Relief efforts for Haiti continue after the country suffered a 7.2-magnitude earthquake on Saturday (August 14). The NFL’s New England Patriots joined the relief effort this weekend, sent a plane ferrying  supplies and doctors to the devastated island nation.  The earthquake and ensuing tropical storm battered the country in quick succession, …

Another former sports champion has latched onto NASCAR as a partner. NASCAR has announced that NFL Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith has partnered with Jesse Iwuji to form Jesse Iwuji Motorsports for the upcoming 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Smith follows in the footsteps of NBA Hall of Famer Michael …

Gabrielle Union (left), Billy Porter (right)Photo: Frazer Harrison/David Livingston (Getty Images) In case you’ve missed it, Gabrielle Union has been absolutely killing it lately. From signing on to produce George M. Johnson’s bestselling memoir All Boys Aren’t Blue to recently optioning Tamara Winfrey-Harris’s award-winning book The Sisters Are Alright: Changing …

The opening scenes of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings paint a rich portrait not of the film’s titular hero but of its villain. Played by the Hong Kong superstar Tony Leung, Wenwu (a.k.a. the Mandarin) is the owner of the magical Ten Rings. As such, he’s an …

A new program in San Diego is hoping to close some of its city’s wealth gap and disparity in homeownership by offering Black families up to $70,000 toward the purchase of a home. “Thirty-one percent of Black families in San Diego own their own home versus 65 [percent] of white …

Without any fanfare, Wendy Williams kind of mentioned in an Instagram post Saturday (Aug. 21) that she has a new boyfriend. She doesn’t identify the mystery man wearing a gray t-shirt, who appears to be a middle-age white man, sitting next to her in a vehicle. “My son’s 21st birthday …

Two teachers in Atlanta recently went viral for helping their students see their inner power. In the video, their fourth grade students were seen shouting positive affirmations into a mirror while their teachers cheered them on.  “I am strong!,” “I am smart!,” “I am a good person!,” the students said …

Lieutenant Governor of Texas Dan Patrick speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC held at the Hilton Anatole on July 09, 2021 in Dallas, Texas. CPAC began in 1974, and is a conference that brings together and hosts conservative organizations, activists, and world leaders in discussing current events and …

Common is a man of many talents, and he carries his confidence with him. When he spoke with Jimmy Fallon on Friday (August 20), he expressed confidence that he could beat the 44th President of the United States in a game of one-on-one basketball.  During the appearance on The Tonight …

Louisiana rapper Webbie is reportedly on the mend after he staggered off stage on Friday night (Aug. 20) during a performance. One of Webbie’s representatives told TMZ a doctor evaluated and cleared the rapper to leave the hospital. The spokesperson dismissed speculations that the rapper had a seizure. A video …