accused of making …

Valentine’s Day went without another highly publicized appearance from Kanye “Ye” West and model-actress Julia Fox. In fact, quite the contrary, as Fox confirmed the unexpected pairing had come to an equally abrupt end after only a month. Via a now-deleted Instagram Story captured and retweeted by Pop Crave, Fox …

Photo: Courtesy of Robert Marshall Robert Marshall, founder of I Am Man Inc., is not only an advocate for sexual assault victims who are men, but also a survivor himself. Marshall spoke with The Root about how he used his story to empower other survivors to seek wellness and how …

As college students around the country graduate with a massive amount of debt, advocates display a hand-painted sign on the Ellipse in front of The White House to call on President Joe Biden to sign an executive order to cancel student debt on June 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo …

An estranged nephew of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams passed away from suicide at the young age of 21, according to reports. Alphonse Williams reportedly took his own life on February 3 after falling into a depressed state following his recent diagnosis of Peyronie’s disease, The Sun reports. The …

“When Cheerios called and said they wanted to work together, I said ‘why?’ said legendary rapper and actor Ice-T in a conversation with theGrio. In honor of American Heart Month, he and the iconic cereal are encouraging America to have a “change of heart” by prioritizing heart-healthy eating and creative …

Megan Thee Stallion attends the 2021 Glamour Women of the Year Awards at Rockefeller Center on November 8, 2021 in New York City.Photo: ANGELA WEISS/AFP (Getty Images) Just call her Megan Thee Hot Girl Philanthropist! On Tuesday, Megan Thee Stallion celebrated her 27th birthday by announcing the launch of a …

Sign up for Derek’s newsletter here. By the time Elizabeth Erickson was a freshman at Davidson College in 2002, she knew she wanted to become a doctor. Because she understood that the earliest health interventions are among the most important, she set herself on a pediatrics track. After four years …