“When I started it, they all just called it that crap. Like, ‘Oh, they’re over there doing that crap.’ ” This nurse, whom I’ll call Jamie, was on the line from a Veterans Affairs medical center in the Northeast. She’d been struggling for a few minutes between the impulse to tout …

Loni Love is a true example of resilience. While recording an ad segment on The Real, the Weight Watchers ambassador burst into tears while reflecting on the type of foods she ate growing up. She says that many Black girls and women aren’t informed about healthy diets as healthier food …

McCoy Tyner, a pianist who played with John Coltrane, passed away Friday (March 6) at his home in northern New Jersey. He was 81 and his death was confirmed by a nephew. Tyner was a member of Coltrane’s seminal 1960s quartet. His distinctive sound on acoustic piano was influential to …

Walking onto Tyler Perry’s sprawling studios in Atlanta, Georgia is both simultaneously captivating and breathtaking. Nestled under tall trees and green hills, the winding roads lead to a life-sized White House (built just for BET’s hit show, The Oval,) then a small picturesque neighborhood, and then another breathtaking-styled mansion.  The …

Photo: Scott Olson (Getty Images) As of late, it feels as if states are making it harder and harder for people to exercise their right to vote. The state of Illinois, at least, seems to be doing quite the opposite. The Washington Post reports that the Cook County jail will …

Ciara isn’t letting her pregnancy slow down her grind in the gym. The 34-year-old singer, and her husband Russell Wilson, shared a video on Instagram of them doing a hardcore boxing workout on Wednesday (March 4). The two worked alongside their trainer, taking turns with some intense blows to the …

Some 3.6 million Syrian refugees live in Turkey, having fled their homeland’s civil war in search of safety. Over the years, Turkey has mostly welcomed them with government-financed programs and a degree of freedom typically unavailable to refugees, many of whom are consigned to camps. As a result, Syrians can …

How To Win An Oscar: We Ask Black Hollywood’s Biggest Stars We spent a year asking the biggest names in Hollywood what makes a performance Oscar-worthy. Watch as Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Barry Jenkins and more share their opinions on winning the coveted award. Source link

A mother in Texas has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being found guilty of killing her 5-year-old daughter and stabbing her father-in-law. 27-year-old Krystle Villanueva was convicted of capital murder of a child younger than 10 and aggravated assault with a deadly …

A manager at an Olive Garden in Evansville, Indiana has been fired for obliging a white customer who refused to be served by a Black server. The incident went viral after Maxwell Robbins, another patron in the restaurant, witnessed the exchange posted about it on Facebook: “A few white people …